Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) stated the confusion surrounding Thursday’s launch of recordsdata associated to intercourse offender Jeffrey Epstein proved to be a bitter day for the White Home.
“It was not a good day for the administration. If you look at the traffic online over the Epstein release, I have never seen the left and the right come together in a moment on the debacle of what the Epstein files contained,” Moskowitz stated throughout a Thursday look on CNN’s “News Night.”
Legal professional Common Pam Bondi and White Home press secretary Karoline Leavitt supplied 15 web influencers with a white binder “The Epstein Files: Phase 1” on Thursday afternoon.
The transfer sparked web backlash from each conservative and liberal writers with massive followings who condemned the White Home for not publicly sharing the recordsdata as promised. Hours later, the Division of Justice launched flight logs and different paperwork associated to Epstein and urged FBI Director Kash Patel to current extra proof on Friday morning.
The paperwork launched Thursday contained little new info on Epstein, who died by suicide in jail in 2019.
“There is one person who takes the blame for what happened today. It’s @PamBondi. I think she should resign,” Laura Loomer, a far proper web character wrote in a Thursday evening submit on X.
“She went on Fox News and said the files were on her desk. Then she went on Fox News last night and said we would have files today. She is a total liar. Just face it.”
Loomer additionally stated people invited to the White Home had been advised to not disclose Bondi’s involvement in distributing binders with info that pertained to Epstein’s circle.
Rep. Anna Pauline Luna (R-Fla.), who created a process drive on the Declassification of Federal Secrets and techniques, additionally raised considerations with the White Home’s choice to disseminate info to a small group of individuals earlier than lawmakers.
“I nor the task force were given or reviewed the Epstein documents being released today… A NY Post story just revealed that the documents will simply be Epstein’s phonebook,” Luna wrote in a Thursday submit on X.
“THIS IS NOT WHAT WE OR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ASKED FOR and a complete disappointment. GET US THE INFORMATION WE ASKED FOR!”
Nonetheless, Luna stated in a separate submit that she believed Bondi was placing herself “at risk” by working to launch the recordsdata and defend the identification of victims.
The lawyer common reiterated her intent to share the contents of recordsdata in a Thursday assertion.
“This Department of Justice is following through on President Trump’s commitment to transparency and lifting the veil on the disgusting actions of Jeffrey Epstein and his co-conspirators,” Bondi stated.
“The first phase of files released today sheds light on Epstein’s extensive network and begins to provide the public with long overdue accountability.”
