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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Victoria Bekiempis

New Epstein files fail to quell outrage as advocates claim documents are being withheld

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Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general, speaks during a press conference at the US Department of Justice on 30 January 2026 in Washington DC. Photograph: Alex Wroblewski/AFP/Getty Images

The release of about 3m Jeffrey Epstein investigative files has failed to quell outrage over justice department officials’ handling of these disclosures, with advocates claiming potentially millions of documents are still being withheld.

Donald Trump’s Department of Justice was required to disclose all investigative files by 19 December under the Epstein Files Transparency Act (EFTA). While the justice department did release some documents on that date, last week’s disclosure came nearly six weeks after this deadline.

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