New Mexico sues justice department for ‘stonewalling’ Epstein investigation
Summary
New Mexico’s attorney general, Raúl Torrez, sued the US Department of Justice and acting attorney general Todd Blanche for not sharing information about Jeffrey Epstein’s activities at a ranch in New Mexico. The lawsuit claims the Justice Department blocked the state’s investigation despite a law requiring transparency about Epstein-related files.Key Facts
- New Mexico filed the lawsuit in a Washington, D.C. court on Wednesday.
- The state investigation focuses on Epstein’s Zorro ranch, about 30 miles south of Santa Fe.
- Attorney General Torrez reopened the investigation in February after thousands of references to the ranch appeared in released Epstein documents.
- Torrez gave the Justice Department a July 31 deadline to provide files, which was ignored.
- The lawsuit asks the court to order the Justice Department to follow the Epstein transparency law and federal rules for sharing documents.
- Epstein bought the ranch in 1993 and it is linked to alleged abuse of girls and young women.
- Federal prosecutors in New York refused to cooperate with New Mexico’s investigation.
- The Justice Department reportedly sent some documents, but they were mostly heavily redacted and not useful for the investigation.
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