US Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said on Friday that the release of the documents marks the end of a very comprehensive process of identifying and reviewing the documents, signaling that as far as the US Justice Department is concerned, the work for them is over.
However, Democrats continue to argue that the department has kept many documents secret, perhaps as many as two and a half million, without proper justification.
The Justice Department has been under intense scrutiny after failing to meet a December 19 deadline to release all files as set out in the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which was passed by Congress and became law in November.
But it remains to be seen whether this saga is over. Many people, including within President Donald Trump's base, have long believed there was a conspiracy to protect the rich and powerful who were connected to Epstein.
Blanche acknowledged that releasing these documents would not fill the need for more information. He said the files do not contain the names of specific men who abused women and that, if the department had those names, the men would be prosecuted.
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