US Justice Department Will Release Epstein Files Within 30 Days, Bondi Says

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (Reuters)—The U.S. Justice
Department will release files from its investigation into the
late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein within 30 days, Attorney
General Pam Bondi said on Wednesday, after Congress voted nearly unanimously to force President Donald Trump’s administration to make them public.

The material could shed more light on the activities of
Epstein, who socialized with Trump and other notable figures
before his 2008 conviction on charges of soliciting a minor for
prostitution.

At a news conference, Bondi confirmed that the Justice
Department will release its Epstein-related material within 30
days, as required by legislation that passed the
Republican-controlled House of Representatives and Senate on
Tuesday.

“We will continue to follow the law and encourage maximum
transparency,” she said.

But that release may not be comprehensive, as the agency may
have to hold back material that could impact Trump-ordered
investigations of Democratic figures who associated with
Epstein.

The department also will protect the identities of any
sex-trafficking victims whose names appear in the documents, she
said.

(Reporting by Andy Sullivan and Jana Winter; Editing by Scott
Malone and Daniel Wallis)