Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell aboard a jet, in an undated photo released by the US justice department. Photograph: US justice department via The New York TimesThe US justice department has found more than a million ‍more documents potentially tied to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, delaying a full ‍release for weeks while officials redact details to protect victims, the department said on Wednesday. Republicans ​and ‍Democrats in Congress passed the law over Mr Trump’s objections, requiring that all documents be released by December 19th while allowing partial redactions to protect victims. In a message shared on social media ‍on Wednesday, the justice department said more than a million additional documents potentially related to Epstein had been uncovered by the FBI and the US attorney’s office in Manhattan, without elaborating on when or how the documents were found. “We have lawyers working around the clock ‌to review and ‌make the legally required redactions to protect victims, and we will release the documents as soon as possible,” ‌the department said.

Source: The Irish Times December 25, 2025 15:59 UTC