DOJ says lawyers working 'around the clock' to prep Epstein files for release after missed deadline
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Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche says DOJ lawyers are working through Christmas and New Year's to review Epstein files before mandated release to the public.
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"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," Blanche wrote in the post. "Required redactions to protect victims take time but they will not stop these materials from being released." She has covered major national crises, including the L.A. wildfires, Potomac and Hudson River aviation disasters, Boulder terror attack, and Texas Hill Country floods.
Blanche's update comes amid recent threats of legal action after the department missed the Epstein Files Transparency Act's Dec. 19 deadline to publish all of its documents related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
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