Senate Democrats on Wednesday said they are attempting to force the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files through a little-known, decades-old law. All seven Democrats on the Homeland Security Committee invoked a law that requires federal agencies provide information about "any matter within the jurisdiction of the committee" if at least five members request it.

The Trump administration in new court filings said the public has a "clearly expressed interest" in "effrey Epstein’s and Ghislaine Maxwell’s crimes."