Congress members will have the ability to view unredacted Epstein recordsdata from subsequent week: report | EUROtoday

Members of Congress will have the ability to view unredacted variations of the Epstein recordsdata as quickly as subsequent week, in keeping with reviews.

The viewings are anticipated to happen in particular person on the Department of Justice and members won’t be allowed to take any digital units with them into the room.

“I am writing to confirm that the department is making unredacted versions of the more than 3 million pages of publicly released documents available for review by both houses of Congress starting Monday,” Assistant Attorney General Patrick Davis wrote in a letter to all 535 members.

The letter was shared on-line and reposted by Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna, who has been one of the vocal advocates for the complete, unredacted file launch, together with Republican Thomas Massie.

Members should give the DOJ 24 hours discover to have the ability to view the unredacted paperwork in particular person. The paperwork might be considered electronically reasonably than the unique copies.

Those viewing could make notes however “no outside electronic devices will be allowed in the reading room,” Davis’ letter states.

They might be permitted to take a look at the three million paperwork launched on-line by the DOJ, however not the complete trove of six million paperwork the division says it has in its possession.

The Independent has contacted the DOJ for affirmation of the reviews, first revealed by NBC.

It comes following criticism from Congress in regards to the DOJ’s file launch on January 30, which delivered some three million paperwork, 2,000 movies and 180,000 pictures. But many contained heavy redactions.

Khanna, of California, beforehand described the discharge as “not good enough.”

“We have seen a blanket approach to redactions in some areas, while in other cases, victim names were not redacted at all,” Massie and Khanna wrote in a letter to Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on January 30, shortly after the discharge of the recordsdata.

“Congress cannot properly assess the Department’s handling of the Epstein and Maxwell cases without access to the complete record.”

“If we don’t get the remaining files… then Thomas Massie and I are prepared to move on impeachment or contempt,” Khanna stated Sunday on NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” in reference to Attorney General Pam Bondi.