Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz accuses Justice Department of 'largest criminal cover-up'

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz recently said that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) was committing the largest criminal cover-up in history. She claimed that despite Congress passing a law that required the Epstein files to be released, the majority were still under wraps. Schultz also claimed that the administration was trying to protect those who might have been involved in the illegal acts, and that such people were more likely to be hired by the government instead of being prosecuted.

"Hundreds of Epstein affiliates have been revealed despite the Trump administration's best efforts to shield them, and zero have been held accountable," she said. "If somebody abused women and girls with Jeffrey Epstein, they are literally more likely to be hired by Trump's administration than prosecuted by it." The Epstein case has been a major talking point this year, especially after the DOJ released 3 million files related to the case, but with a large amount of redactions.

The Trump administration and the DOJ have faced criticism for their handling of the Epstein files, and on Friday, former Attorney General Pam Bondi gave a closed-door testimony. Millions of files are yet to be released by the Justice Department despite Congress passing a law that made it mandatory.

Bondi defended the Justice Department's handling of the case in her opening statement, according to an Associated Press report. However, she revealed that then-Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche had overseen the process to publish them. Blanche is now the Acting Attorney General after Bondi's dismissal from the role. "The bottom line is: justice and transparency in this matter have been delivered at the direction of President Trump and his administration," she said.

However, when asked about President Donald Trump's role in the publishing of the files, the former Attorney General refused to answer. Democrats have heavily criticized her for the same and even claimed that there were people still employed by the Justice Department on her side during the interview. "She would not speak or respond to any questions that had anything to do with President Trump," Rep. Robert Garcia said to reporters.

"It's also interesting that sitting next to her was DOJ counsel…who on multiple occasions stepped in and told the former Attorney General that she was not going to answer those questions, especially when we asked questions about what the President directed her to do. The DOJ is in there right now, stopping questions about President Trump and about what happened in the release of these files and why so many survivors were doxed, and their information released to the public," he added.

Garcia also claimed that Bondi pushed a lot of the blame onto Acting Attorney General Blanche. However, she took to X to claim that she did no such thing. "NOT TRUE. I praised Acting AG Blanche's management of this Herculean task. I said his ethics are beyond reproach and that he is an incredible Attorney General," she wrote.