Overview
- The FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York reported discovering over one million additional files, with lawyers working around the clock on legally required redactions.
- Publication will proceed as materials clear review, which the Justice Department says could take several weeks given the volume.
- The department missed the Dec. 19 disclosure deadline set by the Epstein Files Transparency Act, drawing sharp criticism from lawmakers and victims’ advocates over delays and heavy redactions.
- Officials labeled a newly surfaced letter—purporting to be from Jeffrey Epstein and alleging misconduct by the president—as a fake, citing handwriting analysis, a mismatched postmark, and the absence of a required inmate number.
- Images of an apparent Austrian passport bearing Epstein’s photo, seized from his Manhattan townhouse in 2019, remain in dispute, as Austrian authorities say they cannot confirm its issuance and the document’s stamps have not been verified.