The Justice Department released thousands – but not all – of its Jeffrey Epstein files on Dec. 19, an apparent violation of a law that ordered the department to publicize all its investigative documents on the convicted sex offender.
The department released thousands of pages starting at 3 p.m. USA TODAY reported that Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche told Fox News that "several hundred thousand" documents would be released then, with more to come next week.
Epstein, a wealth adviser and accused sex offender, has been connected with a number of public figures, including President Donald Trump and former President Bill Clinton. He committed suicide while in federal custody awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges in 2019.
Both houses of Congress voted overwhelmingly to order the Justice Department to release all its files on the Epstein investigation in a publicly searchable form. The Epstein Files Transparency Act, which Trump signed on Nov. 19, gave the department 30 days to comply.
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