Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer accused the Trump administration of violating the law by incompletely releasing Jeffrey Epstein documents on December 19, 2025, stating the legislation signed by President Donald Trump required full disclosure within 30 days, as reported by Politico's Kyle Cheney on X during the reporting window from 3:46 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. UTC. Schumer said, “The law Congress passed and President Trump signed was clear as can be - the Trump administration had 30 days to release ALL the Epstein files, not just some. Failing to do so is breaking the law...Senate Democrats are working closely with attorneys for the victims of Jeffrey Epstein and with outside legal experts to assess what documents are being withheld," according to Cheney's post. The criticism follows U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche's earlier announcement on December 19 that the Department of Justice would release several hundred thousand Epstein documents around 3 p.m. ET, with several hundred thousand more over the next couple of weeks to review and protect victims' identities, as stated in prior DOJ updates. In other developments over the past hour, CNBC reported U.S. consumer sentiment at 50.4, a new all-time low since the 1970s, according to analyst Aaron Rupar on X. Separately, a Trump-appointed federal judge threatened the government with contempt over "putrid" conditions in an ICE holding room on Long Island, New York, ordering the Department of Homeland Security to provide photos after it refused, as detailed in a Courthouse News Service article shared by journalist Uebey on X.
