(L) (L-R) US Vice President JD Vance and Attorney General Pam Bondi listen as US President Donald Trump leads a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, on February 26, 2025. (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images) / (R) Newly appointed Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel addresses the audience after being sworn in during a ceremony in the Indian Treaty Room of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
OAN Staff Brooke Mallory 5:50 PM – Tuesday, March 4, 2024
On Monday, Attorney General Pam Bondi revealed that the Department of Justice has acquired a substantial amount of evidence, likely the remaining files of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, delivered to the FBI’s headquarters.
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Bondi has committed to making this information public as soon as practicable, although no specific date was provided.
Previously, she had set a deadline of February 28th for the FBI’s New York field office to present information concerning the late sex trafficker.
Last week, she accused the FBI of concealing “thousands of pages of documents” related to Epstein, his associates, and clients.
“We received all of them — hopefully all — by Friday at 8 a.m.,” the U.S. attorney general stated during an appearance on Fox News with Sean Hannity, adding that there are “thousands of pages of documents.”
“I have the FBI reviewing them,” Bondi noted, mentioning that FBI Director Kash Patel “will provide us with a detailed report as to why” those additional documents had been withheld.
The attorney general had previously expressed surprise at the limited scope of the initial documents acquired from the FBI, which amounted to just 200 pages.
Meanwhile, discussions have emerged on social media, with users on X sharing their thoughts on the lengthy wait for this information.
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“You look at these documents and think, ‘This isn’t everything related to Epstein’… And we’re left wondering, ‘Where’s the rest?’” Bondi elaborated.
She specified that she established a new deadline for a complete document turnover following information from a whistleblower suggesting that “all this evidence is stored in the Southern District of New York.”
However, Bondi did not confirm whether her “source” indicated that the prosecutors at both the FBI’s New York office and the Southern District’s U.S. Attorney’s Office, which are housed in the same building at 26 Federal Plaza in Manhattan, were responsible for withholding the files.
“A truckload of evidence has arrived,” Bondi confirmed. “It is now with the FBI.”
“We will examine it thoroughly and efficiently but will be careful to ensure the protection of all Epstein’s victims, given the high number of victims involved,” she added.
Moreover, Bondi indicated that any material related to U.S. “national security” and “grand jury information, which is always kept confidential,” would be redacted when asked about potential redactions in the large volume of documents.
Nonetheless, she asserted that any redaction would be disclosed to the public.
“If something is redacted, the public will see the line and the reason behind it,” Bondi affirmed.
Bondi reiterated the importance of releasing this information to the American people, asserting they have the right to know, and mentioned that a “team” assembled by Patel will review the documents “as quickly” as possible.
BREAKING: Attorney General Pam Bondi states that a “truckload” of Jeffrey Epstein files was received on Friday, with FBI Director Kash Patel currently reviewing them.
“We obtained everything by Friday at 8AM. Thousands of pages of documents are with the FBI,” she stated.
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