Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Department of Justice (DOJ) will not release the full files related to Jeffrey Epstein by the Dec. 19 deadline, as mandated under new legislation, and will instead release them in batches.
Speaking to Fox News, Blanche said that the DOJ would release “several hundred thousand” files on Friday and expects “several hundred thousand more” to be released over the coming weeks.
A bill signed into law by President Donald Trump last month required the DOJ to release files connected to Epstein, accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, and any other co-conspirators by Dec. 19.
The reason for the delay, he said, is that the DOJ needs to redact names and identifying information about witnesses or victims….