Donald Trump lashed out throughout the holidays after the Department of Justice confirmed the invention of greater than 1 million extra recordsdata tied to the late Jeffrey Epstein, reigniting scrutiny over the previous president’s previous connections to the disgraced financier.

The Justice Department stated the paperwork, uncovered by FBI brokers and federal prosecutors within the Southern District of New York, are being reviewed and redacted earlier than public launch. The trove includes grand jury transcripts, internal memos, flight logs, and other materials that could shed new light on Epstein’s network and his 2019 death in federal custody.

Trump, who has repeatedly denied wrongdoing, took to Truth Social with a livid response.

“Now 1,000,000 more pages on Epstein are found. DOJ is being forced to spend all of its time on this Democrat inspired Hoax. When do they say NO MORE, and work on Election Fraud etc. The Dems are the ones who worked with Epstein, not the Republicans. Release all of their names, embarrass them, and get back to helping our Country! The Radical Left doesn’t want people talking about TRUMP & REPUBLICAN SUCCESS, only a long ago dead Jeffrey Epstein – Just another Witch Hunt!!!”

The former president’s outburst got here days after the DOJ missed a December 19 deadline to launch the paperwork underneath the Epstein Files Transparency Act, a legislation Trump himself signed in 2020.

Officials now say they want “a few more weeks” to finish redactions and can launch the recordsdata in phases.

Trump’s vacation message additionally veered into Epstein territory.

In a prolonged Christmas Day submit, he wrote, “Merry Christmas to all, including the many Sleazebags who loved Jeffrey Epstein, gave him bundles of money, went to his Island, attended his parties, and thought he was the greatest guy on earth,” earlier than accusing them of turning on Epstein as soon as “things got too HOT.”

He continued, “When their names get brought out in the ongoing Radical Left Witch Hunt (plus one lowlife ‘Republican,’ Massie!), and it is revealed that they are Democrats all, there will be a lot of explaining to do.”

The newly found paperwork are a part of an ongoing federal investigation into Epstein’s prison enterprise, together with his 2019 arrest and subsequent demise. The recordsdata embody beforehand unreleased materials, together with emails, pictures, and surveillance footage.

Among the revelations in earlier batches of paperwork are logs exhibiting Trump flew on Epstein’s personal jet not less than eight occasions between 1993 and 1996.

One 2020 e-mail from a federal prosecutor said Trump had flown “many more times than previously reported,” typically with Ghislaine Maxwell and an unnamed minor.

A redacted FBI file from the identical 12 months consists of an allegation from a former limo driver who claimed he overheard Trump referencing “Jeffrey” and “abusing some girl.”

The declare, which stays unverified, was included in a batch of paperwork launched underneath the transparency legislation.

Also elevating eyebrows are pictures from Epstein’s property, turned over to House Democrats, exhibiting a stack of novelty “Trump condoms” with the phrase “I’m HUUUUGE!” printed on the packaging.

The gadgets, bought by a New York novelty store throughout Trump’s presidential run, have been confirmed by fact-checkers to be genuine however usually are not thought of prison proof.

Still, the previous president has made it clear he believes the doc launch is politically motivated.

He has additionally argued that the concentrate on Epstein is a distraction from what he calls “TRUMP & REPUBLICAN SUCCESS,” and has known as for the names of all people tied to Epstein to be made public instantly.

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