The Department of Justice requested the release of grand jury materials in the Jeffrey Epstein case again Monday in federal court, the Associated Press (AP) reported.
The request comes following the nearly unanimous House and Senate vote to release the files last week, with the DOJ saying Monday that Congress has made it clear they approve the release of the documents.
US Attorney Jay Clayton signed the request Monday in Manhattan federal court following the approval of President Donald Trump.
According to the DOJ, the vote approving the Epstein Files Transparency Act overrides the law that previously prohibited the unsealing of the records.
Disgraced financier Epstein died by suicide in a New York federal jail in 2019 while awaiting trial on charges of sex trafficking. There have long been rumors of an Epstein “client list,” though it has never been made public.
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This story includes reporting from the Associated Press.