00:02A federal judge is giving the Trump administration one week to release more of the Epstein files
00:07or explain why it's keeping them secret.
00:09The D.C. judge's ruling is in response to a lawsuit brought by an independent journalist
00:14claiming the Justice Department has not fully complied with the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
00:19That's the law passed by Congress last November requiring a broad public release of the records.
00:24The judge ordered the government to remove redactions from certain documents,
00:28including exposing the people who sent and received emails referring to a so-called torture video
00:34and alleged sexual activity with young women, including minors.
00:38The order also covers interview notes with a woman who made unverified claims
00:42she was sexually abused by President Trump when she was a minor.
00:45Again, the department has the option to explain why it's choosing not to release certain info.
00:51On top of that, the judge wants the Justice Department to produce a log
00:54identifying every redaction it has made to the published files, which is required by law.
01:00The agency has so far released more than 3 million pages of Epstein records.
