Republican lawmakers pressing the Department of Justice (DOJ) for the release of classified documents and records related to Jeffrey Epstein and the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, which is also among other federal secrets, have been flattened a bit, but received a response.
Last month, President Donald Trump signed an executive order calling for agencies to develop plans to release and distribute top-secret documents, including those relating to the assassination of Senators Robert F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King.
R-Fla. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, heads the House Oversight Committee task force on federal secrets, and finally heard after sending letters on February 11th and February 19th.
“My office just received official responses from Jeffrey Epstein, JFK, MLK and DOJ in the RFK files,” Luna wrote in X’s post, attaching a copy of the letter.
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In the letter, DOJ thanked Luna for two letters, where she requested briefings related to the confidential investigation and documents on departmental property.
DOJ also granted Luna’s request for written confirmation of the date and location of the release of these records.
“The integrity of criminal investigations and prosecution is essential to every element of the department’s mission to maintain the rule of law, keep our country safe and protect civil rights,” wrote Assistant Assistant Advisor Patrick D. Davis.
“The department remains committed to meeting its legal recordkeeping obligations in pursuing its mission. We are reviewing our clients’ requests and looking forward to being more involved in meeting your surveillance and legislative needs.
“I hope this information is helpful,” Davis added. “Please contact this office if we can provide additional assistance with this office or other issues.”
Anna Paulina Luna leads the Epstein Client List, which leads the task force on declassifying JFK assassination records
Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla. received a response Wednesday, imposing declassification of files related to Jeffrey Epstein, JFK, RFK and MLK. (Getty Images)
The reaction came two days after Luna said she was faced with silence from the DOJ.
“On February 11th and February 19th, House supervisors sent DOJ letters asking for status on releases such as the Epstein file and JFK,” Luna said in a post on X on Monday. “The DOJ is not responding. I reach out to X because it appears that I can’t respond from AG.
Luna also sent letters to National Intelligence Director Tarshi Gabbard, Attorney General Pam Bondy, National Security Advisor Michael Waltz, and White House lawyers requesting briefings on plans to release the documents by Thursday.
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Tulsi Gabbard was sworn in as Director of National Intelligence by Attorney General Pam Bondi, located in the White House Oval Office in Washington, DC (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images).
Bondi was a guest on Wednesday’s “Jesse Watters Primetime” and said her office will release information about Epstein tomorrow.
She told Watters, which allegedly has more than 250 victims, that her office needs to ensure that all identities are protected.
“What you’re going to see tomorrow is a lot of flight logs, lot of names, lot of information,” Bondy said when asked about the type of information that will be released Thursday. “But with his co-defendant, what the man did is pretty sick.”
Trump’s executive order has directed the Department of Justice to coordinate with Gabbard, Waltz and Warrington to establish plans for the release of JFK files by February 7th, and to develop plans for the release of MLK and Robert F. Kennedy files by March 9th.
Additionally, Luna is urging the Department of Justice to share details about Jeffrey Epstein’s client list. The American financier died in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.
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Bondi said on Friday that Epstein’s client list is waiting for reviews and is looking at Kennedy and King’s files.
Diana Stancy and Haley Chi-Sing of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
Greg Wehner is a news reporter for Fox News Digital.
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