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Uncle Joe

(64,444 posts)
Wed Jan 28, 2026, 04:47 PM Yesterday

Justice Department expects to release its Epstein files soon, top officials say

(snip)

Attorney General Pam Bondi, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche and US Attorney for the Southern District of New York Jay Clayton told two federal judges the department could not “provide a specific date” for when it would complete its review of the files.

The update comes as the Justice Department faces enormous pressure to release all of its files after Congress passed a law in November – with near-unanimous support – giving the department a December 19, 2025, deadline to do so. Epstein, the convicted sex offender who was accused of abusing dozens of underage girls, died by suicide in 2019.

The filing, a letter sent to Judges Richard Berman and Paul Engelmayer in the Southern District of New York, is the latest update from the Justice Department as it continues to review and release materials.

The officials wrote in the letter that “the Department has reviewed millions of pages of materials” along with video and audio recordings and has made “substantial progress” in identifying documents and completing redactions to protect victims.

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https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/28/politics/justice-department-release-epstein-files-soon

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Justice Department expects to release its Epstein files soon, top officials say (Original Post) Uncle Joe Yesterday OP
I'll know it's true... 2naSalit Yesterday #1
I'm wondering Uncle Joe Yesterday #2
Blah, blah, blah zeusdogmom Yesterday #3
I'll believe it when I see it MustLoveBeagles Yesterday #4
More empty PR stall tactics Bristlecone Yesterday #5

Uncle Joe

(64,444 posts)
2. I'm wondering
Wed Jan 28, 2026, 05:05 PM
Yesterday

if Maxwell thinks it's true?

Maxwell Lobs Grenade Naming 29 ‘Protected’ Epstein Friends

https://www.thedailybeast.com/ghislaine-maxwell-lobs-grenade-naming-29-protected-epstein-friends/

One thing is for certain, they're on record now using past tense language to describe how far along they are in the process.

So apparently a lot of information has already been cleared, but it still hasn't been released, I wondering why is that is?

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