DOJ Auditing Epstein Files Release

0:00It's April 23rd, this is Canada News Today, AI-powered stories from your city. The Department of Justice's Internal Watchdog just announced it's auditing how the Department followed a law requiring the release of Jeffrey Epstein, files. This review zeroes in on the Trump administration's handling, when officials first resisted dropping those millions of pages but caved after Congress. Past the mandate and Trump signed it. Here this week, the Inspector General kicked off this probe, marking the first major check on the department since Trump returned to office. The Justice Department has faced chaos lately, with mass firings and claims of investigations getting politicized. Victims of Epstein's crime spoke out after the files dropped, complaining that poor redactions expose their identities. Critics also hit the department for holding back details that might have heard Trump. Trump died by suicide in a New York jail, back in August 2019, right after federal sex trafficking charges. The whole saga has hung over the department for over a year now.

1:02This audit could shine light on those compliance gaps and how pressure from Congress flipped the script on those records.