US Justice Department says millions of Jeffrey Epstein files still under review

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) said Monday that it is still reviewing more than two million documents potentially related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, missing the December 19 deadline set by the Epstein Files Transparency Act. The department began releasing documents from the decades-long investigation last month. According to a letter to a federal judge, about 12,285 documents totaling over 125,000 pages have already been made public, less than 1% of the files currently under review. The DOJ discovered on December 24 that more than one million additional files were not included in the initial review. Some of these are duplicates but still require processing and deduplication, the letter said.Substantial work remains to be done, the letter, signed by Attorney General Pam Bondi and other officials, noted. Over 400 DOJ attorneys and at least 100 FBI employees trained in handling sensitive victim information will continue reviewing the documents in the coming weeks.The Trump administration has faced criticism from Democrats for delays in releasing the files but has defended its approach, emphasizing the need to protect sensitive victim information. The DOJ said the documents must be reviewed manually to ensure that any victim-identifying information is safeguarded before public release..