Outrage grows as DOJ, FBI block release of Epstein files

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Justice Department and FBI are grappling with increasing political backlash after they decided to withhold additional records related to the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation.

The move has triggered disappointment and outrage, particularly among prominent far-right commentators and ardent supporters of President Donald Trump, many of whom had been led to believe that explosive revelations were forthcoming.

Tensions reached a peak after the Justice Department confirmed that one key document long rumored to exist—a so-called “client list” of Epstein’s associates—was, in fact, never real. This revelation, coupled with a refusal to release more records, led to a heated exchange at the White House between Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI…