US DOJ Finds Over One Million Epstein-Related Documents
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WASHINGTON, the US Department of Justice said Wednesday it uncovered more than one million additional documents potentially related to convicted financier Jeffrey Epstein, delaying full public disclosure required by a recent congressional transparency law that set a Dec. 19 deadline. The DOJ said lawyers are reviewing and redacting files received from the Southern District of New York and the FBI and expects the process to take a few more weeks due to the volume. Releases began last week, but the department missed the statutory deadline. Officials said aim to protect victims' identities. Based on 6 articles reviewed and supporting research.
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Timeline
- 1. 2019 — Jeffrey Epstein died in custody while awaiting sex-trafficking trial.
- 2. November (prior month) — Congress passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act mandating disclosure by Dec. 19.
- 3. Dec. 19 — Statutory deadline for complete disclosure under the new law.
- 4. Dec. 23 — Media reported plans to publish roughly 700,000 pages of documents.
- 5. Dec. 24–25 — DOJ announced SDNY and FBI uncovered over one million additional documents; review and redactions will take a few more weeks.
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