The DOJ is acquiring millions of other Epstein documents that could be redacted before release
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The Justice Department said Wednesday it may have more than a million other documents related to the late Jeffrey Epstein that need to be reviewed and that the process could take weeks to complete.
The DOJ said two of its divisions, the FBI and the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, recently provided the missing files, days after the Epstein Files Transparency Act deadline passed.
“We have attorneys working around the clock to review and make the necessary legal changes to protect victims, and we will release the documents as soon as possible,” the DOJ wrote in a statement on social media.
EPSTEIN FILE DROP INCLUDES ‘FALSE AND FALSE CLAIMS’ ABOUT TRUMP, DOJ SAYS
Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks with President Donald Trump about recent Supreme Court decisions in the White House briefing room on June 27, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
The “quantity of material” “could take several weeks” to be reviewed, the DOJ said.
“The Department will continue to fully comply with federal law and President Trump’s order to release the files,” the department wrote.
The DOJ has been sharing on a public website since Friday tens of thousands of pages of files related to the Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell sex-trafficking cases as part of its obligation under the transparency bill.
Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in federal custody in 2019. (New York State Sex Offender Registry via AP, File)
Trump signed the bill into law Nov. 19, which gives the DOJ 30 days to review and release all unlisted materials related to the cases.
The release of the files has sparked controversy as critics have slammed the DOJ for what they say is excessive red tape and the Friday regulatory deadline. At first, the DOJ said it would miss the deadline by a few weeks, but Wednesday’s announcement indicates that that could be pushed further into the new year than the administration expected.
SCHUMER ACCUSES DOJ OF BREAKING THE LAW OVER SECURED EPSTEIN FILES.
Todd Blanche, the then-deputy attorney general nominee, will appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington, DC, on February 12. (Daniel Heuer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said on Sunday’s “Meet the Press” that there was a “fine-tuned” rule that supports the DOJ missing the bill’s deadline because of the need to meet other legal requirements, such as redacting victim-identifying information.
The transparency bill required the DOJ to withhold information about victims and material that could jeopardize an open investigation or prosecution. Officials can also release information “in the interest of national security or foreign policy,” the bill says.
The bill also expressly mandated the DOJ to keep in view all information that could harm high-profile and politically connected individuals.
