Overview
- The Justice Department said it pulled down several thousand documents and media from its Epstein files site after acknowledging technical or human errors that revealed identifying details of alleged victims, and it is revising protocols to republish corrected pages.
- Attorneys Brittany Henderson and Brad Edwards asked federal judges for an immediate takedown, citing unredacted names, nude images, home addresses, emails, and banking data they called a profound violation of victim privacy.
- District Judge Richard M. Berman scheduled a Wednesday hearing on the takedown request as DOJ officials told the court they removed all materials flagged by victims or their lawyers and independently identified additional files for re-review.
- Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche faced bipartisan backlash after saying on Fox News that it is not a crime to party with Jeffrey Epstein, a remark critics said shows disregard for survivors and accountability.
- Millions of additional pages remain under review, news outlets noted thousands of references to President Trump with some entries later deleted, and analysts warned the unwieldy trove has enabled data duplication and even digital piracy.