1 of 2 | Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., has announced Tuesday that the Government Oversight Committee would investigate the Department of Justice's release of the Epstein files. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo
April 28 (UPI) -- The Government Accountability Office said Tuesday it will examine the Department of Justice's release of the Epstein files in response to the concerns of senators.
The announcement comes after a similar announcement from the Justice Department on Thursday. It announced that its own Office of the Inspector General would also investigate the release.
The Justice Department released millions of pages of files from its investigation of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after Congress passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act in November, which demanded the department release all files, only redacting the victims' identification. But many of the documents haven't been released, which the Justice Department has said are duplicates.
Members of Congress have also criticized the department for not redacting the names of some victims but redacting the names of some of Epstein's friends.
