The Justice Department has snubbed Senate Democrats demanding the release of the Epstein files in its latest move to slow-walk the release of any information about the biggest scandal to hit Donald Trump’s second term.

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer said his “goal” is to release files related to Jeffrey Epstein quickly once the Justice Department starts turning them over Friday, but stressed they want to be careful not to do anything that could harm victims.

A federal judge in New York has denied a government request to unseal grand jury transcripts from the sex trafficking case involving the late financier Jeffrey Epstein. U.S. District Judge Richard Berman issued the ruling Wednesday in Manhattan, just weeks after the judge overseeing Ghislaine Maxwell 's case similarly rejected the government's bid.