Overview
- The Justice Department began posting tens of thousands of pages on Friday under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, missed the full-release deadline, and said additional records will follow on a rolling basis.
- At least 16 files disappeared from the DOJ’s public site without explanation — including an image containing photos of President Donald Trump — which Sky News confirmed was missing; Alternet later reported that specific image reappeared.
- Survivors condemned the sweeping redactions and gaps as a “slap in the face,” and attorney Gloria Allred said some victims’ names and compromising images were left unredacted, prompting notifications to the department.
- Closely watched materials — FBI interviews with victims, internal DOJ charging memoranda, and a 119-page “Grand Jury–NY” document — were omitted or fully blacked out, yielding little new insight into past prosecutorial decisions.
- Lawmakers Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie said the disclosure violates the statute and are weighing impeachment, contempt, and prosecution referrals, while Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche defended the process as legally required and not intended to shield Trump.