The state of New Mexico is suing the Justice Department arguing the federal government blocked the state's ability to investigate the sex crimes of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein at a ranch there. New Mexico’s Attorney General Raul Torrez sued the DOJ because federal leadership refuses to hand over unredacted files linked to crimes at Epstein's Zorro Ranch. The federal government’s stonewalling violated a 2019 agreement with New Mexico that requires two-way communication on the Epstein investigation in exchange for state officials’ standing down on their own inquiry. The Morning Joe legal panel discusses the fallout.
The New Mexico AG has sued the DOJ to force the release of unredacted Epstein files he says are necessary to investigate Jeffrey Epstein's alleged crimes in his state.
A public dispute between New Mexico's attorney general and the U.S. Justice Department escalated Tuesday over records sought in the state's Jeffrey Epstein investigation. Why it matters: The clash underscores questions about whether federal privacy restrictions and court orders are preventing state investigators from pursuing potential criminal leads tied to Epstein's former Zorro Ranch in New Mexico. Zoom in: New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez doubled down Tuesday on claims that the federal DOJ is "hindering " his investigation by "withholding" unredacted Epstein files, accusing the federal agency in a letter of refusing to cooperate. - In a letter last month to acting Attorney General Todd Blanche , Torrez said that despite…
British authorities are broadening their probe into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, focusing on potential sex crimes tied to his association with deceased pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
British authorities are broadening their probe into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, focusing on potential sex crimes tied to his association with deceased pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: British police have expanded their investigation into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, to include potential sex crimes linked to deceased child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Detectives are seeking testimony from a woman who alleges she was brought to the former prince’s Windsor residence “for sexual purposes” in 2010. DETAIL: The investigation into Mountbatten-Windsor intensified after U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) files tied to Epstein were released earlier this year. The second…Open
A trio of top House Democrats wrote to Attorney General Pam Bondi demanding that the Department of Justice "immediately cease" cataloguing members' searches of the unredacted Jeffrey Epstein files. Why it matters: The lawmakers are trying to use the blowup over what they describe as the DOJ's "spying on Members of Congress" to address other complaints they've had about access to the department's Epstein archives. - "Stop now and give us meaningful access to the fully unredacted Epstein files," House Judiciary Committee ranking member Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), House Oversight Committee ranking member Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) and Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) wrote in a letter to Bondi. - A DOJ spokesperson responded with a statement that…
UNREDACTED: After lawmakers were given access to unedited Epstein files, Rep. Lauren Boebert joins "Rob Schmitt Tonight" to discuss the disturbing details and where some elements are still frustratingly unavailable.
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) told Axios in an interview Tuesday that, when he searched President Trump's name in the unredacted Epstein files the previous day, it came up "more than a million times." Why it matters: At least one of the files Raskin found appears to contradict what Trump has publicly claimed about his association with Jeffrey Epstein, according to the House Judiciary Committee ranking member. - That document is a 2009 email exchange between Epstein and his associate, Ghislaine Maxwell , in which Epstein recounted his lawyers' account of a phone call with Trump, as Raskin previously told reporters . - "Trump is paraphrased and quoted as saying, 'No, Jeffrey Epstein was not a member of Mar-a-Lago, but he was a guest at…
