Justice Department Releases Millions of Additional Investigative Records on Jeffrey Epstein
The Justice Department on Friday released more than 3 million pages of records from its investigative files regarding disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. This massive disclosure, which also includes approximately 2,000 videos and 180,000 images, marks a significant resumption of releases mandated under the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the release, noting that the documents originate largely from the FBI’s electronic case management systems involving investigations in New York and Florida spanning several decades.
This latest tranche follows a smaller release in December 2025 and comes after the Justice Department missed a congressionally mandated deadline to disclose all relevant files by late last year. The department has stated that the delay is due to the sheer volume of material—now estimated at over 5.2 million documents—that requires manual review by hundreds of attorneys to ensure privacy protections are maintained. Officials confirmed that significant redactions have been applied to protect the identities of sexual abuse victims, innocent third parties, and to prevent the distribution of child sexual abuse material.
Despite the scale of the release, the disclosure has faced sharp objections from victims’ advocates and lawmakers who argue the process has been unacceptably slow and overly opaque. Critics contend that the department’s failure to meet the statutory deadline undermines the intent of the transparency law, with some legal representatives for Epstein’s victims asserting that the continued delays and heavy redactions serve to protect powerful associates rather than the public interest. The Justice Department maintains that the redactions are strictly necessary to comply with privacy laws and to safeguard ongoing investigations, though they acknowledged that the review process is ongoing and more documents will likely be released in the future.
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