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Prosecutors Overwhelmed by Epstein Document Review Deadline

1/23/2026

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Prosecutors in the Southern District of New York are overwhelmed as they redact sensitive information from more than two million Epstein-related documents under the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton said nearly all attorneys in the office are involved in the review.
It remains unclear when the remaining files will be released.
The workload has led prosecutors to work weekends to meet the deadline set by Congress.

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Prosecutors in the Southern District of New York are overwhelmed as they redact sensitive information from more than two million Epstein-related documents under the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton said nearly all attorneys in the office are involved in the review.
It remains unclear when the remaining files will be released.
The workload has led prosecutors to work weekends to meet the deadline set by Congress.