Rep. Goldman on Epstein Files: We Need to Make Sure Americans Understand ‘the Degree to Which This Is a Massive, Massive Cover-Up’

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GOLDMAN: “Well, look, I think it’s growing and you’re starting to see Republican senators and members of Congress speaking out against what is such an obvious cover-up. And it is particularly egregious when you hear them talk about the deliberative process privilege. The bill very specifically requires them to turn over all of the types of documents that would be included in the deliberative process privilege. Now, it’s one thing for Congress to demand that. It’s another thing in a piece of legislation that Donald Trump signed into law, for him to then turn around and say, no, I’m not complying with the law because of some other privilege that I have. He very expressly waived that privilege by signing that bill. And if they’re going to rely on that for so many of the redactions and for so many of withholdings, even though we don’t know what the basis is for the withholdings, then they’re just completely violating the law. So, our first step is to make sure that the American public understands the degree to which this is a massive, massive cover-up that is trying to protect at least Donald Trump and others in his orbit and Jeffrey Epstein’s orbit, and at the sacrifice of the survivors and the victims who have suffered so much from this massive, massive sex trafficking ring.”