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Lawmakers on Capitol Hill say they're frustrated after the Justice Department released only some of its files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Top Democrats argue the move violates the Epstein Transparency Act,
but they say it's unlikely Congress will take legal action against the DOJ.
NPR's Luke Garrett reports.
Maryland Representative Jamie Raskin is the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee.
He tells CNN he can't launch a suit against the DOJ.
It's not clear that we've got standing to do that.
Speaker Johnson would clearly be standing to do that on behalf of the whole House of Representatives.
But House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries tells ABC News the DOJ required by law to explain themselves.
The statute requires the so-called Department of Justice at this moment within 15 days to provide a written explanation to Congress and to the American people as to why they've withheld certain documents.
The Justice Department has defended its partial release of the Epstein files and the removal of around a dozen files.
Luke Garrett An official has told NPR that the U.S.
is tracking another oil tanker suspected of violating sanctions on Venezuela.