Former President Bill Clinton’s spokesman issued a statement Monday calling on President Donald Trump to direct the Justice Department to release all remaining materials related to Clinton in the Jeffrey Epstein case files, accusing the administration of protecting unnamed individuals through selective document releases.
Angel Ureña, Clinton’s spokesperson, said the department’s handling of the files “makes one thing clear: someone or something is being protected.”
The statement demands the immediate release of “any remaining materials referring to, mentioning, or containing a photograph of Bill Clinton,” including grand jury transcripts, interview notes, and findings from the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.
Ureña accused the Trump administration of “using selective releases to imply wrongdoing about individuals who have already been repeatedly cleared by the very same Department of Justice, over many years, under Presidents and Attorneys General of both parties.”
The Justice Department released thousands of files Friday related to Epstein’s criminal cases, meeting a deadline imposed by the Epstein Files Transparency Act that Trump signed into law. The release included previously unseen photographs showing Clinton with Epstein, including one image of Clinton in a hot tub alongside a person whose face was redacted.
A Justice Department spokesperson confirmed Friday that the redacted individual in the hot tub photograph is a victim of Epstein’s sexual abuse. Clinton has never been charged with any crimes or accused by law enforcement of wrongdoing related to Epstein.
Lawmakers from both major parties criticized the partial release. Representatives Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Ro Khanna, D-Calif., who cosponsored the legislation, said the department heavily redacted portions of the files and withheld materials beyond what the law allows.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a letter to Congress on Friday that the department’s review “did not uncover evidence that could predicate an investigation against uncharged third parties.”
The law, enacted on November 19, requires the Justice Department to publish all unclassified records related to Epstein’s investigation and prosecution within 30 days. It specifically prohibits withholding or redacting records “on the basis of embarrassment, reputational harm, or political sensitivity, including to any government official, public figure, or foreign dignitary.”
The Justice Department removed more than a dozen files from its website over the weekend, including an image showing Trump. Officials later restored the Trump image after criticism, saying they had removed it temporarily to review concerns from the Southern District of New York regarding victims’ privacy.
Massie said lawmakers are considering holding Attorney General Pam Bondi in contempt over the department’s handling of the release.
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