
U.S. Justice Department releases many more records from its Jeffrey Epstein files
The Hindu
The Justice Department releases over 3 million pages of Jeffrey Epstein files, revealing details on his abuse and connections.
The Justice Department on Friday (January 30, 2026) released many more records from its investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein, resuming disclosures under a law intended to reveal what the government knew about the millionaire financier's sexual abuse of young girls and his interactions with the rich and powerful.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the department was releasing more than 3 million pages of documents in the latest Epstein disclosure. The files, posted to the department's website, include some of the several million pages of records that officials said were withheld from an initial release of documents in December.
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They were disclosed under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the law enacted after months of public and political pressure that requires the government to open its files on the late financier and his confidant and onetime girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell.
After missing a December 19 deadline set by Congress to release all of the files, the Justice Department said it tasked hundreds of lawyers with reviewing the records to determine what needs to be redacted, or blacked out, to protect the identities of victims of sexual abuse.
The number of documents subject to review has ballooned to 5.2 million, including duplicates, the department said.













