Democrats on the House oversight and government reform committee announced on Tuesday the launch of an investigation to determine whether the US Department of Justice (DoJ) purposely withheld materials that pertain to allegations against Donald Trump in the government’s release of the Epstein files. “Under the oversight committee’s subpoena and the Epstein Files Transparency Act, these records must immediately be shared with Congress and the American public,” said Garcia. The report also says that the justice department “removed some documents from the public database where accusations against Jeffrey Epstein also mention Trump”. “[The Justice Department] has repeatedly said publicly AND directly to [NPR] prior to deadline – NOTHING has been deleted. The statement also said that Democrats on the House oversight committee should “stop misleading the public while manufacturing outrage from their radical anti-Trump base”.

Source: The Guardian February 25, 2026 08:19 UTC