Politico: “The Government Accountability Office has launched an investigation into the Justice Department’s handling of files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) said Tuesday, including the decisions the made in “reviewing, redacting, and releasing the Epstein files.” The investigation comes after a group of lawmakers sent a letter to the independent watchdog alleging the DOJ had failed to comply with the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which was signed into law by President Donald Trump in November…”

Forbes: “Merkley, as well as other members of the Senate Judiciary Committee (Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., and Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill.), previously asked the GAO to review the Justice Department’s practices in redacting information in the Epstein files in March..”