Who could have seen that coming?
Stefania Palma in Washington
Published YESTERDAY
Democratic lawmakers in Congress have launched an investigation into allegations that the US Department of Justice withheld files from the Jeffrey Epstein investigation in which a minor accused Donald Trump of sexual abuse.
Robert Garcia, the most senior Democrat on the House committee on oversight and government reform, on Tuesday said the DoJ appeared to have broken a law requiring disclosure of all unclassified material in the Epstein case.
Democrats on the committee had in recent weeks been investigating the FBI’s handling of allegations of sexual abuse of a minor by the president, Garcia said. “The DoJ appears to have illegally withheld FBI interviews with this survivor who accused President Trump of heinous crimes. Oversight Democrats will open a parallel investigation into this,” he added.
Garcia’s comment came after National Public Radio reported the justice department failed to release Epstein material including allegations that Trump sexually abused a minor — and that it eliminated some files in which the president is mentioned as part of claims against the late sex offender.""
FT.com
Stefania Palma in Washington
Published YESTERDAY
Democratic lawmakers in Congress have launched an investigation into allegations that the US Department of Justice withheld files from the Jeffrey Epstein investigation in which a minor accused Donald Trump of sexual abuse.
Robert Garcia, the most senior Democrat on the House committee on oversight and government reform, on Tuesday said the DoJ appeared to have broken a law requiring disclosure of all unclassified material in the Epstein case.
Democrats on the committee had in recent weeks been investigating the FBI’s handling of allegations of sexual abuse of a minor by the president, Garcia said. “The DoJ appears to have illegally withheld FBI interviews with this survivor who accused President Trump of heinous crimes. Oversight Democrats will open a parallel investigation into this,” he added.
Garcia’s comment came after National Public Radio reported the justice department failed to release Epstein material including allegations that Trump sexually abused a minor — and that it eliminated some files in which the president is mentioned as part of claims against the late sex offender.""
FT.com
