Justice Department releases 3.5 million Epstein pages; survivors and lawmakers say it falls short

The Justice Department on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, completed a belated release of investigative files related to Jeffrey Epstein, publishing roughly 3.5 million pages, officials said, but acknowledged the disclosure was unlikely to satisfy lingering suspicions about the case. Hundreds of prosecutors spent the last two months reviewing more than six million pages potentially related to the case, and the files released on Friday included about 2,000 videos and 180,000 images.

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said many pages were duplicates, that roughly 200,000 pages were redacted or withheld because they were privileged, and that one small tranche of papers from a law firm still had to be dealt with. A group of 18 survivors said the disclosure did not go far enough, saying in a joint statement that “survivors are having their names and identifying information exposed, while the men who abused us remain hidden and protected.” Justice Department officials said they redacted images of every woman in the files except Ghislaine Maxwell and that any information about other victims inadvertently exposed would be swiftly removed.

Mr. Blanche said, “We did not protect President Trump.

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