Overview
- Congress approved the Epstein Files Transparency Act by a 427–1 House vote and unanimous Senate consent before it reached the president’s desk.
- The Justice Department must post unclassified Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell records within 30 days, and a federal judge has estimated the files at roughly 100,000 pages.
- Attorney General Pam Bondi said the department will comply with maximum transparency while protecting victims, with allowed redactions for privacy, active probes and other narrow exceptions.
- The law also requires Bondi to report to Congress within 15 days of publication detailing what was released and withheld, the legal basis for redactions, and a list of officials and politically exposed persons named.
- Trump announced the signing on Truth Social while attacking Democrats, reversing months of resistance after a discharge petition led by Reps. Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna forced a House vote; Bondi has tapped SDNY’s Jay Clayton to examine Epstein’s ties and said that review will not hinder disclosures.