'They kept the worst stuff': House lawmaker makes explosive accusation on DOJ Epstein drop
WASHINGTON — Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) uncorked explosive claims Wednesday about stonewalling from the Justice Department, claiming the Trump administration kept the "worst" documents from the public eye.
In an interview with Raw Story, Khanna said the House Oversight Committee is proceeding with Clinton depositions and is coordinating a legal strategy with federal prosecutors in New York to compel the release of restricted documents.
"It's a drip by drip thing on accountability," he said, suggesting a prolonged battle ahead.
When pressed about whether the White House and President Donald Trump's DOJ are defying Congress and the law, Khanna noted the release was incomplete, but damaging.
"They released half the files, but they've kept the worst stuff," Khanna stated bluntly, warning that "this is not going away."
On the critical question of whether courts will serve as a safeguard against government overreach, Khanna expressed cautious optimism mixed with realism.
"I think the courts will push, but it may take ultimately the next president to really get prosecutions, investigations, and the files released," he declared.
The DOJ has come under immense scrutiny over its bungled release of the Jeffrey Epstein files following the passage of the Epstein Files Transparency Act in November.
The law required the DOJ to release all Epstein-related materials by Dec. 19, with minimal redactions. The DOJ under Attorney General Pam Bondi missed the deadline, released files in batches, and made unauthorized redactions.
Critics have alleged the DOJ is protecting powerful figures, including Trump, whose name appears thousands of times in the documents.