Federal watchdog says it will review DOJ’s Epstein files release

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) will conduct a review of the Justice Department’s compliance with Congress’s mandate to release the Epstein files, the congressional watchdog confirmed Wednesday.

The review would be the second into DOJ’s handling of the files, with the inspector general at the department launching its own review last week. 

A bipartisan group of lawmakers had asked GAO to conduct the review. 

“GAO has accepted a congressional request to review DOJ’s processes in reviewing, redacting, and releasing the Epstein files. The first thing GAO does once it has accepted work is determine the full scope of what we will cover and the methodology to be used, a spokesperson for GAO said in a statement. 

The Washington Post first reported the news. 

The Justice Department has been trailed by questions over the extent it’s followed........

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