A bipartisan group of five lawmakers has asked the Justice Department for a briefing by Friday on any new information that could interfere with the department’s ability to release files on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein by a mid-December deadline.

Congress overcame initial opposition from the White House last month when it overwhelmingly passed a bill seeking to compel the release of Justice Department files related to the disgraced financier — documents that have propelled a wave of speculation over whether other high-profile figures were tied to the sexual exploitation of girls. President Donald Trump signed it into law.

The lawmakers, in a letter to Attorney General Pamela Bondi, said they were writing to show their interest “in supporting the Department of Justice’s efforts to

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