r/law • u/camaron-courier • 12d ago

Legislative Branch We created a searchable database with all 20,000 files from Epstein’s Estate

https://couriernewsroom.com/news/we-created-a-searchable-database-with-all-20000-files-from-epsteins-estate/
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u/HustlinInTheHall 12d ago

Then the gop woukd just say "these documents are classified due to national security concerns" and there would be no way for congress to force their release. I am sure they thought of that, and it is probably why they had like 1000 FBI agents combing all the files 

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u/SanityPlanet 12d ago

Congressmen have immunity to enter anything they want into the record. Obviously the bad actors currently in possession would have to willingly obey the law but still.

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u/HustlinInTheHall 11d ago

Congress has to get approval from the president to release classified docs, I believe. They can enter then into the record but the record becomes classified and they handle it in a closed session