New Mexico has had enough of the federal runaround on Jeffrey Epstein's secrets. On Wednesday the state's attorney general hauled the Justice Department and Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche into federal court, demanding the full, unredacted files that could finally expose what really happened at the predator's sprawling Zorro Ranch.
Attorney General Raúl Torrez filed the 40-page complaint in Washington, accusing the DOJ of "stonewalling" a legitimate state criminal investigation into trafficking, abuse, and worse on New Mexico soil.
Publicly released Epstein material already contains more than 13,000 references to Zorro Ranch and roughly 5,000 to the state itself. Torrez says the redactions are blocking the identification of victims, witnesses, staff, and members of Epstein's inner circle who may still face state charges.
New Mexico sued the Trump administration on Wednesday to obtain unredacted access to the Jeffrey Epstein files that have not been publicly disclosed as part of its criminal investigation into Epstein’s former Zorro Ranch.
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"New Mexico has a duty to protect survivors and investigate crimes committed in our state so that perpetrators can

