House Republicans on Wednesday (November 12) released a massive trove of 23,000 pages of documents from the estate of convicted financier Jeffrey Epstein, following months of delays, the New York Times reported.

The release came shortly after Democrats published emails suggesting President Donald Trump may have known more about Epstein’s sex-trafficking activities than previously acknowledged.

Political context

Republicans’ release appears aimed at countering criticism that the party has withheld government files on Epstein and his longtime associate, Ghislaine Maxwell.

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