The latest figures emerge from an ongoing, detailed examination of case files concerning Jeffrey Epstein and his long-term associate, Ghislaine Maxwell. This review has already extended over a week beyond the congressional deadline.

Currently, over 400 attorneys from the Justice Department are involved in this extensive effort. However, as per an insider familiar with the situation, the release of further documents is not anticipated until January 20 or 21. This source requested anonymity due to a lack of authorization to publicly discuss these details.

The White House has not contested the numbers mentioned in the communication and has referred to a statement by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche. He emphasized that the administration is employing an “all-hands-on-deck approach” for this review.

Blanche further clarified that the examination involves coordinated efforts from Justice Department lawyers in Washington, the FBI, and teams from both the Southern District of Florida and the Southern District of New York, all working tirelessly to scrutinize the files.

The involvement of additional documents and legal teams in this case was initially reported by The New York Times.

“We’re asking as many lawyers as possible to commit their time to review the documents that remain,” Blanche said. 

“Required redactions to protect victims take time but they will not stop these materials from being released.”

Still, Attorney General Pam Bondi is facing pressure from Congress after the Justice Department’s rollout of information has lagged behind the December 19 deadline to release the information.

“Should Attorney General Pam Bondi be impeached?” Representative Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican who helped lead the effort to pass the law mandating the document release, asked on social media this week.

Democrats also are reviewing their legal options as they continue to seize on an issue that has caused cracks in the Republican Party and at times flummoxed President Donald Trump’s administration.

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said on social media that the latest figures from the Department of Justice “shows Bondi, Blanche, and others at the DOJ have been lying to the American people about the Epstein files since day one” and pointed out that the documents released so far represented a fraction of the total.