US EditionJustice Department releases 3 million pages from its Jeffrey Epstein files
- On Friday, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the Justice Department posted more than 3 million pages under the Epstein Files Transparency Act on the department's website.
- After months of pressure, Congress passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act, but the Justice Department missed a Dec. 19 deadline and assigned hundreds of DOJ lawyers to review records for redactions.
- Files include photographs, interview transcripts, call logs and court records among tens of thousands of pages released, and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said victims' identities and women's faces were redacted.
- Officials said further releases are expected as the review continues amid intense scrutiny, and the records include flight logs showing Donald Trump flew on Epstein's jet plus photos of former President Bill Clinton.
- Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted in 2021 of sex trafficking and is serving a 20-year sentence at a Texas prison camp.
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The U.S. Department of Justice has released further investigative files on the case of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Release of Three Million Epstein Pages Falls Short, Survivors Say
The Justice Department on Friday finished its belated release of investigative files related to Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex trafficker, though officials conceded that the disclosure of more than three million pages was unlikely to put to rest the suspicions that surround the case. That was quickly reinforced by Democratic lawmakers and some of Mr. Epstein’s victims, who had forced the Trump administration to disclose the documents related…
What's revealed in the latest Epstein files release
The Department of Justice released its latest, and likely last, batch of files related to investigations into Jeffrey Epstein. It comes more than a month after the missed deadline set by Congress. The release includes more than 3 million pages, 2,000 videos and 180,000 images. The DOJ says there are redactions, but has not provided a full explanation of what is excluded. Ali Rogin reports.
More than 3 million pages of Epstein files released
A redacted image released by the Justice Department showing some of Epstein's allies and accomplices. Photo: US Department of Justice The US Justice Department on Friday published millions of new files related to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including emails that show Howard Lutnick, President Donald Trump's commerce secretary, apparently visited Epstein's private island for lunch years after he claimed to have cut off ties.
The Department of Justice released on Friday many more records from its research files on Jeffrey Epstein, resuming disclosures under a law intended to reveal what the government knew about the financial millionaire’s sexual abuse of girls and their interactions with the rich and powerful. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche stated that the department was disclosing more than 3 million pages of documents in Epstein’s latest revelation, as well …
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