"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. Deputy attorney general Todd Blanche, who served as Trump's criminal defense lawyer, told reporters last week that this disclosure marked the end of a very comprehensive document identification and review process to ensure transparency to the American people and compliance with the act."
"He also said that while the justice department had found more than 6m pages being identified as potentially responsive that was because we erred on the side of over-collection of materials from various sources to best ensure maximum transparency. The number of responsive pages is significantly smaller than the total number of pages initially collected, Blanche added."
The Department of Justice faced a December 19 deadline under the Epstein Files Transparency Act (EFTA) to disclose all investigative files. Some documents were released on that date, but a larger release occurred nearly six weeks later. The department identified over 6 million potentially responsive pages and released more than 3 million pages, citing over-collection and a smaller set of responsive pages. A final report to Congress and written redaction justifications were published. The missed deadline and unreleased files prompted criticism, renewed calls for fuller disclosure, and ongoing questions about accountability in Epstein-related prosecutions.
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