The disclosure law and what followed.

What has happened since the law passed

• The original law set a thirty-day disclosure deadline.Withholding to protect an active federal investigation or ongoing prosecution must be narrowly tailored and temporary. The statutory deadline fell in December 2025.

  Public Law 119-38

• DOJ reported releasing 3.5 million pages in January 2026.In a July 2026 court filing the department defended withholding the rest, in part to protect internal deliberations. Internal deliberations are not one of the exemptions the Act lists.

  DOJ releaseReporting on DOJ’s court filingExemptions in the Act

• A federal court ordered the department to justify its redactions.In June 2026 the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia gave it a deadline to release records unredacted or explain why they stay blacked out. The reporting linked below describes the department’s appeal at that time.

  Reporting on the court order

• Eight other countries and the EU opened inquiries off the same documents.At least nine in total, ranging from preliminary review to formal criminal investigation.

  International investigation countEU case confirmation

• In February 2026, the deputy attorney general said the review was over.On ABC's This Week in February 2026 the deputy attorney general said the examination "is over," and that the department cannot "come up with a case that isn't there." That statement describes the department’s position at the time.

  Blanche on ABC This Week

The current petition calls for stronger disclosure enforcement and independent investigations and prosecutions where the evidence warrants.