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2025年12月19日，美国华盛顿司法部发布了这张照片，展示了吉斯莱恩·麦克斯韦和杰弗里·爱泼斯坦，这是该部门对已故金融家、已定罪性犯罪者杰弗里·爱泼斯坦展开调查的新一批文件的一部分。美国司法部/路透社供图/资料图
[1/2]2025年12月19日，美国华盛顿司法部发布了这张照片，展示了吉斯莱恩·麦克斯韦和杰弗里·爱泼斯坦，这是该部门对已故金融家、已定罪性犯罪者杰弗里·爱泼斯坦展开调查的新一批文件的一部分。美国司法部…… 购买授权，打开新标签页 查看更多
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华盛顿4月23日路透电 —— 美国司法部内部监察机构周四表示，将调查该部门如何遵守一项要求公开已故性犯罪者杰弗里·爱泼斯坦相关调查文件的法律。
独立于司法部运作的司法部监察长办公室表示，将“评估司法部按照法律要求识别、编辑红acted并公开其掌握的记录的流程”。
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这项于去年11月通过的法律要求司法部公开几乎所有与爱泼斯坦（这名与权贵人士交情匪浅的金融家）及其前同伙吉斯莱恩·麦克斯韦相关的人口贩运调查文件。法律仅设置了有限的豁免条款，以保护 alleged受害者的身份并保护正在进行的调查。
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此次审查可能会延长外界对司法部处理爱泼斯坦文件的审查，这一问题一直笼罩着唐纳德·特朗普总统任期内的司法部领导层，而在联邦检察官花数周时间审查材料后，司法部似乎急于将此事翻篇。共和党和民主党议员都批评了司法部公开文件的方式，抱怨部分 alleged受害者的身份被泄露，以及文件中的 redaction 超出了法律允许的有限豁免范围。
特朗普对这一问题的不满是他本月解雇前司法部长帕姆·邦迪的原因之一。
司法部发言人未立即回应置评请求。
此次审查将聚焦于司法部如何识别和收集与爱泼斯坦相关的记录、其编辑红acted和扣留材料的流程，以及其为解决部分已公开信息引发的担忧所做的努力。该办公室承诺将发布一份调查结果报告，但此类调查通常需要数年时间。
司法部官员已根据该法律公开了超过300万页的记录，并辩称特朗普政府在这一问题上比往届政府更加透明，尽管特朗普此前一直反对公开文件，直到国会以两党支持通过该法律前不久才改变立场。司法部官员表示，识别 alleged受害者是无意之举，律师们在紧凑的时间表下审查了数百万页文件。
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负责调查浪费、欺诈和不当行为的司法部监察长办公室此前因在特朗普政府改组司法部并解雇数十名牵头调查特朗普及其盟友的检察官和特工时缺乏公开行动而受到批评。此次爱泼斯坦审查的宣布距离特朗普提名该办公室长期调查员唐·贝蒂亚姆担任常任监察长仅两天。
监察长办公室此前曾调查2019年爱泼斯坦在纽约监狱等待人口贩运审判期间死亡一案。2023年发布的严厉报告指责联邦监狱雇员疏忽，但并未质疑联邦调查局关于爱泼斯坦死于自杀的结论。
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US Justice Department watchdog to review release of Epstein files
2026-04-23T16:38:31.821Z / Reuters
By Andrew Goudsward
April 23, 2026 4:38 PM UTC Updated 1 hour ago
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Item 1 of 2 Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein are seen in this image released by the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., U.S., on December 19, 2025 as part of a new trove of documents from its investigations into the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. U.S. Justice Department/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
[1/2]Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein are seen in this image released by the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., U.S., on December 19, 2025 as part of a new trove of documents from its investigations into the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. U.S. Justice… Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tabRead more
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WASHINGTON, April 23 (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department’s internal watchdog said on Thursday it would investigate how the department complied with a law requiring the release of investigative files on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The DOJ’s Office of Inspector General, which operates independently of the department, said it would “evaluate the DOJ’s processes for identifying, redacting, and releasing records in its possession as required by the act.”
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The law, passed in November, required the Justice Department to release nearly all of its files related to sex trafficking investigations into Epstein, a financier who cultivated ties with wealthy and powerful figures, and his former associate Ghislaine Maxwell. It included only limited exemptions to shield identities of alleged victims and protect ongoing investigations.
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The review will likely prolong scrutiny of the DOJ’s handling of the Epstein files, an issue that has shadowed Justice Department leadership under President Donald Trump and that the DOJ has appeared eager to move on from after federal prosecutors spent weeks reviewing material. Republican and Democratic lawmakers have criticized the department’s rollout of the files, bemoaning the release of some alleged victims’ identities and redactions in the records that appear to go beyond limited exemptions allowed under the law.
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Trump’s dissatisfaction with the issue was one reason he fired former Attorney General Pam Bondi this month.
A Justice Department spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The review will focus on how the department identified and collected records related to Epstein, its process for redacting and withholding material and its efforts to address concerns about some information that was released. The office pledged to release a report on its findings, though such inquiries often take years.
DOJ officials have released more than 3 million pages of records under the law and argued the Trump administration has been more transparent on the issue than its predecessors, though Trump opposed the release of files until shortly before Congress approved the law with bipartisan support. Department officials have said any identification of alleged victims was inadvertent and that lawyers worked on a compressed timetable to review millions of pages of files.
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The DOJ’s inspector general, tasked with investigating waste, fraud and misconduct, has faced criticism for a lack of public action as the Trump administration overhauled the department and fired dozens of prosecutors and agents who led investigations into Trump and his allies. The announcement of the Epstein review comes two days after Trump nominated Don Berthiaume, a longtime investigator in the office, to be the permanent inspector general.
The Office of Inspector General previously investigated Epstein’s death in a New York jail in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. The scathing 2023 report faulted federal Bureau of Prisons employees for negligence but did not dispute the FBI’s finding that Epstein’s death was a suicide.
Reporting by Andrew Goudsward Editing by Rod Nickel
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