Overview
- House Oversight Committee Democrats published 68 additional images from Epstein’s estate, including redacted passports, photos of Bill Gates and Noam Chomsky, “Lolita” quotes inked on a woman’s body, and a text exchange referencing “$1000 per girl” and “18 y old,” released without context.
- Under the Epstein Files Transparency Act signed by President Donald Trump, the Justice Department must make Epstein-related records public by December 19.
- DOJ plans to release 18 categories of investigative materials, with the law allowing redactions to protect victims’ identities, remove child sexual abuse material and medical files, and avoid jeopardizing ongoing investigations; Attorney General Pam Bondi says the department will follow the law.
- A Manhattan federal judge, Paul A. Engelmayer, approved release of grand jury materials and noted they do not identify anyone other than Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell as having had sexual contact with a minor.
- Ghislaine Maxwell filed a pro se habeas petition seeking to vacate her conviction, and her attorney argues broad unsealing could prejudice any potential retrial, as Democrats press DOJ for full disclosure and Republicans accuse them of cherry‑picking.