Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche suggested earlier Friday that while the DOJ has “been working tirelessly” to make the files public, the department may not fully comply with the deadline set by The Epstein Files Transparency Act. It gives the Justice Department leeway to withhold personally identifying material related to victims and matters related to ongoing investigations. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche attends a news conference at the Justice Department on Nov. 19, 2025. Blanche told Fox News that the DOJ might not fully comply with the deadline to release the full Jeffrey Epstein files. The committee has also obtained some of the Justice Department’s Epstein files after it sent a subpoena.

Source: Huffington Post December 19, 2025 17:21 UTC