New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice and acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Wednesday, the Associated Press reported. “Todd Blanche today with a stroke of a pen could grant us the access that he claimed,” Torrez said. New Mexico sues the Department of Justice and Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, saying the federal government blocked the state’s ability to investigate the sex crimes of financier Jeffrey Epstein at a ranch there. Rachel Benavidez, who alleged that she was sexually abused by Epstein at the Zorro Ranch, also spoke during a legislative hearing on Wednesday. While the Justice Department began releasing some investigative records in December under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, many critics, including members of Congress, have complained about the process.