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Hakeem Jeffries: “The Department of Justice was supposed to release those…”

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Published January 22, 2026 | Video Starts at 16:25

Consistent with the wishes of the brave, courageous Epstein survivors and consistent with the law that Donald Trump signed, The Department of Justice was supposed to release those documents, 5 million documents, by December 19th. More than a month has passed, and the Republicans have shown no interest in actually compelling the Department of Justice to do what they are legally obligated to do at this period of time. (16:25–16:35)

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