The files relate to investigations into the disgraced late sex offender, but it is likely that much of the content will be heavily redacted.
“We are looking at every single piece of paper that we are going to produce making sure every victim – their name, their identity, their story, to the extent that it needs to be protected – is completely protected,” Blanche told Fox & Friends.
He said that the justice department will release more material in the coming weeks.
“So, today, several hundred thousand, and then over the next couple of weeks, I expect several hundred thousand more,” Blanche said.
“There’s a lot of eyes looking at these, so we want to make sure that when we do produce the materials that we’re producing, we’re protecting every single victim.”
Under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the DOJ was given until 19 December to release the files.
The bill specifically mentions that the government must release all unclassified records, documents, communications and investigative materials in the DOJ’s possession that relate to the investigation and prosecution of Epstein.
Democratic leaders say any delay by the DOJ is illegal.
“The Trump administration had 30 days to release ALL the Epstein files, not just some. Failing to do so is breaking the law,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said in a statement.
He said Democratic senators were currently working with lawyers for Epstein’s victims as well as outside counsel to determine what was being released and what was being “covered up” by the DOJ.
Republican Congressman Thomas Massie, who joined hands with Democrat Ro Khanna to force a vote on the Epstein Files Transparency Act, posted an image of the law on X and highlighted the language that stipulated that “all” of the files had to be released within 30 days.
Khanna called for a full timeline for the release of documents before the deadline.
