U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich presses U.S. Attorney and D.N.I. Nominee Jay Clayton on Epstein files as N.M. D.O.J. and U.S. D.O.J. clash

Published Jul. 16, 2026, 8:26 PM
U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich in a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence - July 15, 2026Courtesy photo - https://www.heinrich.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/heinrich-presses-jay-clayton-on-doj-obstruction-of-new-mexico-investigation-into-jeffrey-epsteins-crimes-at-zorro-ranch
U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton in a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence - July 15, 2026Screenshot - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3xlaXPxLWE

WASHINGTON – United States Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) questioned U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and nominee for Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Jay Clayton in a Senate Select Committee hearing on Wednesday about the U.S. Department of Justice’s alleged refusal to investigate Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes at…

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SOURCES Heinrich Presses Jay Clayton on DOJ Obstruction of New Mexico Investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s Crimes at Zorro Ranch https://www.heinrich.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/heinrich-presses-jay-clayton-on-doj-obstruction-of-new-mexico-investigation-into-jeffrey-epsteins-crimes-at-zorro-ranch Sen. Heinrich Presses DNI Nominee Jay Clayton on Epstein Investigations https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3xlaXPxLWE Attorney General Raúl Torrez: USDOJ is Hindering Our Criminal Investigation by Withholding Unredacted Epstein Files https://nmdoj.gov/press-release/attorney-general-raul-torrez-usdoj-is-hindering-our-criminal-investigation-by-withholding-unredacted-epstein-files/ Correspondence between the New Mexico Attorney General and the US Attorney General dated June 30. https://nmdoj.gov/wp-content/uploads/NMDOJ-Correspondence-to-Acting-U.S.-Attorney-General-Todd-Blanche-6-30-26-1_6883-.pdf Millions of Epstein files released - and survivors paid the price www.freedomunited.org/news/epstein-files-released-survivors-pay-price/ Meet the U.S. Attorney - Jay Clayton https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/meet-us-attorney Epstein Files Transparency Act (H.R. 4405) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4405 What is a Touhy request? https://www.thefederalcriminalattorneys.com/touhy-request

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