The post Why Trump’s DOJ Investigation Could Keep Documents Hidden appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Topline House lawmakers are expected to pass a bill Tuesday that would force the Justice Department to release its full files on Jeffrey Epstein, but even if the bill becomes law, the Trump administration could use its new investigation into Epstein’s ties to top Democrats to keep some files concealed. Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks as U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during a press conference in the Oval Office of the White House on October 15 in Washington, DC. Getty Images Key Facts House lawmakers will vote Tuesday on legislation that requires the DOJ to release its files on Epstein within 30 days of the bill becoming law, with the bill widely expected to pass by a large margin after President Donald Trump encouraged House Republicans to back the legislation. The fact both House Republicans and the president have backed the bill passing has made it increasingly likely the measure will become law, though it’s still unclear when the Senate could vote and if they’ll approve the legislation. While the bill requires the DOJ to turn over its full files on Epstein, the legislation carves out a few exemptions that allow the government to hold documents back—most notably any documents that “would jeopardize an active federal investigation or ongoing prosecution.” Attorney General Pam Bondi confirmed last week that, at Trump’s direction, the DOJ is launching an investigation into Epstein’s ties to such “people and institutions” as former President Bill Clinton, Democratic megadonor Reid Hoffman, economist Larry Summers and JP Morgan Chase. Legal experts have speculated the Trump administration will use that probe to justify not turning over many of the Epstein files under the federal investigation exemption, with former U.S. attorney Barb McQuade telling TIME the DOJ investigation could be “a strategic effort to block the release of further… The post Why Trump’s DOJ Investigation Could Keep Documents Hidden appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Topline House lawmakers are expected to pass a bill Tuesday that would force the Justice Department to release its full files on Jeffrey Epstein, but even if the bill becomes law, the Trump administration could use its new investigation into Epstein’s ties to top Democrats to keep some files concealed. Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks as U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during a press conference in the Oval Office of the White House on October 15 in Washington, DC. Getty Images Key Facts House lawmakers will vote Tuesday on legislation that requires the DOJ to release its files on Epstein within 30 days of the bill becoming law, with the bill widely expected to pass by a large margin after President Donald Trump encouraged House Republicans to back the legislation. The fact both House Republicans and the president have backed the bill passing has made it increasingly likely the measure will become law, though it’s still unclear when the Senate could vote and if they’ll approve the legislation. While the bill requires the DOJ to turn over its full files on Epstein, the legislation carves out a few exemptions that allow the government to hold documents back—most notably any documents that “would jeopardize an active federal investigation or ongoing prosecution.” Attorney General Pam Bondi confirmed last week that, at Trump’s direction, the DOJ is launching an investigation into Epstein’s ties to such “people and institutions” as former President Bill Clinton, Democratic megadonor Reid Hoffman, economist Larry Summers and JP Morgan Chase. Legal experts have speculated the Trump administration will use that probe to justify not turning over many of the Epstein files under the federal investigation exemption, with former U.S. attorney Barb McQuade telling TIME the DOJ investigation could be “a strategic effort to block the release of further…