Amna Nawaz
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Justice Department’s heavily redacted Epstein file release draws criticism from lawmakers

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December 20, 2025

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Overnight, the Justice Department released hundreds more heavily redacted pages of material it had gathered on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. They come in addition to the thousands of pages released Friday, but what has been made public so far falls short of the full disclosure required by the law Congress passed last month. John Yang speaks with Reuters correspondent Jeff Mason for more.

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