Senate Democrats are trying to use a little-known law to get their hands on the Jeffrey Epstein files as the Trump administration struggles to control the fallout over its handling of the case. Donald Trump has been haunted by questions about his relationship with the convicted sex offender and what the files may contain ever since the Justice Department reversed course on releasing documents earlier this month,

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is looking to capitalize on the Jeffrey Epstein feud roiling Republicans by trying to invoke a nearly century-old law to require the release of files detailing those once connected to the late child sex offender.

The grand jury transcripts in Jeffrey Epstein’s and Ghislaine Maxwell’s criminal cases — which the Trump administration is trying to get unsealed in a bid to satisfy demands for more transparency — contain testimony from just two law enforcement witnesses that may do little to answer questions surrounding President Donald Trump’s role in the sordid saga.