Justice Department's watchdog is reviewing compliance with the law mandating Epstein files release
Emphasis mine. Probably more cup switching, feigned accountability and misdirections.
>WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department’s internal watchdog announced a review Thursday of the department’s compliance with [the law mandating](https://apnews.com/article/epstein-files-congress-trump-house-297a66ce48bd2a67c571bc643e32ef71) the [release of the Jeffrey Epstein files](https://apnews.com/article/epstein-files-justice-department-trump-ed743598c320b94bd9d91631618678d9), stepping into a [politically sensitive saga](https://apnews.com/hub/jeffrey-epstein) that has shadowed the Trump administration over the past year.
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>The audit from the inspector general’s office will focus on how the department collected, reviewed and redacted materials in preparation for their release, as well as its process for addressing concerns that arose after the files were made public, [when Epstein survivors complained that personal information](https://apnews.com/article/justice-department-epstein-files-trump-036f169b672bcbe0a9b5516e109b6af0) about them had been disclosed.
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>The review will revisit the department’s staggered and uneven release of millions of records from the Epstein sex trafficking investigation, a process that exposed it to accusations that it was attempting to protect [President Donald Trump](https://apnews.com/hub/donald-trump), who decades ago was [friendly with the financier](https://apnews.com/article/trump-epstein-friendship-scotland-falling-out-a9896c04fcf932f232f1b319154eb800). It marks by far the watchdog office’s most significant effort since Trump took office for a second time to scrutinize the actions of [a department that has been riven by tumult](https://apnews.com/article/justice-department-bondi-trump-firings-prosecutors-b4134e5db9d9ff7963fc8c4bf7a0a166), including [mass firings of employees](https://apnews.com/article/justice-department-fbi-resignations-firings-job-requirements-bc0474a74d67bc308a4736454c847580) and allegations of politicization of investigations.
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>The audit will be overseen by **Don Berthiaume, a former career attorney in the department’s watchdog office who was formally nominated by Trump this week** to serve as inspector general.
>WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department’s internal watchdog announced a review Thursday of the department’s compliance with [the law mandating](https://apnews.com/article/epstein-files-congress-trump-house-297a66ce48bd2a67c571bc643e32ef71) the [release of the Jeffrey Epstein files](https://apnews.com/article/epstein-files-justice-department-trump-ed743598c320b94bd9d91631618678d9), stepping into a [politically sensitive saga](https://apnews.com/hub/jeffrey-epstein) that has shadowed the Trump administration over the past year.
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>The audit from the inspector general’s office will focus on how the department collected, reviewed and redacted materials in preparation for their release, as well as its process for addressing concerns that arose after the files were made public, [when Epstein survivors complained that personal information](https://apnews.com/article/justice-department-epstein-files-trump-036f169b672bcbe0a9b5516e109b6af0) about them had been disclosed.
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>The review will revisit the department’s staggered and uneven release of millions of records from the Epstein sex trafficking investigation, a process that exposed it to accusations that it was attempting to protect [President Donald Trump](https://apnews.com/hub/donald-trump), who decades ago was [friendly with the financier](https://apnews.com/article/trump-epstein-friendship-scotland-falling-out-a9896c04fcf932f232f1b319154eb800). It marks by far the watchdog office’s most significant effort since Trump took office for a second time to scrutinize the actions of [a department that has been riven by tumult](https://apnews.com/article/justice-department-bondi-trump-firings-prosecutors-b4134e5db9d9ff7963fc8c4bf7a0a166), including [mass firings of employees](https://apnews.com/article/justice-department-fbi-resignations-firings-job-requirements-bc0474a74d67bc308a4736454c847580) and allegations of politicization of investigations.
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>The audit will be overseen by **Don Berthiaume, a former career attorney in the department’s watchdog office who was formally nominated by Trump this week** to serve as inspector general.