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A federal judge is giving the Trump administration one week to release more of the Epstein files
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or explain why it's keeping them secret. The D.C. judge's ruling is in response to a lawsuit brought by an independent journalist
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claiming the Justice Department has not fully complied with the Epstein Files Transparency Act
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That's the law passed by Congress last November requiring a broad public release of the records
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The judge ordered the government to remove redactions from certain documents, including
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exposing the people who sent and received emails referring to a so-called torture video and alleged
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sexual activity with young women, including minors. The order also covers interview notes
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with a woman who made unverified claims she was sexually abused by President Trump when she was
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a minor. Again, the department has the option to explain why it's choosing not to release certain
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info. On top of that, the judge wants the Justice Department to produce a log identifying every
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redaction it has made to the published files, which is required by law. The agency has so far
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released more than three million pages of Epstein records
