11 20 25 FOX News' Ryan Schmelz on what can be learned from Epstein file release

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Gina gon Dec on Colorado's Morning News. The countdown is on,
as the Justice Department now has thirty days to release
the files on sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after President Trump
signed the bill yesterday, but there's still no guarantee that
every document will be made public. Joining us on the
KA Common Spirit Health Hotline is Box News Radios, Ryan Schmells, Ryan,
appreciate your time as always. Okay, explain what are some

(00:22):
of these caveats when it comes to the files, what
could be released and what could still be with healt.

Speaker 2 (00:28):
Yeah, Well, they're still expected to release all the documents
and put it on the DOK website in a downloadable
form within that thirty day timeline that you just mentioned. However,
there are some new investigations that the Department of Justice
is undergoing when it comes to certain people who might
have ties with Jeffrey Epstein. Now, BONDI has not given
any indication what that specifically is President Trump, I believe

(00:49):
it's hinted that it could be some Democrats who have
passed interactions or allegations of interactions with Jeffrey Epstein. But
you know, keep in mind, if there's an active investigation
some of those documents might not be released.

Speaker 1 (01:03):
Ran, I'm curious when it came to the congressional vote.
Obviously Trump could have just ordered the release on his own.
Do you think the vote was more procedural just to
get on record what these lawmakers thought of?

Speaker 2 (01:15):
Well? Maybe, but you know, when you talk to Thomas Massey,
who is who is the architect of this the Republican
he believes that you know, when you have this vote,
and now that you have the legislation passed, this has
legal obligations that the Department of Justice otherwise did not
have to do beforehand, and it seemed like he kind

(01:35):
of liked having that legal obligation where you know, they
could face penalties. The Department of Justice and the officials
involved could face significant penalties if they don't release the documents. Ran.

Speaker 1 (01:47):
When we talk about the Epstein files, we've really just
been using the term the Epstein files. But when we
talk about them, what are they like specifically? Obviously we
don't know exactly the names and people in them. What
are we talking about here?

Speaker 2 (02:00):
Talk about pretty much anything that the Department of Justice
the FBI recorded in terms of their investigating into Jeffrey Epstein.
So any text messages they obtained, any emails they obtained, anything,
any testimony from witnesses that they obtained, anything that might

(02:22):
be related to their investigation that they can declassify. Regarding
Jeffrey Epstein, that's my understanding of what could be released
to the public.

Speaker 1 (02:30):
And do we have any speculation we talk thirty days,
you think they're going to use all the thirty days
in order to decide how they're going to post this,
and then once it's posted, like you mentioned, easily accessible,
like I could just jump online DJ website and see
them myself pretty much.

Speaker 2 (02:44):
That is that is how the language is written in
the text that you're supposed to be able to go
on the dog website and be able to download and
easily search for all of this documentation. Now, yeah, there
probably are some legal proceedings that the Trump administration could
take and some caveats that could delay this and maybe

(03:04):
give them more time related to thirty days or prevent
certain things from being released. But at the same time,
you know, the legislation does say thirty days.

Speaker 1 (03:12):
Fox News Radios Ryan Smells, Ryan, thank you for joining us.
As always,