Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche Says Epstein Review 'Is Over' After 3.5M Release

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said on Jan. 25, 2026 that the Justice Department's prosecutors' review "is over" after the agency released about 3.5 million pages, 2,000 videos and 180,000 images under the Epstein Files Transparency Act.

The release followed a review of roughly six million potentially responsive pages and came after the department missed a Dec. 19, 2025 statutory deadline, prompting survivors' attorneys Sigrid McCawley, Brad Edwards and Jennifer Freeman to say victims' names were exposed and redactions were "ham-fisted."

House Democrat Ro Khanna said on CNN on Jan. 25, 2026 that the department released "at best half the documents," while House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Rep. Jamie Raskin urged fuller disclosure and the DOJ said it will file a formal report and publish redaction justifications in the Federal Register within 15 days.

Blanche told reporters that reviewers examined about six million pages and that the production includes "large quantities of commercial pornography," roughly 2,000 videos and 180,000 photos, and he said some images appear to have been taken by Jeffrey Epstein or people around him, according to DOJ statements.

The Justice Department said it will publish written justifications for redactions in the Federal Register and submit a formal report within 15 days, and DOJ officials said they will promptly correct improperly released victim names when identified, according to department statements.