Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said he was compelling the Justice Department and FBI to release the Jeffrey Epstein files though a century-old law.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said he was compelling the Justice Department and FBI to release the Jeffrey Epstein files though a century-old law.

Senate Democrats are trying to use a little-known law to get their hands on the Jeffrey Epstein files as the Trump administration struggles to control the fallout over its handling of the case. Donald Trump has been haunted by questions about his relationship with the convicted sex offender and what the files may contain ever since the Justice Department reversed course on releasing documents earlier this month,