Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari has publicly criticized the Department of Justice’s recent partial release of documents related to the Epstein case, raising concerns about the extent of redactions and transparency in the process.
On December 20, 2025, Ansari posted on her social media account: “Reviewing the @TheJusticeDept’s partial release now. The scope of these redactions is obscene.
The Epstein Transparency Act allows redactions only to protect victims & families. Anything else violates federal law.
No one involved in this cover-up will escape accountability.”
Later that day, she questioned previous statements by a former official: “Remember that @AGPamBondi claimed at the outset of this year that the DOJ had already compiled and reviewed the Epstein Files in their entirety. If that’s true, then there is no excuse for today’s partial release.” In another post from December 20, 2025, Ansari noted: “Based on initial reviews, it appears that a significant portion of what @TheJusticeDept produced today was either already public or previously provided to Congress. This includes court records from civil litigation, ~33,000 documents already sent to Oversight Committee in Sept…”
Ansari’s comments reference the Epstein Transparency Act, which stipulates that document redactions are permitted solely to protect victims and their families. She asserts that any other form of redaction would contravene federal law.
Yassamin Ansari won her congressional seat in 2024 after defeating Jeff Zink with 70.9% of the vote.
