Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche spoke with reporters Friday morning as the Department of Justice (DOJ) continues to work its way through files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The Trump administration has received criticism over how slow the documents,

The Department of Justice has opened a federal civil rights probe into the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a Friday.

Deputy U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Justice Department, in releasing more than 3 million pages of Epstein files Friday, that federal lawyers gave up countless hours every single day to fulfill this “promise of transparency” to the American people.

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The Justice Department on Friday released its largest batch of documents, videos, and photos from its Jeffrey Epstein files to date. Todd Blanche, a top official, repeatedly defended the administration to quash accusations and speculation swirling around the case.

Before Donald Trump made him second in command at the Justice Department, Todd Blanche was the president’s most prominent defense attorney, shielding him from an avalanche of criminal cases that threatened to land him in jail for years.

The DOJ released another 3 million pages of Epstein files Jan. 30, including 2,000 videos and 180,000 images, a DOJ official announced.

Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general, told reporters on Friday that “there’s a hunger or a thirst for information that I do not think will be satisfied by the review of these documents.”