"The Justice Department said Wednesday that it may need a "few more weeks" to release all of its records on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after suddenly discovering more than a million potentially relevant documents, further delaying compliance with last Friday's congressionally mandated deadline. The Christmas Eve announcement came hours after a dozen U.S. senators called on the Justice Department's watchdog to examine its failure to meet the deadline."
"The Justice Department said in a social media post that federal prosecutors in Manhattan and the FBI "have uncovered over a million more documents" that could be related to the Epstein case - a stunning 11th hour development after department officials suggested months ago that they had undertaken a comprehensive review that accounted for the vast universe of Epstein-related materials."
The Justice Department announced a potential delay of a few more weeks to release all records on Jeffrey Epstein after discovering over one million potentially relevant documents, causing missed compliance with a congressionally mandated deadline. The discovery on Christmas Eve spurred a bipartisan group of senators to request an inspector general review, citing victims' need for full disclosure. Federal prosecutors in Manhattan and the FBI were identified as having uncovered the additional materials. Earlier statements from the department and the FBI had asserted exhaustive reviews and substantial prior production of Epstein-related evidence.
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