Continue pressing the Department of Justice to comply with the Epstein Files Transparency Act and release the full Epstein files until survivors receive justice.

It is frustrating that Congress has been forced to continue pressing the Department to comply with the Epstein Files Transparency Act, but we will not rest until the survivors receive the justice they are entitled to.

Blumenthal and Murkowski committed to continue pressing DOJ to comply with the Epstein Files Transparency Act until Epstein survivors receive justice.

Blumenthal & Murkowski Announce Inspector General Audit of DOJ's Failure to Release the Full Epstein Files
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The court ordered that by July 2, 2026, the Attorney General must either publicly produce specified Epstein-related emails and DOJ documents with sender, recipient, and potential co-conspirator names unredacted or show cause; must initiate review and production of foreign-language materials; and must publish the redaction log required by the Epstein Files Transparency Act or show cause why he cannot.

Within the June 7-July 6 lookback window, a federal court found enough unresolved compliance issues to order DOJ action on more Epstein records and redaction logs. This indicates the full-release goal remains unresolved, while enforcement pressure continues through litigation rather than direct evidence of a new Blumenthal action in this window.

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U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Order, Phang v. Blanche, Civil Action No. 26-1417
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DOJ states that the Epstein Library houses materials responsive under the Epstein Files Transparency Act and will be updated if additional documents are identified for release. The page says all reasonable efforts were made to review and redact victim/private information, but warns that sensitive information may nevertheless have been posted because of the volume involved.

DOJ maintained and updated an official Epstein files library during the lookback window, showing partial delivery of file publication but also leaving open the possibility of additional releases and correction of publication problems.

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Department of Justice Epstein Library
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The DOJ disclosures page lists Epstein Files Transparency Act data sets 1 through 12 and says redactions of victim names and other identifying information have been applied, with DOJ disclosures, court records, FOIA records, and prior DOJ disclosures consolidated on the page.

The official DOJ disclosure page substantiates a substantial partial release of responsive Epstein materials, but it does not prove full compliance or survivor justice.

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Department of Justice DOJ Disclosures, Epstein Library
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The DOJ Office of the Inspector General announced an audit of DOJ's compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act, focused on identifying, collecting, producing, redacting, withholding, and addressing post-release concerns for responsive material. OIG said it will issue a public report when complete.

The DOJ watchdog opened a formal compliance audit, a concrete oversight development consistent with continued pressure for compliance but not itself final delivery of the promise.

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DOJ OIG Announces Initiation of Audit
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AP reported that Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski joined Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Jeff Merkley in leading a call for an inspector general audit after DOJ missed the Epstein Files Transparency Act deadline. The senators wrote that victims deserved full disclosure and that a neutral assessment of DOJ compliance was essential.

This is direct evidence that Blumenthal took concrete oversight action pressing DOJ compliance after missed deadlines. The subsequent OIG audit suggests the pressure produced at least an oversight response, though not full file release or survivor justice.

partial same_term A for effort

After missing deadline, DOJ says it may need a 'few more weeks' to finish releasing Epstein files
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Public Law 119-38 requires the Attorney General, within 30 days of enactment, to make publicly available in searchable and downloadable format all unclassified DOJ records related to Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, flight logs, named individuals, entities tied to trafficking or financial networks, immunity or plea deals, internal DOJ communications, and related detention or death records, subject to specified narrow withholdings.

The enacted law establishes the compliance benchmark Blumenthal is pressing DOJ to meet. It supports only partial progress because subsequent official and court records show compliance and release disputes remained active in 2026.

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Public Law 119-38, Epstein Files Transparency Act
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