DOJ finds million more potential Epstein documents to review before release

The Justice Department said Wednesday it may have more than a million documents related to the late Jeffrey Epstein to review and the process could take weeks to complete.

The Justice Department said two of its components — the FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York — turned over the missing tranche of files days after the Epstein Files Transparency Act deadline passed.

“We have lawyers working 24 hours a day to investigate and make legally necessary arrangements to protect the victims, and we will release the documents as soon as possible,” the Ministry of Justice said in a statement on social media. he wrote.

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The Ministry of Justice said it “may take several more weeks” to review the “large volume of material”.

“The Department will continue to fully comply with federal law and President Trump’s direction to release the files,” the department wrote.

DOJ shares a post public website Since Friday, tens of thousands of pages of files related to the sex trafficking cases of Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell have been released as part of obligations under the transparency bill.

Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in federal custody in 2019. (New York State Sex Offender Registry, File via AP)

Trump signed the bill on November 19, giving the Justice Department 30 days to review and release all declassified materials related to the cases.

The launch of the dossier sparked controversy; critics criticized the Justice Department for excessive revisions and the passage of the law’s deadline on Friday. Initially, the Justice Department said the deadline would be delayed by a few weeks, but Wednesday’s announcement signaled that deadline could extend further into the new year than the administration expected.

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Then-deputy attorney general nominee Todd Blanche appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington, D.C., on February 12. (Daniel Heuer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said on “Meet the Press” Sunday that there was “established law” supporting the Justice Department missing the bill’s deadline because of the need to meet other legal requirements, such as redacting victim-identifying information.

The transparency bill would require the Justice Department to withhold information about victims and materials that could jeopardize open investigations or cases. The bill also stated that officials could release information “in the interest of national defense or foreign policy.”

The bill also instructed the Justice Department to keep visible any details that could harm high-profile and politically connected individuals.