Justice Department Releases 3 Million Epstein Pages
DOJ posted more than 3 million pages, 2,000 videos and 180,000 images from Jeffrey Epstein files on Jan. 24, 2026 to comply with the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
Overview
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said on Jan. 24, 2026 that the Justice Department released more than 3 million pages, over 2,000 videos and 180,000 images tied to the Jeffrey Epstein investigations and posted them to the department website.
The release was made to comply with the Epstein Files Transparency Act signed by President Donald J. Trump on Nov. 19, 2025 after the department missed the law's Dec. 19, 2025 statutory deadline, records show.
Democratic Oversight Committee Ranking Member Robert Garcia accused Attorney General Pam Bondi of withholding roughly 50% of the files and violating a subpoena, while Blanche said redactions were limited to protecting victims, officials confirmed.
The Justice Department told Congress it identified more than 6 million potentially responsive pages, reviewed about 3.5 million, used roughly 500 lawyers for redactions and withheld or redacted approximately 200,000 pages, according to a letter to Congress.
Members of Congress may review unredacted materials under confidentiality agreements, the department said, and the DOJ will file motions to release additional court-protected materials as congressional reviews and subpoenas continue.
Analysis
Center-leaning sources frame the release as politically fraught and procedurally contested, emphasizing DOJ denials and critics' accusations while foregrounding survivors' privacy harms. Editorial choices—terms like "document dump" or "massive", selection of DOJ assurances and survivor attorneys' complaints, and placement of political figures (Trump/Clinton) early—shape a narrative of controversy.
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FAQ
More than 3 million pages, over 2,000 videos, and 180,000 images tied to the Jeffrey Epstein investigations.
The Justice Department missed the Dec. 19, 2025 statutory deadline due to the need to review about 3.5 million pages from over 6 million potentially responsive pages and perform redactions using roughly 500 lawyers.
Redactions are limited to protecting victims' identities, such as images of women other than Ghislaine Maxwell, and withholding approximately 200,000 pages containing child sexual abuse material or sensitive victim information; no redactions for national security.
The files are posted on the Justice Department's Epstein Library website at https://www.justice.gov/epstein.
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