A federal judge is ordering the Department of Justice to turn over unredacted versions of some of the Epstein files or explain why the materials were withheld.

A judge on Thursday ordered the Justice Department to either release unredacted versions of several files on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein or explain why it can't do so.

The Justice Department has been ordered to either unredact names of “potential co-conspirators” mentioned in certain Epstein files by next Thursday.