Advocates call for further disclosures after Trump’s justice department released more than 3m files last week

The release of about 3m Jeffrey Epstein investigative files has failed to quell outrage over justice department officials’ handling of these disclosures, with advocates claiming potentially millions of documents are still being withheld.

Donald Trump’s Department of Justice was required to disclose all investigative files by 19 December under The Epstein Files Transparency Act (EFTA). While the justice department did release some documents on that date, last week’s disclosure came nearly six weeks after this deadline.

The missed deadline and up to 3m files that remain unreleased have prompted criticism and calls for further disclosure to answer how Epstein sexually abused girls with impunity for decades and landed a sweetheart plea deal about 20 years ago that allowed him to avoid federal prosecution.

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    9 hours ago

    The release is WAY past the legally mandated deadline; it’s not even HALF of what’s there, it’s improperly redacted- exposing victims and CSAM

    The DOJ CANNOT be trusted

    The full files UNREDACTED is the only way forward

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    12 hours ago

    Even if there weren’t for sure tons more evidence, none of it exculpatory, why would this tranche have quelled anything? The little I’ve seen is disgusting and outrageous - garland and Bondi should both be brought up on charges

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      6 hours ago

      It’s all been a power flex. ‘I don’t need to do what you tell me and there’s nothing you can do about it.’

      I mean…so far we’ve proven them right.

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    8 hours ago

    Some people are screaming that they didn’t release enough, but the victims are screaming that they released too much and are demanding that the entire thing be pulled from the Internet.

    The MAGAs must be sooo confused right now, which is not exactly hard to do.