The Justice Department released the Epstein files. Pages and pages came back blacked out.
Names redacted. Details hidden. Questions multiplied instead of answered.
If DOJ followed proper procedures, the redactions would speak for themselves. They don't. Senators from both parties are now demanding an independent investigation into how the department handled these records — and whether information was withheld to protect powerful people.
Add your name: Tell the Government Accountability Office to launch an immediate investigation into DOJ's handling of the Epstein files →
The GAO is Congress's independent watchdog. It has the authority to audit how DOJ processed these documents, why key details were blacked out, and whether the department's decisions followed the law or served someone's interests.
Senator Jeff Merkley has called this a "horrific scandal." He's right. Survivors waited years for accountability. The public waited years for the truth about Epstein's network and the institutional failures that let his crimes continue. What they got instead was more secrecy from the same department that was supposed to deliver justice.
The DOJ doesn't get to decide how much truth the American people can handle. That's what oversight exists for.
The GAO has the tools and the mandate. Bipartisan pressure is building. What's missing is public demand loud enough that the GAO can't slow-walk this.
Tell the GAO: Investigate DOJ's Epstein file handling and ensure full transparency for survivors and the American people →
