Justice Department releases more Epstein files one month after deadline
The Justice Department released more files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, just one day after the department said it concluded its review.
The release comes one month after federal law required the department to release all the files. It includes 3.5 million pages, 2,000 videos and 180,000 images, some of which Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche says are pornographic photos and videos.
During a press conference on Friday, Blanche said the files “include large quantities of commercial pornography and images that were seized from Epstein’s devices but which he did not take.” However, he noted that it appears Epstein or others around him did take some of them.
Justice Department finishes review
On Thursday, the Justice Department announced it finished its review of the files and would release them on Friday in phases. The full release ends the months-long debate between lawmakers over the release and its timing.
In November 2025, Congress passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which required the Justice Department to publicly release all files by Dec. 19. However, that deadline passed without a full release.
At that time, the department said it was still combing through files and preparing them to be shared publicly.
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