US EditionEpstein Files Revelations Continue to Roil Washington
The DOJ continues piecemeal release of over a million Epstein-related documents with extensive redactions raising transparency concerns, including witness payments and evidence destruction.
- Ten days past the Congressionally-set Dec. 19 deadline, the U.S. Department of Justice is still releasing Epstein-related federal files piecemeal after Congress ordered declassification.
- The FBI announced on December 28 it uncovered over a million documents related to Epstein, and officials say review may take weeks due to volume and redaction rules.
- Documents show defendants paid Epstein Enterprise participant‑witnesses, covered legal costs, instructed evidence destruction, and denied investigators access to Little St. James, while observers found flawed redactions.
- Critics say redacted content raises questions about U.S. Department of Justice compliance, and as of Monday the DOJ has not responded to concerns about the redactions.
- Unredacted files could reveal how Epstein threatened victims of Epstein's trafficking and abuse and spread damaging stories, explaining why participant‑witnesses and lawyers were redacted.
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Attorney for Epstein survivors says Justice Department gets ‘an F’ on its release of files thus far
Jennifer Freeman, an attorney for survivors of alleged abuse by Jeffrey Epstein, joined CNN’s Wolf Blitzer to share her reaction to the rollout of Epstein files thus far, saying the Justice Department is “not complying” with its December 19 deadline.
'10 co-conspirators': What the Epstein files reveal so far — and don't
Friday, December 19 was described in media reports as "Epstein Day," as that was the day the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Trump Administration were required, under the Epstein Files Transparency Act of 2025, to release "unclassified" DOJ files on the late billionaire financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. And countless files were released that day, followed by more on Monday, December 22 — albeit with very heavy redact…
Parts of the recently published documents in the Epstein case have apparently not been sufficiently unrecognizable. Sensitive content can be restored by simple means.The Trump administration is resisting the extensive publication of Epstein files, which concern Trump himself, among others.Image: keystoneParts of the recently published documents in the Epstein case have apparently not been sufficiently unrecognized. Sensible content can be restor…
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