Morning Joe AG Bondi: ‘All’ Epstein files have been released
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Feb 16, 2026 
David Rode, MSNOW national security reporter on-the-ground in Munich; Richard Haas, CFR President Emeritus and foreign policy analyst; Eugene Daniels, MSNOW senior Washington reporter and co-host of The Weekend. They dig into DOJ’s release and redactions of Epstein files, reactions from lawmakers over missing names, survivors’ frustration with transparency, and Munich Security Conference takeaways on alliances and Russia.
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DOJ Says Files Released, Lawmakers Disagree
- The DOJ claims it released all Epstein files but Congress members say redactions and withheld privileges undermine that claim.
- Lisa Rubin and Eugene Daniels highlight gaps between the law's requirements and DOJ's cited deliberative privileges.
Plan For Committee Tactics And Electoral Leverage
- Democrats may need to leverage committee tactics and political strategy to extract more documents from Republicans on oversight committees.
- Eugene Daniels suggests patience and electoral change could shift access when Democrats regain the gavel.
Privilege Redactions Conflict With The Act
- The Epstein Files Transparency Act contains no provision for privileges like deliberative process, yet DOJ used FOIA-style privileges to redact.
- Lisa Rubin explains Congress intentionally did not allow those redactions and DOJ effectively inserted FOIA standards.