2026-07-15 18:56:44 UTC / 路透社
作者：安德鲁·海
2026年7月15日 美国东部时间下午6:56 更新于1小时前
美国众议院监督委员会民主党人于2025年12月18日在华盛顿特区发布的美国司法部爱泼斯坦档案中的照片显示已故金融家、已定罪性犯罪者杰弗里·爱泼斯坦。众议院监督委员会民主党人/路透社供图 本图片由第三方提供… 购买授权，打开新标签页 查看更多
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7月15日 路透社 – 美国司法部周三表示，根据法律规定，其不得发布新墨西哥州要求提供的杰弗里·爱泼斯坦相关未编辑文件，这加剧了美国最高法律机构与调查这位已故性犯罪者的州官员之间的矛盾。
此事发生前，新墨西哥州总检察长劳尔·托雷斯于周二发布一封信，指责司法部未能移交文件，蓄意阻碍该州对爱泼斯坦的刑事调查。
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“联邦法律、法院命令以及对受害者和证人的隐私保护，不允许我们发布数百万份未编辑的文件，”美国司法部发言人在一份声明中表示。“我们将继续遵守联邦法律和现行法院命令。”
今年2月，由民主党掌控的该州重新启动对爱泼斯坦位于首府圣达菲以南的前庄园相关活动的调查，他被指控在近30年间虐待女性和女童。
针对该州当月提出的未编辑文件请求，托雷斯称，新墨西哥州美国检察官办公室于7月10日提供了31页已公开的文件，其中包含无法使用的编辑内容或是当地新闻报道的复印件。
“这反映出他们蓄意选择不配合，”托雷斯在周二的信中写道。他的办公室周三未立即回复置评请求。
新墨西哥州州议会正在开展平行调查——上月，该议会传唤了三个州以及美属维尔京群岛的美国检察官办公室，要求其提供有关是否以及为何选择不起诉爱泼斯坦的信息。
该议会的“真相委员会”预计将于本月发布中期报告。托雷斯尚未公布任何调查结果。
受害者和维权人士向司法部施压，要求完整公布爱泼斯坦相关文件，这一压力一直困扰着总统唐纳德·特朗普，后者曾表示美国应该翻篇。
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US Justice Dept says it cannot provide unredacted Epstein files for New Mexico probe
2026-07-15 18:56:44 UTC / Reuters
By Andrew Hay
July 15, 2026 6:56 PM UTC Updated 1 hour ago
Late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is seen in this image from the U.S. Justice Department’s file of Epstein, released by the House Oversight Committee Democrats Washington, D.C., U.S., on December 18, 2025. House Oversight Committee Democrats/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD… Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab Read more
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July 15 (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday said it was prohibited by law from releasing unredacted files on Jeffrey Epstein requested by New Mexico, escalating a feud between the nation’s top legal agency and state officials investigating the late sex offender.
It came after New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez released a letter on Tuesday accusing the DOJ of deliberately obstructing the state’s criminal probe of Epstein by failing to hand over the files.
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“Federal law, court orders, and privacy protections for victims and witnesses do not allow us to release millions of unredacted documents,” a U.S. Justice Department spokesperson said in a statement. “We will continue to follow federal law and the court orders that are in place.”
In February, the Democratic-run state re-opened an investigation into activities at Epstein’s former ranch, south of the capital Santa Fe, where he is accused of abusing women and girls for nearly three decades.
In response to the state’s request that month for unredacted files, Torrez said the U.S. Attorney’s Office for New Mexico on July 10 provided 31 pages of documents that had already been made public, contained redacted material that was unusable or were photocopies of local news stories.
“It is a reflection of a deliberate choice not to cooperate,” Torrez wrote in the Tuesday letter. His office did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Wednesday.
New Mexico’s state legislature is running a parallel investigation — last month, it subpoenaed U.S. attorneys’ offices in three states and the U.S. Virgin Islands for information on whether and why they chose not to prosecute Epstein.
The legislature’s “Truth Commission” is expected to release an interim report this month. Torrez has yet to announce any findings.
Pressure from victims and advocates on the DOJ to release the Epstein files in their entirety has dogged President Donald Trump, who has said the country should move on.
Reporting by Andrew Hay in New Mexico; Editing by David Gregorio
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