U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanch announced that the Department of Justice will publish today, Friday (Saturday in our Arab region time zone), hundreds of thousands of new photos and documents related to the case of sexual offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Blanch said in an interview with "Fox News": "I expect that we will publish hundreds of thousands of documents, and these materials will come in very diverse forms, including photos and other documents related to all investigations conducted about Epstein."
In a related context, "CBS" network reported, quoting its sources, that the release of the documents is expected on Friday at 15:00 local time (23:00 Moscow time).
While "Fox News" previously stated that the Department of Justice intends to publish "the entire case files", Blanch only referred to "hundreds of thousands" of documents.
The authorities in New York State had arrested Epstein on July 6, 2019. At that time, the prosecution asserted there was evidence proving his organization of visits by dozens of minor girls (the youngest being 14 years old) to his home in Manhattan between the years 2002 and 2005.
Epstein was known for a wide and complex network of relationships that included a large number of current and former officials, not only in the United States but in many countries, and his list of acquaintances included former heads of state, major businessmen, and stars in the world of art and society. The criminal prosecution file against him in the United States was closed after his suicide in his cell in August 2019.
It should be noted that U.S. President Donald Trump stated on November 20 of the previous year that he had signed a bill passed by Congress that obliges the Department of Justice to release materials related to the Epstein case. At the same time, "Reuters" agency reported, quoting sources, that the Trump administration had exerted pressure on members of the Senate to delay the vote on the release of the case documents.
Trump denies knowing about Epstein's mistreatment of underage girls. However, emails released last November showed that Epstein alluded to the opposite.
In a 2010 statement, when Epstein was asked whether he had socially interacted with Trump in the presence of girls under 18 years old, he refused to answer, relying on his constitutional rights.
