WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche stated that President Trump’s Department of Justice would only release a portion of the Epstein files today, in direct violation of federal law:
“The law could not have been clearer: President Trump’s Department of Justice had 30 days to release ALL the files. Presumably, President Trump signed the bill into law himself, so he should know that...
“But let’s not forget — President Trump has always had the power to release these files on his own. Ignoring the law now isn’t confusion or delay. It’s a deliberate attempt to bury the truth and protect the pedophiles who exploited and abused young girls.
“The American people deserve transparency. Survivors deserve justice. President Trump: Release all the files. Now.”