New Delhi, Dec. 25 -- The US Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Wednesday (December 24) it has uncovered more than one million additional documents potentially related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, significantly expanding the scope of records under review for public release.

The department said the newly found material is being assessed and redacted before disclosure.

The discovery comes after the DOJ missed a December 19 deadline mandated by the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which was passed almost unanimously by Congress last month and signed into law by President Donald Trump. The law requires the release of all Epstein-related files held by the government.

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the delay was due ...