DOJ Tells Lawmakers Epstein File Redactions Complied With Law

The Justice Department sent a letter to US lawmakers summarizing redactions in the so-called Epstein Files, as political pressure swirls around decisions to withhold some information.

The explanation for redactions was required by a law passed last year that has forced the public release of millions of pages of material. Although that legislation required a broad swath to be made public, it allowed for redactions or the withholding of information in certain instances.

In its six-page Feb. 14 letter to leaders on the House and Senate judiciary committees, the department said it didn’t redact or withhold documents to protect anyone’s ...