Epstein case: one million documents found. Republican senator urges release

The Department of Justice is reviewing "over a million more documents potentially related to the Jeffrey Epstein case" after receiving them from the New York prosecutor's office and the FBI. The papers are in addition to those already in the department's possession. This was stated by the Justice Department, stressing that the papers will be released 'as soon as possible', although the review process could take a few weeks.

The department said that the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, as well as the FBI, had found more than a million more documents that could be relevant to the Epstein case. The Justice Department insisted in its statement that lawyers are "working around the clock" to review those documents and make the revisions required by the law, which was passed almost unanimously by Congress last month.

A dozen US senators, meanwhile, called on the Department of Justice watchdog to examine the failure to release all documents related to Jeffrey Epstein by the deadline set by Congress last Friday, saying victims 'deserve full transparency' and the 'peace of mind' of an independent audit. Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska joined 11 Democrats in signing a letter on Wednesday urging Acting Inspector General Don Berthiaume to review the Justice Department's compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act. The Justice Department said it plans to release the documents on an ongoing basis. It attributed the delay to the lengthy process of concealing the names and other identifying information of the victims.

The White House is handling the Justice Department's X account as part of the release of the Jeffrey Epstein documents. Axios reports this, citing sources who say the administration believes it will take another week before the release of the papers of the former financier who committed suicide in prison is completed.