Overview
- Attorney General Pam Bondi and top DOJ officials told two federal judges they expect to finish reviewing and releasing Epstein-related records "in the near term" but cannot provide a specific completion date.
- The department says hundreds of attorneys, agents and analysts are manually vetting several million pages, with just 12,285 documents (about 125,575 pages) posted so far and more than two million documents still under review, including audio and video files.
- Judge Paul Engelmayer on Jan. 21 denied Reps. Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie’s request for a special master to oversee compliance, though he noted they could seek relief in a separate lawsuit and called their concerns legitimate.
- Ghislaine Maxwell’s December habeas petition alleges four potential co‑conspirators and 25 men obtained "secret settlements" tied to Epstein’s abuse, a claim that has sharpened demands to see the remaining files; she did not name the individuals.
- Public patience is fraying as survivors report no new DOJ postings since Dec. 23 and polls show majorities believe the government is withholding information, even as the department prepares additional updates to its online Epstein Library.