Justice Department says it is still 'reviewing' taskforce's request for docs on JFK, Epstein

The Justice Department on Wednesday told the Congressional federal secrets taskforce that it was still reviewing the taskforce's request for information on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, even after the deadline for the documents passed. 

The taskforce's chairwoman, Anna Paulina Luna, on Tuesday said she pressured the department on Kennedy's assassination and Jeffrey Epstein's client list, because they had not heard anything. President Donald Trump signed an executive order last month that declassifies records related to the assassinations of JFK, Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr. 

The order directed the Justice Department to coordinate with the Intelligence community, including Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, to establish a plan for the release of the JFK files by Feb. 7, which has now passed.

Luna said Wednesday that she finally heard back from the Justice Department, which said it was reviewing the requests. 

"The integrity of criminal investigations and prosecutions is essential to every component of the department's mission to uphold the rule of law, keep our nation safe, and protect civil rights," the letter reads. "The department remains committed to meeting its legal recordkeeping obligations as it pursues that mission."

The letter did not give a timeline for when the documents would be released or when a briefing on the matter could take place. Luna initially requested the briefing take place Thursday. 

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