Rep Suhas Subramanyam claims DOJ broke law with partial release of Epstein files
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: Congressman Suhas Subramanyam joined MS Now’s ‘The Weekend’ on Saturday, December 20, to discuss the DOJ’s partial release of the Epstein Files.
The DOJ was legally supposed to submit all materials related to Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, and although it released a lot of information, it reportedly did not release the entirety of the files present in the database.
Subramanyam criticized the Justice Department during his appearance and called the partial release a “complete violation of the law,” since the DOJ had 30 days to release all the documents in a “downloadable and searchable format” as directed by the 'Epstein Files Transparency Act', signed by President Trump.
Dem rep slams DOJ’s ‘excuse’ for delay in releasing the Epstein files
During his appearance on ‘The Weekend’, Suhas Subramanyam criticized the Department of Justice’s partial release of the Epstein files. He said the DOJ broke the law by not releasing all the files and that the admin had “many months” to do it.
“So it’s not an excuse,” he added.
The congressman added that the DOJ was trying to use the excuse of needing to redact many files to prioritize victims’ safety, but stated that they had subpoenaed the files “four months ago.”
He also stated that four months ago, the DOJ claimed that the files were ready to go since March, and further criticized the department for its heavy redactions.
“One report shows that they redacted names for political reasons,” he added.
Subramanyam claimed that legally, the DOJ was supposed to explain the redactions, but they hadn’t done that either. He added that the DOJ was in “complete violation of the law” and that it was something the Trump administration had done in the past.
Chiming in on the possible consequences of the DOJ’s delay, he said that the House could take them to court, but they wanted to explore all their options.
Ro Khanna questions DOJ redactions in Epstein grand jury testimony
The democratic representative, Ro Khanna, took to X soon after the DOJ released the first batch of Epstein Files on Friday.
He said that the DOJ’s “document dump” did not comply with the 'Epstein Transparency Act', as he criticized it for releasing “totally blacked out” documents.
Much like Suhas Subramanyam, the representative questioned the DOJ’s lack of explanation about the heavy redactions of the Grand Jury testimony and claimed that no information given could indict the “rich and powerful men” who were related to Jeffrey Epstein and the crimes he allegedly committed.
