Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman.
President Trump announced last night that he has signed a bill compelling the Justice Department to release its case files on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
NPR Stephen Fowler reports on what comes next.
Within 30 days,
the Attorney General is supposed to make documents available that relate to Epstein as well as his accomplice,
Ghislaine Maxwell.
That includes travel records,
individuals named or referenced in connection with Epstein's criminal activities,
information about plea deals and decisions not to charge Epstein and his death by suicide.
But some things won't be made public, like pictures and videos of Epstein's victims,
and anything that's determined to jeopardize a federal investigation could be redacted to,
which is relevant since Trump is called
for investigating Democrats that have been mentioned in files related to Epstein.
in PR News.
A federal judge has resumed his probe.
He wants to know who, in the Trump administration,
ignored his order last spring to turn back planes carrying Venezuelan migrants to Central America.
And Pierre's Adrienne Florido reports Judge James Boasberg's contempt inquiry could lead to criminal prosecution.
Boseberg of the federal district court for DC had put his criminal contempt inquiry on hold
while the Trump administration filed appeals.