The Justice Department almost never discloses information it collected on a criminal suspect outside of a criminal judicial proceeding, and for very good reasons. Revealing such information can endanger victims or other witnesses. And it denies due process to individuals who may be innocent — and who will never receive a trial — even though their names are prominently featured in the DOJ’s records.

Nevertheless, it’s looking increasingly likely that the Jeffrey Epstein files will become public.

The US House just passed legislation requiring the Justice Department to disclose its files on Epstein, who died while he was awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. While this vote is not dispositive — the legislation would also need to pass the Senate, and President Donald Trump could veto it

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