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DOJ Says Over 1 Million More Epstein Records Found, Pushing Releases Back Weeks

The late find pushes the Justice Department into a weeks-long review under a transparency law it already failed to meet.

A handout photograph shows U.S. President Donald Trump with the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, from Epstein’s estate, released by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee in Washington, D.C., U.S., on December 12, 2025.
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Overview

  • The department said SDNY and the FBI uncovered over a million additional documents potentially tied to the Epstein case, with lawyers reviewing them for legally required redactions to protect victims.
  • The Epstein Files Transparency Act mandated public release by December 19, a deadline the DOJ missed, prompting bipartisan senators to seek an inspector‑general probe and lawmakers to threaten contempt.
  • Earlier drops were large but heavily redacted, posted in uneven batches with technical glitches and redaction errors that drew criticism from survivors and Congress and calls for an independent audit.
  • Officials warned the dumps include untrue claims and flagged at least one document—a purported Epstein letter to Larry Nassar—as fake, noting the law requires release of items in government files even if false.
  • Newly released materials reference high‑profile figures, including an internal 2020 SDNY email about Trump taking multiple 1990s flights on Epstein’s jet and 2019 FBI emails about 10 possible co‑conspirators, without establishing criminal conduct.