The Department of Justice has expanded its review of documents related to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to 5.2 million as it also increases the number of attorneys trying to comply with a law mandating release of the files, sources tell the AP and the New York Times. The figure is the latest estimate in the expanding review of case files on Epstein and his longtime girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell that has run more than a week past a deadline set in law by Congress.
The Justice Department has more than 400 attorneys working on the review, but does not expect to release more documents until Jan. 20 or 21, the AP reports, citing a the person briefed on a letter sent to US attorneys. The White House did not dispute the figures, and pointed to a statement from Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche. "DOJ lawyers from Main Justice, FBI, SDFL, and SDNY are working around the clock through the holidays, including Christmas and New Years, to review documents in compliance with federal law," Blanche said in a post on X. "It truly is an all-hands-on-deck approach and we're asking as many lawyers as possible to commit their time to review the documents that remain."
Still, Attorney General Pam Bondi is facing pressure from Congress after the Justice Department's rollout of information has lagged behind the Dec. 19 deadline to release the information. "Should Attorney General Pam Bondi be impeached?" Rep. Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican who helped lead the effort to pass the law mandating the document release, asked on social media this week. Last week, the DOJ said it had discovered a million more documents and it would need "a few more weeks" to release the files.
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