This Friday, December 19, the Department of Justice must release information on the Jeffrey Epstein case, following an order approved by Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump.

Is it possible that the Trump Administration will delete the names of some individuals? This question was posed to Congressman Ro Khanna (California), the sponsor of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which achieved near-unanimous passage in the House of Representatives and the Senate. “It would be illegal if they did that [redact names], because it’s now a federal law that we passed,” Khanna said in an interview. “Look, Trump opposed it for months, but we forced him. We basically got him to approve it, to sign it. He signed my bill; it’s the kind of transparency that the Epstein case has here.”

I would add that if the Trump Administration redacts names from the files and that is proven, the responsible officials could go to prison.

“If anyone doesn’t release these files, they go to jail. So it’s not just about Trump, but any official at the Department of Justice. Everyone has to comply with federal law,” Khanna insisted.

After 427 votes in favor and one against in the House of Representatives, the bill passed unanimously in the Senate and President Trump had to sign it. In addition to Khanna, the bill was sponsored by Republican Thomas Massie (Kentucky). “The law requires the release of Epstein’s files. There are rich and powerful men who frequently flew to Epstein’s island, thousands of victims, girls raped by these rich and powerful politicians and businessmen,” Khanna said. “And these women, some white, some Latina, many Latin American, some from Brazil, Peru, El Salvador, and of course, also African American. They have been discarded and abandoned for more than a decade.” Khanna insisted that the information will expose the “richest and most powerful men who committed these horrific acts.”

How should the information be released?

This December 19, President Trump's administration should release the Epstein case files to the public, informing the general public where to access them.

“The files have to be released to the American public,” Khanna said, adding that no specific information would be given to members of Congress. “They have to release it [the information]. The law requires it to be released, not to Congress.”

This is a victory for the victims, Khanna said, but it would also help prevent similar cases and avoid highlighting the powerful individuals involved in this case.

“The victims got it, the survivors got it, but also that we no longer name scholarships after these rich and powerful men who may have abused girls, that they not serve on boards of directors or corporations, that buildings not be named after them, that there be public accountability for the people who committed these hateful acts,” she said.

More photos revealed

This Thursday, the Democratic group on the House Oversight Committee released a new batch of photos from the Epstein file. A previous batch of 19 images revealed additional photos of President Trump with Epstein, convicted of sex trafficking of minors. Representative Robert Garcia, the ranking member of the Committee, indicated that the photographs were selected to provide the public with transparency. “Oversight Democrats will continue to release photographs and documents from Epstein’s estate to provide transparency to the American people,” Garcia said. In addition to Trump, the previous batch also included his former political advisor Steve Bannon, filmmaker Woody Allen, former President Bill Clinton, and billionaire Bill Gates."There must be public accountability for those who committed these acts of hate," he said.

More Photos Revealed

This Thursday, the Democratic group on the House Oversight Committee released a new batch of photos from the Epstein archive. A previous batch of 19 images revealed more photos of President Trump with Epstein, convicted of sex trafficking of minors.

Representative Robert Garcia, the ranking member of the Committee, indicated that the photos were selected to provide the public with transparency.

"Oversight Democrats will continue to release photos and documents from the Epstein estate to provide transparency to the American people," Garcia said.

In the previous batch, in addition to Trump, his former political advisor Steve Bannon, filmmaker Woody Allen, former President Bill Clinton, and billionaire Bill Gates are seen.