Overview
- The Justice Department and New York federal prosecutors say more than one million additional Epstein-related documents were identified and transferred for review, with releases expected to continue for a few more weeks.
- Under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the department missed the Dec. 19 publication deadline and has posted heavily redacted batches on a rolling basis.
- President Trump called the process a “Democrat inspired Hoax,” urged the DOJ to publish any Democrats’ names to “embarrass them,” and complained the focus diverts resources to claims of election fraud.
- Lawmakers in both parties stepped up oversight, with senators seeking an inspector-general inquiry and Representatives Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna arguing DOJ overstepped on redactions and violated the deadline.
- Newly released materials include references to public figures such as Trump and Bill Clinton, while the DOJ has cautioned about unverified or false claims and emphasized victim-protection redactions.