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Lucy Campbell (now); Marina Dunbar, Robert Tait and Charlie Moloney (earlier)

Democrats vow to fight Trump officials’ plan to hold back some Epstein documents – as it happened

Jeffrey Epstein sits with a woman whose face has been obscured. The image was in the latest release from Democrats on Thursday.
Jeffrey Epstein sits with a woman whose face has been obscured. The image was in the latest release by Democrats on Thursday. Photograph: Epstein Estate/House Oversight/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock

DOJ releases long-awaited tranche of Epstein files

And just like that, the justice department has just begun publishing the long-awaited cache of Jeffrey Epstein files. We’ve launched a dedicated blog, see you over there.

Updated

I hope that recap was useful! Back to the present day, Democratic senator Alex Padilla has said on X:

Reminder that if Trump fails to release the Epstein files today, he’d be breaking the law. Again.

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