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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Emmanuel Morilla

Judge Demands DOJ Explanation Over Donald Trump Accuser Notes Withheld From Epstein Files Release

Judge Emmet Sullivan will examine the DOJ’s reasons for withholding handwritten FBI notes from the Epstein files release (Credit: Geoff Livingston, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)

A US federal judge has ordered the Department of Justice to explain why handwritten FBI interview notes about a woman who accused Donald Trump were withheld from the public release of Jeffrey Epstein records, after finding the department in violation of a new transparency law.

US District Judge Emmet Sullivan scheduled a hearing after concluding in June that disputed redactions and withheld material breached the Epstein Files Transparency Act.

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