Justice Dept. Won’t Meet Friday Deadline to Release All Epstein Files NYT | Top Stories Alan Feuer and Michael Gold 20 December 2025 at 01:24 Several members of Congress criticized the department’s No. 2, Todd Blanche, after he said more documents would be coming weeks late. © Pete Marovich for The New York TimesTodd Blanche, the deputy attorney general, said the Justice Department would not release all of its files relating to Jeffrey Epstein by Friday, the congressionally mandated deadline.