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 withheld, redacted, or delayed Epstein-related records. It requires the U.S. Attorney General to give victims unredacted records about themselves, to give state officers unredacted and classified records for investigations under court-approved protections, and to give any Member of Congress unredacted access within 7 days of a written request. It bars the Justice Department from using common law privileges, such as attorney-client or deliberative process privilege, to withhold these records. It also states that federal officials who conceal, destroy, or falsify required records are subject to existing federal criminal penalties.

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Sponsors

• Jeff Merkley Democrat sponsor
• 1 cosponsors