Justice Department Releases Millions of Pages of Jeffrey Epstein Documents Following Delays
The United States Justice Department has officially released over three million pages of investigative records regarding Jeffrey Epstein, fulfilling a delayed requirement under the Epstein Files Transparency Act. The files, posted to the department’s website, include some of the several million pages of records that officials said were withheld from an initial release of documents in December.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche confirmed the massive disclosure includes approximately 2,000 videos and 180,000 images, marking the resumption of disclosures intended to reveal the extent of government knowledge regarding Epstein’s sex trafficking network. This significant data dump arrives after the DOJ missed a December 19 deadline set by Congress, a delay officials attributed to the logistical challenge of tasking hundreds of lawyers with reviewing the materials to ensure victim privacy.
Despite the scale of the release, officials have tempered expectations regarding the revelation of new details on high-profile associates. Blanche explicitly noted that the public “thirst for information” might not be fully satisfied by these documents, as strict legal guidelines mandated the redaction of victim identities and graphic content. Objections remain high among transparency advocates, who fear that the extensive redaction process and previous delays could allow the government to continue shielding powerful figures involved in Epstein’s operations from full public scrutiny under the guise of privacy protection.
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