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DOJ releases more Epstein files, but lawmakers blast delay

By Luke Garrett,

Steve Inskeep

Published December 22, 2025 at 3:46 AM CST

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The Justice Department released more files related to Jeffrey Epstein over the weekend. But lawmakers criticized the agency for missing the deadline to release all the files.

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Luke Garrett

Luke Garrett is an Elections Associate Producer at NPR News.

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Steve Inskeep is a host of NPR's Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.