FBI worked overtime to release Epstein files before Trump tried to shut it down

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FBI agents racked up more than $850,000 in overtime work while reviewing and redacting the Epstein files in March alone

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FBI personnel reportedly devoted more than 3,000 hours of overtime to obtaining and redacting the Epstein Files back in March, at the direction of FBI Director Kash Patel – only to have President Donald Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi throw cold war on the release.