The Justice Department published more than three million new pages of records tied to Jeffrey Epstein as part of a congressionally mandated disclosure, with officials acknowledging millions more pages remain under review.
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The U.S. Justice Department on Friday released a new and extensive cache of records related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, marking the Trump administration’s latest step toward complying with a law enacted in November that ordered the department to make public all Epstein-related documents by Dec. 19, 2025.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the department disclosed more than three million pages of documents in the latest release. The records were posted to the Justice Department’s website and include materials drawn from a much larger collection that officials previously acknowledged had been withheld from an initial document dump in December.
According to the department, the newly released files are part of a broader universe of records totaling several million pages. At the end of last year, officials said they still had more than five million pages left to review and had reassigned hundreds of attorneys to the task, a process that drew criticism from some members of Congress who argued the slow pace violated the disclosure law.
The Justice Department released tens of thousands of pages shortly before Christmas, including photographs, interview transcripts, call logs, and court filings. Many of those documents were either already public or were heavily redacted.
Also made public last month were transcripts of grand jury testimony from FBI agents who described interviews with girls and young women who said they were paid to perform sex acts for Epstein.
President Donald Trump, who socialized with Epstein in the 1990s and early 2000s before a falling out years prior to Epstein’s first conviction, had resisted releasing the records for months. The disclosure law ultimately advanced with support from both Democrats and Republicans in Congress, over the administration’s objections.
Trump has not been formally accused of wrongdoing in connection with Epstein and has denied any knowledge of Epstein’s criminal activity.
Epstein, a New York financier, was found hanged in his jail cell in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges. His death was ruled a suicide, though it has fueled years of conspiracy theories. Some of those theories were amplified by Trump during his 2024 presidential campaign.
The Justice Department said the review and release process is ongoing as it continues to assess and process the remaining Epstein-related records.
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