Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) is accusing the Department of Justice of “muddying the waters” in its latest disclosure of the Epstein files by naming the late singer Janis Joplin in a new letter to Congress.

Joplin was among more than 300 high-profile figures mentioned in a six-page letter on Saturday. The DOJ said these figures were either government officials or “politically exposed persons” who were named or referenced in the documents. The department noted the Epstein Files Transparency Act does not define what a politically exposed person is, but released all relevant names.

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