Ranking members of the House Oversight and Judiciary Committees stated they are examining all legal options regarding the Trump administration's partial release of Jeffrey Epstein documents on December 19, 2025, after the Department of Justice confirmed it will not fully release all files today as required by federal law, according to X posts by MacFarlaneNews and TheMaineWonk during the reporting window from 4:46 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. UTC. The statement follows U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche's earlier announcement today that the DOJ released several hundred thousand Epstein documents around 3 p.m. ET, with several hundred thousand more planned over the next couple of weeks to review and protect victims' identities, as reported in prior DOJ updates and shared on X. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer accused the administration of breaking the law by not providing full disclosure within 30 days, per President Donald Trump's signed legislation, according to Politico's Kyle Cheney on X in the previous hour. In other Washington developments over the past hour, Rep. Andy Kim posted photos claiming work is taking place right now to physically change the Kennedy Center sign without congressional approval, stating it is illegal, according to his X post. Secretary Rubio addressed Hamas disarmament in response to a question, stating focus should be on capabilities needed to threaten Israel as a baseline, as reported by ElizHagedorn on X during the window.
