DOJ Inspector General to Audit Compliance With Epstein Files Law

The Justice Department's Office of the Inspector General announced on Thursday it will audit DOJ compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act, reviewing identification, collection, redaction and production of responsive material.

Congress passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act in November 2025 requiring release of all unclassified records, and critics have accused the department of withholding documents and disclosing unredacted victim information.

Deputy Inspector General William Blier said the OIG's preliminary objective is to evaluate the DOJ's processes for identifying, redacting and releasing records as required by the Act.

The department says the government's collection contains some six million files and has published over three million to an online database, though an analysis found roughly 2.7 million remained publicly available after some files were taken offline.

The OIG said it will issue a public report with the audit's results when its work is complete and will consider addressing other issues that arise during the audit.