Summary
The article discusses a strategy for the Democratic party to address an upcoming government funding deadline. It suggests that Democrats should demand the appointment of an independent special master to release the Epstein files as a condition for approving government funding. The article claims that President Trump has delayed the release of these files, which by law should already be public.
Key Facts
- A stopgap funding bill is set to expire at the end of the month, potentially leading to a government shutdown.
- The Epstein Files Transparency Act was passed overwhelmingly in Congress and signed by President Trump, requiring the release of Epstein-related files.
- A small percentage of the Epstein files have been released, and many are heavily redacted.
- Attorney General Pam Bondi claimed President Trump's name appears in the Epstein files multiple times.
- The Department of Justice stopped releasing more Epstein files.
- Ghislaine Maxwell, a convicted child sex trafficker, was transferred to a minimum-security prison with special privileges.
- Board of Prison policy generally does not allow sex offenders in minimum-security facilities, suggesting unusual intervention for Maxwell.
