Overview
- After the Dec. 19 statutory deadline passed unmet, the Justice Department told a federal judge that more than two million Epstein-related records remain unreleased.
- The department said only 12,285 documents—about 125,000 pages—have been posted so far, accounting for less than 1% of the material under review.
- A filing signed by Attorney General Pam Bondi says more than 400 DOJ lawyers and at least 100 FBI analysts will continue reviews and redactions for several weeks.
- Officials reported on Dec. 24 the discovery of over one million additional potentially relevant records, further enlarging the workload.
- Democrats, including Chuck Schumer and Rep. Ro Khanna, accuse the administration of violating the law and concealing key material, while the government cites victim privacy for the pace and heavy redactions.