A huge new trove of 11,000 Epstein files including videos and photos has been released.
The thousands of new documents related to the case of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were available on Tuesday on the US Department of Justice’s site (DOJ), AFP observed.
The DOJ has been accused of withholding information and was criticised by Democrats over the slow release and heavy redaction of records from the investigation into Epstein.
The new files include hundreds of videos or audio recordings, notably surveillance footage from August 2019, the month Epstein was found dead in his jail cell.
Also featured in the documents are court transcripts, FBI and DOJ records, emails and news clippings.
The DOJ was required by law to release its files of Epstein and his co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell by December 19, but the department said the volume of material meant they would need to be published on a rolling basis to redact details about survivors.
Friday’s disclosure represented only a fraction of the total data the FBI and Justice Department have said they possess related to Epstein and was heavily redacted, including several documents or 100 pages or more that were entirely blacked out.
Also notable was the dearth of references to Trump, who had a well-publicised friendship with Epstein in the 1990s and early 2000s.
Instead, the released files extensively featured former President Bill Clinton, a Democrat and political foe.
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