"Today's the deadline for the Justice Department to release its files related to the well-connected financier and pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Last month, President Donald Trump signed the Epstein Files Transparency Act into law, setting a 30-day countdown for them to be released no later than today. So what might the new files contain? Business Insider has answers to your most pressing questions and the latest developments - follow along below."
""We are now examining all legal options in the face of this violation of federal law," Reps. Jamie Raskin of Maryland and Robert Garcia of California said in a joint statement. "The survivors of this nightmare deserve justice, the co-conspirators must be held accountable, and the American people deserve complete transparency from DOJ." Raskin and Garcia serve as the top Democrats on the powerful House Judiciary Committee and the Oversight Committee, respectively."
"Earlier today, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Justice Department would not meet the legal deadline imposed by bipartisan legislation that President Donald Trump signed into law in November that requires the DOJ to release "all unclassified records, documents, communications, and investigative materials" regarding Epstein and his conspirator, Ghislaine Maxwell. "I expect that we're going to release more documents over the next couple of weeks, so today several hundred thousand and then over the next couple weeks, I expect several hundred thousand more,""
The Justice Department faced a deadline under the Epstein Files Transparency Act to release its unclassified records on Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. The law mandated disclosure within 30 days after being signed in November. Two top House Democrats threatened legal action if the department delayed release, citing victims' rights and accountability. The department announced it would not meet the deadline and planned phased disclosures totaling several hundred thousand documents now and additional batches over subsequent weeks. Previous courts and agencies have already made other Epstein-related documents public over the years.
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