Justice Department Releases Millions More Epstein Files

The Justice Department announced Friday the release of three million additional documents tied to Jeffrey Epstein, bringing the total to over 3.5 million files. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the move is part of compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act, a law signed by President Donald Trump last year.

Blanche said the new tranche includes more than 2,000 videos and 180,000 photos. He acknowledged that many images were of commercial pornography and some were seized from Epstein’s devices but not taken by him. Others, he added, did appear to be taken by Epstein or his associates.

Officials emphasized that all photos of women were redacted unless they were of convicted accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell. Photos of men were left unredacted except in cases where doing so could identify a woman. Blanche clarified that the department focused on over-collection rather than omission.

The DOJ warned the public that some materials submitted by third parties to the FBI may include false information. This includes what Blanche described as “untrue and sensationalist claims against President Trump” submitted in the weeks before the 2020 election.

Blanche confirmed the White House had no role in reviewing or vetting the files before publication. He declined to say whether any famous names were mentioned in newly released documents but noted that “notable individuals and politicians were not redacted.”

In a letter to Congress, the DOJ said the release fulfills its obligations under the transparency law. The files stemmed from Epstein and Maxwell court cases, FBI investigations, and the probe into Epstein’s death in federal custody.

Documents were excluded only if they were duplicates, legally privileged, contained violent imagery, or were unrelated to Epstein or Maxwell. The DOJ said it focused on transparency, even at the cost of releasing potentially duplicative or unverifiable information.

House Republicans forced a floor vote on the bill using a discharge petition after Speaker Mike Johnson backed efforts to move it forward. The law received bipartisan support in both chambers. President Trump signed it into law in November, saying it was time the American people saw the full extent of what had been hidden.