Rarely used ‘rule of five’ requires government agencies to provide relevant information if at least five members of the committee request it
On Capitol Hill today, Senate Democrats – led by minority leader Chuck Schumer – will hold a press conference at 12pm ET to discuss their plans to push the justice department to release the full and un-redacted Epstein files.
Democrats are using a rare and little-known law, known colloquially as the “rule of five”, which requires government agencies to provide relevant information if at least five members of the committee request it. In this case, all Democrats on the homeland security and governmental affairs committee signed a letter to attorney general Pam Bondi yesterday.
The August first deadline is the August first deadline – it stands strong, and will not be extended. A big day for America!!!
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/jul/30/trump-administration-judges-epstein-witness-testimony-us-politics-latest-updates-news
Author : Shrai Popat (now); Chris Stein and Joe Coughlan (earlier)
Publish date : 2025-07-30 17:16:00
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