DOJ Responds to Allegations of Impeding Epstein Investigation

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) faced criticism following a social media response that appeared to acknowledge claims of obstructing the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. The incident occurred when journalist Aaron Parnas tweeted that the Trump Administration was impeding the investigation, to which the DOJ's Rapid Response team replied, "We are." This response was interpreted as an admission of the accusation before the DOJ linked to a fact check stating that claims of a lack of cooperation were "demonstrably false." New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez has accused the DOJ of withholding unredacted files related to Epstein's Zorro Ranch, where sex-trafficked women and girls are believed to have been housed. Torrez stated that the delay in accessing these files is detrimental to ongoing prosecutions. He highlighted that 130 days had passed since his office's initial request for the files. The Epstein Files Transparency Act, signed into law in November 2025, requires the DOJ to publish all unclassified records related to Epstein's prosecution, but compliance has not been fully achieved. A DOJ spokesperson stated that the agency had substantively responded to New Mexico's demands and expressed readiness to assist in the investigation.