The U.S. Justice Department revealed it has 5.2 million pages of Epstein files left to review and needs 400 lawyers from four different department offices to help with the process through late January, according to a government document reviewed by Reuters on Tuesday. This is likely to extend the final release of the documents to much later than expected after a December 19 deadline set by Congress, the document said. The DOJ said last week it had uncovered more than a million additional documents potentially linked to Epstein. So far, the disclosures have been heavily redacted, frustrating some Republicans and doing little to quell a scandal that threatens the party ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The law, approved by Congress with broad bipartisan support, requires all Epstein-related files to be made public, despite Trump's months-long effort to keep them sealed. Under the statute, all documents were to be released by December 19, with redactions to protect victims.