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The Justice Department on Friday began releasing its files on Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender and wealthy financier known for his connections to some of the world's most influential people, including Donald Trump, who as president had tried to keep the files sealed.

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The total volume was not immediately clear, though Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a Fox News Channel interview that he expected the department to release "several hundred thousand" records Friday and then several hundred thousand more in the coming weeks.

The records could contain the most detailed look yet at nearly two decades' worth of government investigations into Epstein's sexual abuse of young women and underage girls.