It's been a busy week at the Justice Department. Here's a recap

By Scott Simon,

Ryan Lucas

Published August 23, 2025 at 4:47 AM PDT

The Department of Justice has been in the news all week, both over its handling of the Epstein investigation and its search of a home of Trump's former national security adviser.

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Scott Simon

Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy.

Ryan Lucas

Ryan Lucas covers the Justice Department for NPR.

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