Midnight Deadline: U.S. Releases Partial Epstein Documents

U.S. officials have released only a portion of documents related to the Jeffrey Epstein case. This comes just before a legal deadline requiring their disclosure. The deadline was set for Friday at midnight. It was established by a new law that received near-unanimous support in Congress. Former President Donald Trump later signed the bill. The released materials are connected to the investigation of Epstein, a convicted sex offender. He died in jail in 2019 while awaiting trial on new charges. It remains unclear why some files were withheld or when the remaining documents might be made public. The release provides limited new insight into the high-profile case.