Overview
- The Justice Department said prosecutors in Manhattan and the FBI identified roughly one million additional records potentially tied to Epstein, with weeks of review needed for legally required victim protections.
- Large batches of files have been posted in a disorderly rollout over the past week, with some items reissued and many pages heavily redacted.
- Trump called the disclosures a "Democrat inspired Hoax," urged release of any Democrats' names in the files, and pressed the DOJ to prioritize his election-fraud claims.
- Bipartisan lawmakers criticized missed deadlines and redactions, with 12 senators requesting an inspector general inquiry and Rep. Thomas Massie alleging the department broke the law.
- Recent releases include references to Trump and Bill Clinton without alleging new crimes, and the DOJ says additional documents will be published after review.