New Mexico sues justice department for ‘stonewalling’ Epstein investigation
Filing by attorney general Raúl Torrez comes after DoJ appears to have ignored deadline for key Epstein ranch files
TL;DR
- New Mexico filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Justice and acting attorney general Todd Blanche.
- The state alleges the DOJ "stonewalled" its criminal investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's activities at his Zorro ranch.
- The lawsuit claims the DOJ ignored a deadline to provide information about alleged historical abuse at the ranch.
- New Mexico seeks a court order for the DOJ to comply with the Epstein transparency law and Touhy regulations.
- The state's attorney general reopened the investigation after the Zorro property was mentioned in recently released Epstein files.