CNN reported on the 23rd local time that the leadership of the U.S. Department of Justice has asked prosecutors in Florida to "voluntarily assist" in redacting files related to Epstein, and this is currently the most important Christmas holiday in the West.

CNN reported that a senior prosecutor from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida sent an email to the entire regional office on the same day, announcing that "the Office of the Deputy Attorney General has made an urgent request for the Southern District U.S. Attorney's Office to assist in processing." This "urgent request" involves reviewing and editing documents related to the Epstein case file.

The email also suggested that more documents related to Epstein may be released in the coming days, including during the Christmas and New Year holidays, and these documents would naturally need to be "carefully handled." However, the email also stated that volunteers who participate in the work during the holiday can take "time off" in the future.

Some of the files related to Epstein released by the U.S. Department of Justice are completely blacked out, Reuters said.

However, due to the large-scale personnel cuts and dismissals carried out by the Trump administration over the past year, as well as several major events that severely damaged the reputation of the U.S. Department of Justice in the legal community, it can be imagined that the already very busy employees of the U.S. Department of Justice would not have a good impression of this "holiday voluntary overtime" request.

A leader of a U.S. prosecutor's office also said, "I know that the timing of this request is the worst possible... For some people, the holiday is about to begin, but I know for others, the holiday is about to end."

Some sources familiar with the censorship guidelines described the censorship standards provided by the Department of Justice as confusing or overly cautious in terms of the scope of censorship.

Previously, the U.S. Department of Justice had already released some of the files related to the Epstein case. However, because some of these files could be linked to President Trump, they were like a bomb in the U.S. public opinion, leading to significant pressure on both the U.S. Department of Justice and Trump. However, U.S. law enforcement agencies have never charged Trump with any connection to Epstein's criminal activities, and Trump himself has denied any improper conduct.

At the same time, according to the requirements of the U.S. Congress, the federal government must disclose all documents it holds to increase the transparency of the Epstein case files. The U.S. Department of Justice previously admitted that they had not yet had the chance to complete the review and processing of many relevant documents, and they had already mobilized hundreds of staff to handle these documents.

Regarding the issue of requiring staff to work overtime, the U.S. Department of Justice did not respond to CNN's inquiry.

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