US legislators say justice department is violating law by not releasing all Epstein files
Todd Blanche, deputy attorney general, says release of files won't include full set, prompting outrage from lawmakers
Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general, said that the Department of Justice will not release all its files related to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, despite the deadline stated in the law. Blanche's comments drew sharp rebuke from Capitol Hill, where top legislators threatened legal action in the face of this violation of federal law".
Speaking in an interview on Fox News on Friday morning, Blanche said: I expect we're going to release several hundred thousand documents today, and those documents will come in all different forms, photographs and other materials associated with all of the investigations into Mr Epstein".
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