“Their delay is actively hurting our criminal investigation and delaying justice Epstein survivors deserve.” The Department of Justice, meanwhile, has argued that privacy law prevents it from providing state officials with unredacted documents from its Epstein file. Survivors like the late Virginia Giuffre, who died by suicide in 2025, have warned that crimes took place at the Zorro Ranch. The Justice Department ultimately released millions of Epstein-related files in January, but several members of Congress have accused the department of failing to comply with the law in its entirety. Despite that evidence, Torrez said the Department of Justice failed to follow through with its “express assurances” to help with the state’s Epstein investigation.