5 early takeaways from DOJ's big Epstein files drop
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The Justice Department on Friday announced the long-awaited release of an enormous tranche of Jeffrey Epstein files, spanning more than 3 million pages, which it said fulfilled its obligations under transparency legislation passed last year by Congress.
The volume of documents related to the late convicted sex offender means sorting through everything is going to take some time.
But here are some early takeaways:
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