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The Justice Department released tens of thousands of records Friday regarding convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, though many of the files are heavily redacted and the agency failed to meet a legal deadline to release all files related to its investigation.

A person with his face retouched sits with his arm around former President Bill Clinton on an airplane. This undated photo was among thousands of records of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein released by the Justice Department on Friday.

The article comes after a year-long, bipartisan campaign for the government to release its files related to the Epstein investigation. Both Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson initially sought to obstruct or delay these efforts. But Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., and Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., who authored the Epstein Files Transparency Act, used a procedural step called a recall petition to force a vote on the bill on the House floor.

The law, which Trump signed in mid-November, requires the Justice Department to publicly release “all unclassified records, documents, communications, and investigative materials in the possession” of the Justice Department, the FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Offices within 30 days — or December 19. The files, many of which are heavily redacted, include photos, contact lists, flight logs, business records, memos, court documents and more.

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A massage room with pictures of naked women on the walls. This undated photo was among thousands of records of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein released by the Justice Department on Friday.

The prosecutor has the ability to redact or redact information that personally identifies victims or that could jeopardize an active federal investigation. But these revisions must be accompanied by written justification and submitted to Congress.

“I was very disappointed in the partial nature of the posting,” Khanna told Liz Landers on the PBS News Hour on Friday evening, adding that there was no information about why some of the material was deleted.

He specifically pointed to some documents missing from the release that may have provided more information about others involved in covering up Epstein’s abuse, including a draft of the government’s indictment and a witness interview memo.

“It’s less about ‘is this a full release?’ and more about what the release is and what they’re hiding.” He added that this is what survivors want.

Former President Bill Clinton appears prominently in many of the newly published photos, and in some cases he was photographed with women whose identities have been withheld. “They can release as many grainy photos as they want that are over 20 years old, but this is not about Bill Clinton. That never happened, and it never will happen,” Clinton’s deputy chief of staff said in a statement on Friday.

Not all of the Epstein files will be released on Friday, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said in an interview with Fox News on Friday morning. Instead, hundreds of thousands of documents will be published over the coming weeks.

Actor Kevin Spacey (center) appears in a room full of men, including former President Bill Clinton. This undated photo was among thousands of records of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein released by the Justice Department on Friday.

The middle image shows a heavily redacted contact sheet with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The photo was among thousands of Epstein records released by the Justice Department on Friday.

Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was seen on the phone holding a cake that looked like the shape of breasts inside the office. This undated photo was among thousands of records about Epstein released by the Justice Department on Friday.

Ghislaine Maxwell (left), accused of recruiting underage girls to abuse convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, poses with magician David Copperfield. This undated photo was among thousands of records of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein released by the Justice Department on Friday.

“There are a lot of eyes looking at these things, and we want to make sure that when we produce the materials that we produce, we protect each individual victim,” he said, adding that the judge also asked the U.S. Attorney in New York to review the materials to protect the safety of victims.

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee, which issued its own subpoena to Epstein’s estate earlier this year as part of its own investigation into how the investigation was handled, have selectively released a steady stream of Epstein’s emails, photos and documents in the past few weeks. They come from a total collection of 95,000 photos from Epstein’s estate, according to the committee’s ranking Democrat, which come from Epstein’s private email account and computer. Some of the images in the latest cache this week show high-profile figures like Google co-founder Sergey Brin and Republican strategist Steve Bannon.

Former President Bill Clinton appears in a pool next to a person whose face has been retouched. This undated photo was among thousands of records of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein released by the Justice Department on Friday.

Ghislaine Maxwell (left), accused of recruiting underage girls to abuse convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, is seen in a pool alongside former President Bill Clinton. This undated photo was among thousands of records of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein released by the Justice Department on Friday.

Former President Bill Clinton and convicted sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein stand next to each other. This undated photo was among thousands of records of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein released by the Justice Department on Friday.

Pop star Michael Jackson (left), with former President Bill Clinton, singer Diana Ross and three people whose faces have been erased. This undated photo was among thousands of records of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein released by the Justice Department on Friday.

Accused sex offender Jeffrey Epstein sits on sofas with journalist Walter Cronkite (right) and another guest. This undated photo was among thousands of records of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein released by the Justice Department on Friday.

A photo of a room from one of Jeffrey Epstein’s properties, part of a larger collection of photos from his New York home and living spaces on Virgin Island. This undated photo was among thousands of records of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein released by the Justice Department on Friday.

Mick Jagger (left), singer of Rolling Stone, and former President Bill Clinton (right) next to a person whose face has been retouched. This undated photo was among thousands of records of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein released by the Justice Department on Friday.

Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime confidant and associate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, gives him a foot massage on the plane. This undated photo was among thousands of records about Epstein released by the Justice Department on Friday.

Khanna said there are a few options for how to push for the release of more documents, including additional testimony from survivors, press conferences with survivors, lawsuits, accountability, and referral for criminal prosecution if the government does not comply.

“My interest is not punitive against [Attorney General] Pam Bondi, the Deputy Attorney General, or Trump. It’s to find justice. “I want to see what we can do to publish more of these documents.”

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