Leader Schumer Floor Remarks Calling Out “The Stench Of A Coverup” After New Reports Of DOJ Mishandling Epstein Files

Washington, D.C. - Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) today spoke on the Senate floor calling out Pam Bondi and Trump's DOJ after new reporting that Epstein files related to accusations against Donald Trump were withheld from the public. Below are Senator Schumer's remarks, which can also be viewed here:

The way Pam Bondi and the Justice Department have handled the release of the Epstein files has all the stench of a coverup.

Yesterday, news outlets reported that several memos detailing a woman's accusation against the President, from when she was a minor, have been withheld from the public.

We know these memos exist: an index of all the investigative materials confirm their existence.

And under the law, the law we passed unanimously in the Senate, they need to be made public.

Pam Bondi does not have the right to pick and choose which Epstein files to release to the public. Protecting the President from embarrassment is not her job. The American people were promised the truth, and Pam Bondi's job is to give Americans full access to the truth.

What else is the administration keeping behind a lock and key? Is this incompetence or is it a full-blown coverup? Pam Bondi owes the American people some answers.

Remember-the law Congress passed had very specific criteria for withholding the Epstein files: protect victims' identities, protect the integrity of an ongoing investigation, or avoid duplication. Protecting Donald Trump's image does not fit any of these buckets.

So, I ask Pam Bondi, whose side are you on, the victims or the perpetrators?

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