"Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche says Friday's release means the DOJ is now in compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which Congress passed last November and which legally required the DOJ to release all the files. Members of Congress who passed the law had earlier complained that the DOJ had failed to meet its deadline of mid-December to release all the files."
"Blanche at a press conference on Friday morning said more than 500 lawyers and others worked through weekends and holidays to comply with the law, while making sure to protect victims' information. He said they had to review more than 6 million pages "two Eiffel Towers of pages" to decide what to release. They're continuing to withhold documents that depict violence or involve attorney-client privilege, he said."
""I take umbrage at the suggestion, which is totally false, that the attorney general or this department does not take child exploitation or sex trafficking seriously, or that we somehow do not want to protect victims," Blanche said. He also said the DOJ wasn't seeking to protect President Trump while releasing the files, though some of the files contained sensational and false claims about the president and others."
The Department of Justice released over 3 million pages, including more than 2,000 videos and 180,000 images, related to Jeffrey Epstein. The release fulfills the legal requirement of the Epstein Files Transparency Act. More than 500 lawyers and staff reviewed material through weekends and holidays, examining over six million pages to determine what to disclose. Documents that depict violence or involve attorney-client privilege are being withheld. Duplicates and unrelated materials were discarded. Some pornographic images were redacted with women treated as victims, while notable individuals and politicians were not redacted in the released files.
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