New Delhi, Dec. 20 -- The Justice Department on Friday (December 19) released more than 300,000 pages of files related to the sex-trafficking cases of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. The release came after Congress passed bipartisan legislation last month mandating transparency in the cases.

The trove includes documents from the DOJ, FBI, the Southern District of New York, and other federal entities. Some material has been redacted, with explanations provided for sensitive information.

The records were published under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, a law that imposes a 30-day deadline for the DOJ to release unclassified materials.

The law allows the DOJ to withhold information that could compromise ongoing investigations, c...