(NEXSTAR) – Friday marked three weeks since the congressionally imposed Dec. 19 deadline for the Department of Justice to release the so-called “Epstein files,” and some lawmakers say they won’t let the issue fade as Washington’s focus shifts to the conflict in Venezuela. “Trump, J.D. Vance and Pam Bondi are engaged in one of the greatest cover-ups that we have seen when it comes to Jeffrey Epstein,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Friday as she left the Capitol. Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., the lead Republican sponsor of the Epstein Transparency Act, the law that set the deadline, said the DOJ is “clearly in violation of the law.” So far, the Justice Department has released only a small fraction of documents tied to Epstein’s case. In a court filing, Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said 400 DOJ officials are reviewing more than 2 million files, after an additional 1 million documents were uncovered during the Christmas holiday. They wrote that “the goal of all these efforts is to facilitate the release of materials under the Act promptly and to continue to protect victim privacy.” Unconvinced, Massie and Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., on Thursday asked a federal judge to appoint a special master to oversee the DOJ’s handling of the files. Massie said heavy redactions in the documents already released are unacceptable and unfair to victims seeking justice. “It’s not the volume of the material they’re giving us; it’s the material they’re not giving us,” he said. The DOJ did not respond to requests for a timeline on additional releases. Massie warned that Trump administration officials could face prosecution if they fail to comply with the law. Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., who is leading a separate congressional investigation, said that probe is moving forward regardless. In an Instagram video posted Friday, Garcia said the House Oversight Committee had obtained subpoenas for three of Epstein’s former associates, including his personal accountant, Richard Kahn, and longtime attorney Darren Indyke. Since launching a bipartisan investigation into the Epstein files in August 2025, the Oversight Committee has released thousands of documents obtained from the Epstein estate, including photos showing Epstein with high-profile figures such as President Donald Trump and former President Bill Clinton.