The lawsuit escalates a ‌politically charged dispute over the agency's Epstein files, an issue that has dogged the Trump administration. The US Department of Justice has said it provided some files but was prevented from supplying other material due to privacy protections. In response to the lawsuit, the US DOJ said under the Epstein Files Transparency Act and protective court orders, it was neither required nor permitted to disclose victim-identifying information. Over five months into the state investigation, New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez has yet to announce any results. Also on Wednesday, New Mexico legislators released an interim report on their ​so-called Truth Commission ‌probe, an independent investigation into Epstein.