URGENT UPDATE: Lawyer Ankush Khardori has just called out the Justice Department (DOJ) for a major contradiction in its handling of Jeffrey Epstein’s case, raising serious questions about the agency’s competence. During a CNN appearance on Saturday, Khardori highlighted a shocking discrepancy that has not received adequate attention from the media.
The DOJ is currently rolling out its Epstein files in a phased manner, a process mandated by law. However, in a leaked memo from June 2022, the agency claimed to have reviewed all documents related to Epstein and sought to close further investigations. Fast forward to December 24, 2022, when the DOJ announced it had discovered an astonishing one million new documents related to Epstein, prompting a delay in the release to allow for proper review and redaction.
Khardori questioned how the DOJ could “just find a million new documents,” labeling it a key issue that demands clarity. “This is an excellent question,” Khardori stated. He pointed out that the previous Trump administration’s DOJ had asserted they had thoroughly examined all files before declaring no further investigations were warranted.
The newly uncovered documents were reportedly delivered from the Southern District of New York, the same jurisdiction where Epstein’s associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, was prosecuted and convicted for sex trafficking. Khardori emphasized that the only reasonable explanation for this oversight is “incompetence.”
“This is a total professionally incompetent endeavor,” Khardori asserted. He drew parallels to corporate responses to DOJ inquiries, stating, “If a corporate defendant waited until the last day to respond to a subpoena and claimed a million documents were missed, the DOJ would go ballistic.”
This latest revelation could have significant implications for ongoing investigations into Epstein’s extensive network and the systemic failures within federal agencies. As more details emerge, questions about accountability and transparency at the DOJ are intensifying.
As this situation develops, observers are keen to see how the Justice Department will respond to the mounting scrutiny. Stay tuned for more updates on this critical story.
