Trump’s Justice Department releases massive cache of Jeffrey Epstein files

The US Justice Department on Friday published a new and final cache of millions of documents related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, under a law passed in November that required the release of all Epstein-related records.

Todd Blanche, the Deputy Attorney General, said at a press conference that Friday’s massive batch of files marked the end of the Trump administration’s planned releases under the law. The new cache includes more than three million pages, 2000 videos, and 180,000 images, he said.

Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell are seen in this image released by the Department of Justice in Washington, DC, US, on 19th December, 2025, as part of a new trove of documents from its investigations into the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. PICTURE: US Justice Department/Handout via Reuters

The files include “extensive” redactions, he said, given the law’s exceptions permitting certain documents to be blacked out, including identifying information of victims or materials related to active investigations. Previous releases have been heavily redacted, drawing criticism from some members of Congress.

Reuters is in the process of reviewing the files.

Trump, who was friends with Epstein in the 1990s and early 2000s before they had a falling out years before Epstein’s first conviction, spent months resisting any release until both Democrats and Republicans in Congress forced his hand by advancing the law over his objections.

Trump has not been formally accused of any wrongdoing in connection with Epstein, and he has denied any knowledge of Epstein’s crimes. But the scandal has dogged him for months, in part because he promised to release the files during his 2024 presidential campaign.

It was not immediately clear how many of the newly released files included mentions of Trump. The Justice Department’s first major release in December contained relatively few references to the president.

In a press release announcing Friday’s document production, the Justice Department wrote, “Some of the documents contain untrue and sensationalist claims against President Trump that were submitted to the FBI right before the 2020 election. To be clear, the claims are unfounded and false, and if they have a shred of credibility, they certainly would have been weaponised against President Trump already.”