Washington, June 26 -- A federal judge has ordered the US Department of Justice (DOJ) to release additional unredacted records related to disgraced late financier and sex-offender Jeffrey Epstein, or explain by July 2 why the material cannot be disclosed, in a ruling that could increase pressure on the department over its handling of the files.
US District Judge Emmet Sullivan on Thursday granted a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit brought by media legal analyst Katie Phang, directing the DOJ to comply by July 2.
As per the lawsuit, the department allegedly failed to fully implement last year's Epstein Act, despite releasing around 3.5 million pages of documents under the legislation, reports Axios.
Phang alleged that the DOJ, under Ac...