Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, December 25th - The U.S. Department of Justice said on the 24th that it has found more than one million documents possibly related to the case of the late businessman Jeffrey Epstein, and it will take several weeks to review the documents before they are released.
The Department of Justice stated on social media that these documents were discovered by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and have been transferred to the Department of Justice. The department's legal team is working around the clock to review the documents and make necessary deletions according to the law to protect the victims.
The statement said that the Department of Justice will release these documents as soon as possible. However, due to the large volume of documents, this process may still take several weeks.
Previously, the Department of Justice released a new batch of nearly 30,000 pages of documents related to the Epstein case, many of which involved U.S. President Trump. The Department of Justice later stated that some content in the documents was false. In a statement on the social media platform X, the Department of Justice said it would continue to release relevant documents, but the part of the documents already published contained "untrue and sensational" accusations against Trump, which had been submitted to the FBI before the 2020 presidential election. "If there were any credibility, they would have been used as weapons to attack Trump," the statement said.
On November 18, the U.S. Congress passed a bill by an overwhelming majority, requiring the Department of Justice to disclose documents related to the Epstein case by December 19. U.S. President Trump signed the bill on November 19. The Department of Justice began releasing the documents starting December 19. However, once the documents were released, they sparked multiple controversies. Many accused the Department of Justice of "selectively publishing" the documents, exposing issues such as judicial injustice and power interference in justice in the U.S.
Firstly, a large amount of content in the documents was concealed. According to a report by CBS, among the thousands of documents released by the Department of Justice, at least 550 pages were completely blacked out. Although the Department of Justice claimed this was to prevent the leakage of victims' identities or other confidential information, the public did not accept this explanation.
Secondly, a large number of documents in the first batch released mentioned former Democratic president Clinton. The Department of Justice was accused of looking for a "scapegoat." Angel Urreña, deputy chief of Clinton's office, accused the White House of trying to shift attention. Democratic Congressman Jamie Raskin said the Department of Justice was doing this to "cover up some things that Trump does not want to be made public."
Analysts believe that the Department of Justice's release of documents only formally responded to the demands of Congress and the public, while a large amount of key information remains hidden. The Department of Justice is using the excuse of "protecting privacy" to cover up the truth, and the U.S. judicial system and judicial fairness are being seriously questioned. (Reporters: Yang Ling, Xiong Maoling, Ma Qian, Wang Yixin)
Original source: toutiao.com/article/7587577426197201460/
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