Trump Action Archive

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• House Democrat demands AG Bondi release Epstein files; cites subpoena non-compliance — Rep. Robert Garcia, the top Democrat on the House oversight committee, sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi demanding the release of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein's case, citing revelations in Virginia Giuffre's posthumous memoir published that week. Garcia referenced a subpoena approved by the committee in August and accused Bondi of refusing to comply and disregarding congressional oversight. The committee has been investigating the government's handling of Epstein's prosecution since July.

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• Speaker Johnson says he won't block House vote on Epstein files discharge petition — House Speaker Mike Johnson stated at a press conference that he would not prevent a vote on legislation to release Jeffrey Epstein investigation documents, even as the House remained in recess during a government shutdown. A discharge petition signed by all House Democrats and four Republicans was one signature away from the 218-member threshold needed to force a floor vote. Johnson argued the petition was unnecessary because a House oversight committee was already investigating Epstein, though he has refused to swear in newly elected Democrat Adelita Grijalva until the House reconvenes.

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• Trump's interim U.S. attorney for Eastern District of Virginia leaked grand jury testimony to reporter — Lawfare reported that Trump's hand-picked interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Lindsey Halligan, engaged in a Signal exchange with reporter Anna Bower in which she divulged details about grand jury testimony in her criminal case against New York Attorney General Letitia James. Halligan later told Bower that their entire correspondence was off the record, despite the fact that such requests must be made in advance and agreed to by the reporter. The incident raised serious concerns about prosecutorial ethics and the politicization of the Justice Department.
• US Attorney Halligan's use of auto-delete Signal messages potentially violates federal records-retention laws — Lindsey Halligan, interim US attorney for the eastern district of Virginia, used Signal with auto-delete settings (eight-hour message expiration) to communicate with a journalist about her prosecution of New York Attorney General Letitia James. Watchdog groups American Oversight and Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington warned that this practice potentially violates the Federal Records Act and DOJ records-retention rules. American Oversight filed a public records request for the messages; both groups called for investigation by Attorney General Pam Bondi and the DOJ Office of Inspector General.