1. United States
2. N.Y.
3. Letter

The Department of Justice has violated federal law by failing to meet the December 19, 2025 deadline mandated by the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Congress passed this bipartisan legislation, co-sponsored by Rep. Ro Khanna and Rep. Thomas Massie, which President Trump signed into law. The DoJ released only a fraction of the required documents and has ceased all releases in recent weeks. This is not a bureaucratic delay. This is willful non-compliance with a congressional mandate. Attorney Spencer Kuvin, who has represented dozens of Epstein victims, describes this impasse as "devastating" and "retraumatizing" for survivors who have waited years or decades for truth. Mitchell Garabedian, a veteran attorney representing sexual abuse victims, emphasizes that file release is crucial for victims' healing, closure, and validation. These survivors deserve better than broken promises from the very department charged with upholding justice. Former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani calls this situation "bizarro world" where "the DoJ is not following the law." National security attorney Mark Zaid has identified a critical flaw in the EFTA: Congress failed to include any enforcement mechanism or judicial review provision. This gaping hole allows the DoJ to ignore the law with impunity. I urge you to take immediate action to amend the Epstein Files Transparency Act to include explicit judicial oversight and enforcement mechanisms. Congress must also pursue litigation to compel the DoJ to comply with existing law. File suit for the records' release and obtain a court order compelling production. The DoJ's refusal to follow congressional mandates strikes at the heart of our constitutional system of checks and balances. Survivors have waited long enough. The American people deserve transparency. Use every legal avenue available to force compliance with this law.