Home Minority Chief Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., on Sunday criticized the partial launch of information referring to convicted intercourse offender Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse after the Justice Division launched a trove of redacted information Friday.
“Congress has acted decisively, bipartisan majorities in each the Home and the Senate, invoice signed into regulation by the president, and it does seem, in fact, that this preliminary doc launch is insufficient. It falls wanting what the regulation requires,” Jeffries informed ABC Information’ “This Week” co-anchor Jonathan Karl.
Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., stated he and Rep. Thomas Massie — his Republican accomplice within the effort to cross the Epstein Information Transparency Act — are contemplating submitting impeachment articles in opposition to Lawyer Common Pam Bondi over the obvious lack of compliance with the regulation.
Pressed on whether or not that is on the desk, Jeffries didn’t reply immediately.
Home Minority Chief Hakeem Jeffries speaks throughout a information convention on Capitol Hill, Dec. 12, 2025, in Washington, D.C.
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“Properly, I believe there must be a full and full clarification after which a full and full investigation as to why the doc manufacturing has fallen wanting what the regulation clearly requires,” Jeffries stated. “And so the following step within the course of goes to be that written justification to attempt to clarify to the Congress, to the survivors, most significantly, and to the American individuals.
Republican Sen. Rand Paul additionally weighed in on the Epstein information’ partial launch on “This Week,” calling it “a mistake” and suggesting the Justice Division launch the Epstein information of their entirety. Paul commented that DOJ’s partial launch will “plague them for months.”
“Any proof or any type of indication that there is not a full reveal on this, this may simply plague them for months and months extra. So my suggestion could be quit all the knowledge and launch it,” Paul stated.
Listed here are extra highlights from Jeffries’ interview:
On a Quinnipiac ballot exhibiting 18% approval of Congressional Democrats
Karl: What are you doing improper?
Jeffries: Properly, clearly, that is an outlier ballot. Hear, probably the most vital indicator of public sentiment is are you profitable elections or are you dropping elections? And on that entrance, Democrats have been profitable elections since January … These outcomes aren’t ambiguous. They are not unclear. They’re unequivocal that the American persons are rejecting Republican extremism and embracing our affordability agenda.
On whether or not Congress will lengthen ACA subsidies in 2026
Karl: You’ve efficiently compelled a vote within the Home, which is able to occur in January on a three-year extension of these Obamacare tax credit. That I assume will cross in January, all issues keep the identical, however, however the Democratic — I imply, the Republican chief within the Senate has already stated it is useless on arrival.
Jeffries: Properly, the Republican chief within the Senate isn’t severe about defending the well being care of the American individuals. The clock is ticking. No extra excuses. Republicans have been burying their heads within the sand for the final a number of months. In the meantime, tens of hundreds of thousands of Individuals getting ready to experiencing dramatically elevated medical health insurance premiums if the Reasonably priced Care Act tax credit aren’t prolonged.
And Home Democrats are going to proceed to battle to get this extension by means of the Congress on our facet. It would cross with a bipartisan majority, after which that may put the stress on [Senate Majority Leader] John Thune and Senate Republicans to really do the appropriate factor by the American individuals.
