US EditionJustice Department faces deadline to release files on Epstein sex trafficking investigation
The Department of Justice must publish hundreds of thousands of unclassified documents under the Epstein Files Transparency Act within 30 days, allowing public access to sex trafficking investigation records.
- On December 19 the Department of Justice was required to publish all unclassified records on Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which President Donald Trump signed last month.
- After months of pressure, Congress approved the law with overwhelming bipartisan support, and the House Oversight Committee had already released Epstein-related documents in recent months while attorney David Boies said, 'Nothing about this case has gone according to schedule.'
- Investigators documented the case across two criminal probes, seizing more than 70 devices amid allegations Epstein abused over 200 women and girls, DOJ records show.
- Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the DOJ will release some records by Friday and more over the next weeks, despite critics exploring legal options; redactions are permitted for privacy and security reasons.
- The Epstein Files Transparency Act requires the DOJ to produce records potentially naming figures like Donald Trump and Bill Clinton, while technical limits may hinder searchability.
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U.S. Justice Department releases thousands of records in Epstein case, including photos, call logs
Many of the documents have been redacted and at least some have already been in the public domain; Justice Department acknowledges to Congress that Epstein files release is incomplete, expects additional disclosures by end of year
Now it has happened! The Epstein files are released. However, there are still a few missing - and the deadline has not been met.
The U.S. Justice Department has released a portion of the Epstein files in response to a bill that received near-unanimous bipartisan support in Congress. The highly anticipated release of the files comes after months of pressure on the White House and amid scrutiny of President Donald Trump's ties to the late sex offender. Trump last month reversed course and signed a bill that gave the Justice Department 30 days to publicly release all unclass…
Bombshell Epstein files released after months of mounting pressure on Trump
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has released more files from its investigation into convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. The move comes after Donald Trump signed a bill last month that ordered the department to release thousands of pages of documents related to criminal investigations into Epstein by 19 December. Prior to the release, Trump was pressured to open up the files to public scrutiny from his supporters, Democrats and Republican Pa…
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