U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche stated the Department of Justice will not release the full Jeffrey Epstein files to Congress today, December 19, 2025, despite the deadline, according to an X post by FellForItAgainA over the past hour from 6:16 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. UTC. Blanche's announcement follows the DOJ's partial release of several hundred thousand Epstein documents around 3 p.m. ET earlier today, with additional files planned over the next couple of weeks to review and protect victims' identities, as previously reported by DOJ updates. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer accused the Trump administration of breaking the law by not providing full disclosure within 30 days, per legislation signed by President Donald Trump, according to Politico's Kyle Cheney on X. Ranking members of the House Oversight and Judiciary Committees said they are examining legal options in response to the partial release, as stated in X posts by MacFarlaneNews and TheMaineWonk during the prior reporting window. Schumer noted Senate Democrats are working with Epstein victims' attorneys and legal experts to assess withheld documents, per Cheney's earlier post. In other developments over the past hour, former Vice President Kamala Harris posted on X about her remarks at last week's DNC Winter Meeting, emphasizing fights against the administration. The U.S. Department of Labor shared an X post stating 'NEVER SURRENDER. AMERICA FIRST.' Separately, an X post by johnbourscheid referenced President Trump seeing no need to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and SocDoneLeft shared quotes from Elon Musk and Mitt Romney on political shifts and economic solutions.
