The U.S. Department of Justice has released thousands more documents related to its investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after missing the deadline on Friday to release its entire cache of records as require d by law.The Justice Department says some of the documents include "untrue and sensationalist claims made against President Trump.""To be clear: the claims are unfounded and false, and if they had a shred of credibility, they certainly would have been weaponized against President Trump already," the department said.Among the documents is an email stating that Trump was listed as a passenger on Epsteins private plane at least eight times between 1993 and 1998. The emails author and recipients are not known since all identifying information has been redacted. The Justice Department has not said whether the claims in the email were verified. RELATED STORY | Limited Epstein files release includes extensive redactions, images of notable figuresAnother document includes a subpoena from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York to Trumps Mar-a-Lago club in Florida. It seeks testimony and evidence in the 2021 sex trafficking case against Epsteins longtime associate, Ghislaine Maxwell. Maxwell was convicted that year and is serving a 20-year federal prison sentence. Scripps News is going through more of the files and will update this story with significant developments.All of the files were supposed to be released on Friday under the law. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche has said that the delay is due to the department's review of documents to ensure victims are protected.RELATED STORY | Epstein survivors demand accountability from DOJ, Congress over release of filesHowever, a group of his survivors on Monday accused the agency of legal violations and demanded accountability. The group said that the partial release has made it nearly impossible for any of them to find documents that were relevant to their particular cases or their search for accountability. They also claim the DOJ didn't communicate to them or their representatives what documents were withheld in the release and why.RELATED STORY | Lawmakers threaten legal action over delayed Epstein files releaseSome lawmakers are threatening to hold Attorney General Pam Bondi in contempt for failing to meet a congressional deadline to release all the files. ...read more read less