Washington DC, Dec. 19 -- The US Department of Justice has announced it won't meet the Friday deadline to release all Jeffrey Epstein-related documents, citing the need to protect victims' identities and sensitive information, Politico reported.

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche stated that while hundreds of thousands of documents have been released, more will follow in the coming weeks.

In an interview with Fox News, Blanche said the department would "release several hundred thousand documents today."

But he acknowledged Friday's release would not encompass all of the DOJ's documents for the investigation into the late financier.

However, the DOJ said in a post on X about a Politico report, "Ridiculous framing. The DOJ is releasin...