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US Justice Dept. to release new batch of Epstein files
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The US Justice Department announces it is releasing more than three million pages from the Jeffrey Epstein files along with photos and videos, adding fuel to a political drama putting pressure on US President Donald Trump.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche says all images of women were redacted from the documents being released aside from those of Ghislaine Maxwell, the accomplice of the convicted sex offender.
The latest release is expected to contain previously unseen material from the investigation into Epstein, a wealthy US financier who died in a New York jail in 2019 while awaiting trial for sex trafficking underage girls.
Previous releases have shed light on Epstein’s ties to leading business executives, celebrities, academics and politicians, including Trump and former president Bill Clinton.
Perhaps the most significant documents published so far are two FBI emails from July 2019 which mention 10 “co-conspirators” of Epstein.
Only one person — Epstein’s former girlfriend Maxwell — has ever been charged in connection with his crimes and the names of the alleged “co-conspirators” are redacted from the emails.
Maxwell is serving a 20-year prison sentence for recruiting underage girls for Epstein, whose death was ruled a suicide.
The Times of Israel Community.