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BumRushDaShow

(158,703 posts)
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 08:34 AM Jul 29

Lawyers plan to use surprise tactic against Trump admin and release Epstein files: report

Source: Raw Story

July 28, 2025 10:46PM ET


Lawyers with the liberal watchdog group Democracy Defenders Fund are using a surprise tactic against the Trump administration to compel the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, according to a new report.

Norm Eisen, a former Obama White House ethics chief and DDF co-founder, told The Daily Beast on Monday that the group has already filed a sweeping Freedom of Information Act request. While the Department of Justice probably anticipated that request, Eisen suggested that the government gave DDF an ace to play.

DDF's FOIA request cites a recent Justice Department court filing to release the grand jury tapes from the Epstein files, where the government argued that they should be quickly released because of public interest.

Eisen noted that the government's argument triggered an exception in the FOIA law that allows for the files to be released on an expedited timetable.

Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/trump-administration-2673774998/



Link to Democracy Defenders Fund PRESS RELEASE - DEMOCRACY DEFENDERS FUND FILES FOR ADDITIONAL TRUMP-RELATED EPSTEIN FILES

Link to DDF FOIAs REQUEST (PDF) - https://fb1cd5ab-5a51-475c-87d1-10904a61146d.usrfiles.com/ugd/fb1cd5_38e108e26fc64442a70911edb73317dc.pdf
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Lawyers plan to use surprise tactic against Trump admin and release Epstein files: report (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Jul 29 OP
They'll never see it coming now underpants Jul 29 #1
I know. Why do we always announce our secret plans? travelingthrulife Jul 29 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author ret5hd Jul 29 #3
I updated the OP with links to the press release and FOIA request BumRushDaShow Jul 29 #5
Norm Eisen gets things done. bucolic_frolic Jul 29 #4
It won't be a surprise now oldmanlynn Jul 29 #6
The FOIA request was done before any story publication! BumRushDaShow Jul 29 #7
"release the grand jury tapes"? Audio recordings? Video? CaptainTruth Jul 29 #8
Awaiting all the ALTERED claims, since they know all too well from the Hunter laptop BS? Brainfodder Jul 29 #9
trump goonies have had plenty of time to delete his name from the files by now Bayard Jul 29 #10

Response to underpants (Reply #1)

BumRushDaShow

(158,703 posts)
5. I updated the OP with links to the press release and FOIA request
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 08:59 AM
Jul 29

so it was already a done deal before the story was published (this report was not a "real time" one ).

bucolic_frolic

(52,027 posts)
4. Norm Eisen gets things done.
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 08:49 AM
Jul 29

Meanwhile how do they know the government is still in possession of the records? Or are they in Donnie's bathroom storage unit?

CaptainTruth

(7,847 posts)
8. "release the grand jury tapes"? Audio recordings? Video?
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 10:57 AM
Jul 29

I'm sure members of the grand jury want to remain anonymous & if any "tapes" (recordings) of the proceedings exist they could potentially reveal identities.

It seems odd to me that there would be "tapes".

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