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Congressional pressure on Biden administration

The lack of congressional pressure on the Biden administration to release the Epstein files.

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Jan 20, 2026
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Why didn't the Biden administration open the Epstein files

The Biden White House did not force open the Justice Department’s Epstein investigation files largely because senior Democrats publicly defended DOJ independence and because prosecutors cited legal li...

Jan 20, 2026
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Why didn’t president Biden release the Epstein files

The Biden White House did not force the Justice Department to publish the so‑called “Epstein files” largely because DOJ officials and senior Democrats insisted on prosecutorial independence and legal ...

Jan 20, 2026
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What legal or privacy obstacles did the Biden administration cite for not releasing the Epstein files?

The Biden White House publicly explained its refusal to order a wholesale release of Jeffrey Epstein–related files by pointing to legal and privacy constraints — principally grand‑jury secrecy, protec...

Feb 2, 2026

Which Epstein-related documents remained under grand-jury secrecy or privilege during the Biden administration, and why?

During the , the most consistently withheld were grand-jury testimony, grand-jury exhibits, and other investigatory files that courts and the deemed covered by , victim-privacy rules, or the need to p...

Feb 2, 2026

Did Biden have access to the Epstein files?

Yes — the federal government possessed extensive Epstein-related files during ’s presidency, but saying “” simplifies a complex reality: files were held by the and while criminal matters, grand juries...

Jan 20, 2026

Is this administration hiding the Epstein files

The available reporting does not support a simple affirmative that "this administration" is hiding the Epstein files; instead the public record shows a contested handoff: the Biden Justice Department ...