Over two weeks after the deadline for releasing all files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, top Department of Justice officials have revealed that more than 99% of the materials remain unpublished.

Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche wrote in a letter to a federal judge who oversaw Epstein’s case on Monday that over two million documents “remain in various stages of review and redaction.”

According to the letter, the DOJ has released approximately 12,285 documents to date, amounting to around 125,575 pages of material.

The officials reaffirmed that reviewing the remaining files will be a massive undertaking, estimating that about 400 lawyers “will devote all or a significant portion of their workday to comply” with the law Congress passed in November to compel the release of the materials, for the “next few weeks ahead.”

They also stated that over 100 “specially trained document analysts with experience dealing with sensitive victim materials” from the Federal Bureau of Investigation will provide assistance.

The DOJ has faced criticism from lawmakers and Epstein survivors for not releasing all files by the Dec. 19 deadline. On that day, the department released an initial, incomplete set of records, stating that hundreds of thousands more were expected in the coming weeks. Additional batches of documents and images were released in the following days.

On Dec. 24, the DOJ announced it had identified over a million additional documents potentially related to Epstein that would require more time to review. In the Monday update, officials said a “significant portion” of the documents appeared to be duplicates but noted they would need to go through a “deduplication” process.

The officials again cited the need to take steps to protect the victims mentioned in the files as part of the reason for the delay. The law permits some information to be redacted from the files to protect victims’ identities, among other reasons.

A group of Epstein survivors in December, however, condemned the DOJ’s initial releases of the files for leaving what they called “numerous victim identities” unredacted, even as they made “abnormal and extreme redactions” to materials—including several fully blacked-out pages—“without explanation.”

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer also criticized the DOJ for failing to submit a report to Congress that includes a list of political figures named in the files.

“Trump’s DOJ has failed to submit a report to Congress, which is required to include a list of all government officials and politically exposed persons named or referenced in the released materials without redactions,” he wrote in a post on X. “What are they trying to hide?”

The Democratic lawmaker accused the department of “lawlessness” and said he would “do everything in his power to ensure all files are released.”

After months of Republican opposition, the Epstein Files Transparency Act was ultimately passed by both houses of Congress in mid-November with widespread bipartisan support, after the President reversed his opposition to the measure and urged Republicans to support it.

It is unclear when the DOJ will release the next batch of documents or how long it will take to release all files.