Overview
- Federal prosecutors and the FBI said on Dec. 24 they identified more than one million additional Epstein-related documents, triggering a renewed multi‑week review and staggered releases.
- DOJ missed the Dec. 19 deadline set by the bipartisan Epstein Files Transparency Act, a law President Trump signed, prompting criticism over delays and heavy redactions.
- President Trump called the process a “Democrat inspired Hoax” and pressed DOJ to release any Democrats’ names in the files to “embarrass them,” even as he questioned the time spent on the disclosures.
- A bipartisan group of lawmakers ramped up oversight, including a senators’ request for a DOJ inspector‑general review and House pressure over what they call improper redactions and noncompliance.
- Legal analysts and advocates say key materials such as FBI 302 witness reports and fuller survivor accounts have not appeared in public tranches, while authorities note that appearances in records are not evidence of wrongdoing and some claims are unverified.