The Division of Justice introduced on Wednesday that officers have “uncovered over one million extra paperwork probably associated to the Jeffrey Epstein case.”
“The DOJ has obtained these paperwork from [Southern District of New York] and the FBI to evaluation them for launch, in compliance with the Epstein Recordsdata Transparency Act, current statutes, and judicial orders,” the division posted on X.
“We now have legal professionals working across the clock to evaluation and make the legally required redactions to guard victims, and we are going to launch the paperwork as quickly as attainable. Because of the mass quantity of fabric, this course of could take a number of extra weeks,” the put up learn.
ABC Information has beforehand reported that Division of Justice has in its possession greater than one million paperwork associated to Epstein, a convicted intercourse offender who died by suicide in 2019 in his jail cell awaiting trial on intercourse trafficking costs.
Democratic Rep. Robert Garcia, the rating member on the Home Oversight Committee, issued a statement on Wednesday criticizing the Trump administration’s dealing with of the Epstein information.
“It is outrageous that the DOJ has illegally withheld over 1 million paperwork from the general public,” Garcia stated.
“Daily we see lies, incompetence, missed deadlines, and unlawful redactions. Pam Bondi must testify to Congress beneath oath to clarify herself,” Garcia added. “Oversight Democrats additionally need to hear from whistleblowers or anybody on the DOJ who can help us in bringing justice for the survivors. You’re protected by the legislation.”
This picture illustration taken in Washington, December 19, 2025 exhibits redacted paperwork after the US Justice Division started releasing the long-awaited data.
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Congress handed the Epstein Recordsdata Transparency Act in November mandating the discharge of the Division of Justice’s information on Epstein. The measure required the division to launch the entire paperwork, with sure exceptions like defending sufferer privateness and ongoing investigations, by Friday, Dec. 19, although the division stated it has been delayed by the vetting course of to guard victims.
By Tuesday morning, the Justice Division had launched greater than 30,000 pages of paperwork, included amongst greater than 15,000 particular person downloadable information. 1000’s of pictures have been additionally made public for the primary time.
Along with accusing the administration of being too gradual to launch the fabric, critics have stated the administration has been too aggressive in its redactions, blacking out the names of presidency officers in order to make it tough, if not inconceivable, to find out who stated what in inner and exterior correspondence.
The Justice Division has additionally redacted the names of potential co-conspirators who have been recognized by prosecutors in inner emails shortly after Epstein’s 2019 arrest.
The administration has additionally obtained criticism for mistakenly permitting victims’ names to stay seen in some of the paperwork it has launched.
Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna, who co-authored the Epstein Recordsdata Transparency Act with Republican Rep. Thomas Massie, stated they may “proceed to maintain the strain on.”
“After we stated we’re bringing contempt, the DOJ is now discovering tens of millions extra paperwork to launch. They should launch the 302 FBI statements & the emails on Epstein’s pc. The Epstein class should go,” Khanna wrote on X on Wednesday.
