Epstein Files Transparency Act II

This bill amends the Epstein Files Transparency Act to let state attorneys general, district attorneys, other authorized state officers, and victims sue the U.S. Attorney General in federal court over records about Jeffrey Epstein that are withheld, redacted, delayed, or not published. It requires the Attorney General to give victims, on request, unredacted records that relate to them, and to give state officers unredacted and classified records for their investigations under court-approved protections. Members of Congress could request full unredacted access, which must be provided within 7 days, and could sue if the Attorney General does not comply. The bill bars the Attorney General from using common law privileges, such as attorney-client or deliberative process privilege, to withhold records, and applies existing federal criminal penalties to Justice Department and FBI employees who conceal, destroy, or falsify covered records.

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Sponsors

• Thomas Massie Republican sponsor
• 7 cosponsors