The Justice Department will not release all of its files related to Jeffrey Epstein, the financier and convicted sex offender who died in prison, by its congressionally mandated deadline of Friday, Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general, said.

Dec. 19 (UPI) -- U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Justice Department will release some but not all of the files related to its investigation of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, missing a congressional deadline.

Several members of Congress criticized the department’s No. 2, Todd Blanche, after he said more documents would be coming weeks late.