WASHINGTON, FEB 5 : The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday announced the publication of more than three million additional pages of material in compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act, significantly expanding public access to records linked to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein and related investigations.
In a statement issued by the Office of Public Affairs, the DOJ said the latest release includes over 2,000 videos and approximately 180,000 images. Combined with earlier disclosures, the total volume of material made public under the Act has reached nearly 3.5 million pages.
The Epstein Files Transparency Act was signed into law by President Donald Trump on November 19, 2025, mandating the disclosure of records connected to federal investigations and prosecutions involving Epstein and his associates.
According to the department, the newly released files were collected from five primary sources. These include the Florida and New York criminal cases against Epstein, the New York case against Ghislaine Maxwell, investigations conducted in New York into Epstein’s death, a Florida case involving a former butler of Epstein, multiple FBI investigations, and an Office of Inspector General inquiry into the circumstances surrounding Epstein’s death while in federal custody.
The DOJ said it deliberately erred on the side of over-collection to ensure compliance with the law. Any materials not included in the public release fall into specific categories, such as duplicate documents across investigations, records protected by legal privileges including deliberative process and attorney-client privilege, materials withheld under statutory exceptions such as depictions of violence, and items determined to be unrelated to the Epstein or Maxwell case files.
More than 500 attorneys and document reviewers from across the Department of Justice participated in the extensive review process. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (USAO-SDNY) also implemented an additional review protocol to comply with a court order requiring US Attorney Jay Clayton to certify that no victim-identifying information would be released without redaction.
The department emphasized that reviewers were given clear instructions that redactions should be strictly limited to protecting victims and their families. Some pornographic images, whether commercial or non-commercial, were redacted, with the DOJ stating that all women depicted in such material were treated as victims. The department further clarified that notable individuals and politicians were not redacted in any of the files released.
The DOJ also cautioned that the production may contain fake or falsely submitted images, documents, or videos. Officials explained that all materials submitted to the FBI by members of the public and deemed responsive to the Act were included in the release, regardless of their credibility. Some documents reportedly contain sensational and untrue allegations against President Trump that were submitted to the FBI shortly before the 2020 presidential election.
“These claims are unfounded and false,” the department said, adding that if they had any credibility, they would have been acted upon or used against the president long ago.
The Justice Department has provided Congress with a detailed letter outlining the scope and methodology of the disclosures. The letter, along with the complete set of released files, has been made publicly accessible on the department’s website.
The DOJ said the effort reflects its commitment to transparency while balancing the need to protect victims and uphold legal and ethical obligations. The disclosures were last updated on February 1, 2026.
