The Trump administration faced a Dec. 19 deadline to release the records, but said it may not meet its obligation to make all the files public.

Follow the latest news updates as the Epstein files are released. Trump signed a bill in November for the DOJ to release the documents.

The newest trove of documents related to the investigation into child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein arrived on Friday afternoon, and are filled with page after page of entirely redacted documents—fueling claims of an ongoing cover-up by the Trump administration.

Several victims said they were frustrated by the heavy redactions of photos and documents that the Justice Department released on Friday.

Epstein was known to surround himself with rich and influential people and was friends for many years with Donald Trump before the Manhattan mogul was elected president. A search tool on the DOJ's website surfaces Trump’s name hundreds of times in the newly released documents.

DOJ's Jeffrey Epstein files website crashes during release, prompting complaints about technical glitches and heavy redactions. Attorney General Pam Bondi's department defends work.

The documents’ release would mark the culmination of a bipartisan push to force Trump and his administration to disclose more materials related to Epstein.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said the DOJ only released a "fraction" of the files it was legally required to disclose.

Democratic lawmakers warned the Trump administration that they’re "examining all legal options" to hold it accountable to Friday's deadline ordering the Department of Justice to release all its files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein,