Overview
- The Justice Department posted 3,965 Epstein-related files in a phased release, with numerous pages heavily redacted, including a fully blacked out “Grand Jury – NY” document.
- After publishing, at least 13–16 images were removed for review; the DOJ later reinstated a photo that included President Trump after determining no victims appeared in it.
- Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said Trump had nothing to do with the removals and that edits and phased publication are intended to protect victim identities.
- Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer introduced a resolution to authorize legal action over incomplete disclosure, as House Democrats demanded written explanations and lawmakers including Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna discussed contempt proceedings against Attorney General Pam Bondi.
- Files obtained before subsequent takedowns indicated Trump flew on Epstein’s private jet at least eight times in the 1990s, according to the Washington Post, which also reported FBI leads and a 2021 subpoena to Mar-a-Lago connected to the Maxwell case.