A Justice Department watchdog office announced Thursday it will audit the department’s compliance with a bipartisan law that ordered the release of records on deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
For months, lawmakers and survivors of Epstein’s abuse have slammed the Justice Department’s messy handling of the files and its compliance with the law, pointing to the disclosure of victim information and the department’s decision to withhold swathes of records.
The critics argue the department has been in open violation of the statute, which lawmakers passed last year to shed light on Epstein’s network and any figures connected to the sexual exploitation of girls.
