More than 2 million Epstein files still to be released, DOJ says in court filing

More than 2 million files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein are still to be released, according to a court filling from the DOJ.

More than 2 million files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein are still to be released, according to a court filling Monday night from the Justice Department which said a team of 400 lawyers was reviewing the documents to ensure “victim privacy.”

The filing also said the department would review its procedures for evaluating the files after victims complained that some information posted should have been redacted.

The DOJ filing confirms reporting from NBC News last week that millions of files were being reviewed before their planned release. So far, only 12,000 documents containing 125,000 pages have been released in three tranches.

Add NBC News to GoogleDOJ scrambling to review more than 5 million Epstein documents02:15The filing signed by Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, outlines how the DOJ intends to comply with the Epstein Files Transparency Act.

Epstein, a disgraced financier who was once friends with President Donald Trump, was 66 when he died by apparent suicide in a New York jail in August 2019. He was being held on federal sex trafficking charges.