The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Friday that it will release more than three million pages of documents, along with over 2,000 videos and 180,000 images, from its investigative files on disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. The disclosure is part of the ongoing effort under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, a law passed after months of public and political pressure requiring the government to make records related to Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell publicly accessible.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the release marks the conclusion of a comprehensive review process designed to ensure transparency while protecting the identities of victims of sexual abuse. “Today’s release marks the end of a very comprehensive document identification and review process to ensure transparency to the American people and compliance with the act,” Blanche said at a press conference.
The Justice Department missed an earlier December 19, 2025, deadline set by Congress and had to assign hundreds of lawyers to review the documents to determine what information should be redacted. Materials that could compromise ongoing investigations or reveal personal details of potential victims have been withheld. All women, other than Maxwell, have been redacted from the videos and images released on Friday.
The total number of documents under review has now reached approximately six million, including duplicates, the department said. Earlier releases in December included court records, photographs, call logs, and interview transcripts, many of which were previously public or heavily redacted.
Among the previously released documents were Epstein’s flight logs, showing that former President Donald Trump flew on Epstein’s private jet in the 1990s, and several photographs of former President Bill Clinton. Neither Trump nor Clinton has been accused of wrongdoing in connection with Epstein, and both have stated they had no knowledge of his abuse of underage girls.
Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide in a New York prison cell in August 2019, following federal indictments for sex trafficking. In 2021, Maxwell was convicted by a federal jury in New York for her role in recruiting minors for Epstein and is serving a 20-year sentence in Texas.
One of Epstein’s victims, Virginia Roberts Giuffre, who died by suicide in Western Australia last year at age 41, previously accused numerous high-profile individuals of sexual misconduct, including Prince Andrew, who denied the allegations and settled her lawsuit for an undisclosed sum.
The Justice Department emphasized that the release is intended to provide greater public insight into Epstein’s crimes while safeguarding victims’ identities.
