Chuck Schumer Slams Trump Over News About a Million New Epstein Files: 'Engaged In a Massive Coverup'

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer slammed President Donald Trump over an announcement by the Department of Justice about the finding of a million new Epstein files.

In a social media publication, Schumer said the DOJ's "Christmas Eve news dump of 'a million more files' only proves what we already know: Trump is engaged in a massive coverup."

"The question Americans deserve answered is simple: WHAT are they hiding—and WHY?Justice delayed is justice denied. Release the files. Follow the law;" Schumer added.

Schumer's message is similar to that of Rep. Robert Garcia, the Democratic House Oversight Ranking Member, who said in a statement:

"The White House is openly engaged in a cover-up protecting Epstein's co-conspirators and the powerful men who abused women and girls. It's outrageous that the DOJ has illegally withheld over 1 million documents from the public."

"Every day we see lies, incompetence, missed deadlines, and illegal redactions. Pam Bondi needs to testify to Congress under oath to explain herself. Oversight Democrats also want to hear from whistleblowers or anyone at the DOJ who can assist us in bringing justice for the survivors. You are protected by the law," he added.

The statement came after the DOJ claimed that the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and the FBI informed of their finding.

"The DOJ has received these documents from SDNY and the FBI to review them for release, in compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act, existing statutes, and judicial orders," the department said, warning that "due to the mass volume of material, this process may take a few more weeks."

The DOJ is scrambling to deal with the release of the files, also having a hard time finding people to volunteer to redact them.

CNN detailed that DOJ leadership asked career prosecutors in Florida to volunteer to help over the "next several days" to help with the effort.

"We need AUSAs to do remote document review and redactions related to the Epstein files," reads a part of the message sent by DOJ officials.

The outlet noted that the email means there is a chance that more files will be released over the next days, including during Christmas and the New Year's holidays.