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The Department of Justice said on Wednesday that it has discovered more than one million additional documents potentially related to the Jeffrey Epstein case, and that completing the review required before making them public could take several more weeks.
The department disclosed this in a post on X, stating that the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) and the FBI had informed the department about these new documents.
The post said:
“The DOJ has received these documents from SDNY and the FBI to review them for release in accordance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act, existing laws, and court orders.”
It further stated:
“Our lawyers are working around the clock to make the legally required redactions to protect victims, and we will release the documents as soon as possible. Due to the sheer volume of material, this process may take a few more weeks. The Department will continue to fully comply with federal law and President Trump’s directive to release the files.”
It was not immediately clear how these new documents were discovered or what they contain. CNN has contacted the Department of Justice for comment on the matter.
Wednesday’s announcement came after documents had been released intermittently over the past week under a new transparency law passed by Congress. The department had already faced criticism for not releasing all the material by December 19, although officials said they needed time to redact information to protect victims and address other legal concerns.
Even before Wednesday’s revelation of additional potential documents, the Department of Justice had been scrambling to release everything in its possession. CNN reported on Tuesday that DOJ leadership had asked for volunteers from a prosecutor’s office in South Florida to help with the redaction process.
The department released a large trove of documents required under the new law by the Friday deadline, followed by another release early Saturday and then another major batch on Tuesday, which included several notable references to President Donald Trump.
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A bipartisan group of lawmakers and a growing number of survivors of Epstein’s abuse have criticized the way the documents were released. Some questioned the heavy-handed and seemingly haphazard redactions that appeared to shield Epstein’s associates from scrutiny, while others expressed anger over insufficient redactions that exposed victims’ information.
After Wednesday’s announcement, Democratic Representative Ro Khanna—who, along with Republican Representative Thomas Massie, had pushed for the bipartisan bill—said they would “continue to keep the pressure on.”
The California Democrat wrote on X:
“After we said we are bringing contempt, the DOJ is now finding millions more documents to release. The Epstein class must be held accountable.”
Meanwhile, Massie reposted a video of Attorney General Pam Bondi in which she said that when she appeared in February to claim an Epstein client list was on her desk, she was actually referring to an Epstein file.
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Massie wrote:
“So are you saying the files were never on @AGPamBondi’s desk like she claimed in this video?”
Representative Robert Garcia, the top-ranking Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, said in a statement:
“It is outrageous that Trump’s DOJ illegally withheld more than one million documents from the public.”
He added that his committee wanted to hear from whistleblowers or “anyone at the DOJ who can assist us in bringing justice for the survivors.”
Frustration has also been growing inside the White House over the handling of the files, as the drip-by-drip release has prolonged a story Trump has long sought to avoid discussing, and the administration’s own messaging has shifted noticeably in recent days.
Newly released documents revealed that federal prosecutors collected evidence in 2020 indicating that Trump flew on Epstein’s private plane multiple times in the 1990s, and that the Department of Justice subpoenaed Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club before the 2021 trial of Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell.
The documents also included a letter purportedly signed by “J. Epstein” and addressed to convicted sex offender Larry Nassar, containing what appeared to be a lewd reference to Trump. However, the Department of Justice said on Tuesday that the letter was partially fake because it did not match Epstein’s handwriting. On Wednesday, the department sharply responded on X to a journalist who questioned why a dubious document had been included.
The department’s official account wrote:
“Because the law requires us to release all documents related to Jeffrey Epstein in our possession, that’s what we are doing. Are you suggesting we break the law?”
Trump has not been accused by any law enforcement agency of involvement in any of Epstein’s crimes. He denies any wrongdoing.
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Other documents released last week included never-before-seen photos of former President Bill Clinton with Epstein—showing him swimming in a pool with Maxwell and sitting in a hot tub with a woman whose face was redacted.
Clinton has also not been accused of any involvement in Epstein’s crimes. In response to the disclosures, Clinton spokesman Angel Ureña said:
“There are two types of people here. The first group knew nothing and cut Epstein off before his crimes came to light. The second group continued relationships with him afterward. We are in the first group.”
That more documents came from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York is not surprising. That office investigated and charged Epstein in 2019 and later secured a successful sex-trafficking conviction against Maxwell in 2021.
The Department of Justice said on Wednesday that it has discovered more than one million additional documents potentially related to the Jeffrey Epstein case, and that completing the review required before making them public could take several more weeks.
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