DOJ unearths 1 million more possible Jeffrey Epstein files from the Southern District of New York

The Justice Department said Wednesday that more than 1 million more files “potentially related to” late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein have been found by the Manhattan US attorney’s office — and that it “may take a few more weeks” to comply with the law mandating their release.

“The US Attorney for the Southern District of New York and the FBI have informed the Department of Justice that they have uncovered over a million more documents potentially related to the Jeffrey Epstein case,” the department said in a statement.

The discovery by US Attorney Jay Clayton’s team threatens to prolong public fixation on the disclosures, which have irked President Trump, who claims that interest in the case amounts to a witch hunt distracting from his accomplishments.

“The DOJ has received these documents from SDNY and the FBI to review them for release, in compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act, existing statutes, and judicial orders,” the Justice Department said.

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