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14.01.2026 - 23:34 [ Courthousenews.com ]

Judge demands response after lawmakers accuse DOJ of dragging feet with Epstein files

“The Department of Justice is openly defying the law by refusing to release the full Epstein files. Millions of files are being kept from the public,” Khanna said in a statement last week. “The DOJ has failed to make the necessary redactions to protect survivors while removing records after publication without any explanation.”

Massie accused Attorney General Pam Bondi of “egregiously violating the requirements of the Epstein Files Transparency Act,” the law passed by Congress late last year to facilitate the release of the materials.

On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer — the Barack Obama appointee in charge of Maxwell’s case — gave the Justice Department until Friday to respond to the lawmakers’ claims.

14.01.2026 - 23:32 [ Forbes.com ]

Independent Epstein Files ‘Special Master’ Could Be Named Next Week—And May Speed Up Release

Reps. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., and Thomas Massie, R-Ky., asked a federal judge last week to appoint a third-party special master or independent monitor to oversee the government’s release of the Epstein files.

The Justice Department was legally required to make all its documents on Epstein public by Dec. 19, but has so far only released a small subset of the materials and not given any clarity on when the full files will come out.

14.01.2026 - 23:26 [ CNN ]

Epstein survivors ask inspector general to review Justice Department’s release of files

“In the files released so far, there has been a troubling pattern of selective redactions,” the survivors wrote. “In multiple instances, names of individuals alleged to have participated in or facilitated abuse appear to have been redacted, while identifying details of survivors were left visible. In some cases, survivors’ names, contextual identifiers, or other information sufficient to identify them publicly were not adequately protected.”

They continued: “This disparity is deeply troubling. Any release of records involving sexual exploitation must prioritize the safety, privacy, and dignity of survivors.”

CNN has asked the Office of Inspector General for comment.

13.01.2026 - 20:54 [ New York Times ]

Israeli Police Question Top Netanyahu Aide Over Leaked Document Case

(January 11, 2026)

In November 2024, the Israeli courts lifted a gag order and identified Mr. Feldstein, who was working as a military affairs spokesman for Mr. Netanyahu, as one of the suspects in the case involving the stealing, illegal holding and leaking of a classified military document to a German newspaper, Bild.

Handwritten in Arabic, the document, obtained from Gaza, appeared to lay out Hamas’s plan for psychological warfare against Israel, claiming that Hamas was in no rush to reach a deal to release hostages or to end the war. Some of the messaging aligned with Mr. Netanyahu’s own approach.

Critics said the Bild article based on the leak appeared to be part of a deliberate effort by the prime minister or his loyalists to weaken the domestic campaign for the hostages’ release and influence Israeli public opinion in favor of Mr. Netanyahu’s negotiating positions.

29.12.2025 - 17:56 [ Times of Israel ]

Netanyahu’s ex-aide says PM was ‘behind’ leak of intel to Bild and lied about it later

(December 24, 2025)

“[Netanyahu] is the one who ultimately was behind the leak,” Feldstein said emphatically, adding that he told interrogators the same thing repeatedly after his arrest and eventual indictment over the matter.

The document in question was an internal Hamas memo purporting to show that the terror group wasn’t interested in the compromises necessary to reach a hostage deal. After it was leaked to the Bild, Netanyahu used it to argue that only further military pressure would lead to the release of the hostages.

29.12.2025 - 17:46 [ Ynetnews.com ]

Two scandals, one office: Qatar messages, Germany leak and ongoing probes

(December 26, 2025)

The affair surrounding the leak of classified documents to the German newspaper Bild and the so-called Qatargate scandal have returned to the headlines in recent days.

Eli Feldstein, former military spokesman for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is charged in the first case and implicated in the second, claimed this week that Netanyahu “knew about and backed the leak.” At the same time, correspondence between Feldstein and Yisrael Einhorn, a former close adviser to the prime minister, was revealed, showing efforts to promote pro-Qatar messaging in Israel.

25.12.2025 - 07:36 [ CBS News ]

DOJ says „over a million more documents“ potentially related to Epstein case have been found

Washington — The Justice Department said Wednesday that it was informed by the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and the FBI that „they have uncovered over a million more documents potentially related to the Jeffrey Epstein case.“

In a post on X, the Justice Department said it had received the documents for review, noting that the process of releasing the files may take „a few more weeks“ due to the volume of materials.

24.12.2025 - 09:41 [ ABC News ]

Years before Epstein came under investigation in Palm Beach, local police got tip about Maxwell

„They are paid $200.00 per day for htis [sic] service. It is unclear what is occurring in the residence,“ reads the opening entry in the Town of Palm Beach Police Department report, dated Dec. 6, 2001.

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Ultimately, the four-page report indicates that the investigation was closed after a determination that no crimes had occurred.

„Although it appears as though usual [sic] activity is occurring at this residence, at this time, no illegal activity has been reported or detected,“ reads the report‘s final entry on April 25, 2002.

24.12.2025 - 09:23 [ Business Insider ]

Jeffrey Epstein‘s wills listed former bank CEOs and other Wall Street figures as possible estate executors

As he planned for his death, Jeffrey Epstein listed powerful friends and associates from Wall Street as the people who would take care of his affairs.

Versions of Epstein‘s will released Tuesday by the Justice Department featured former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, former Barclays CEO Jes Staley, and former Bear Stearns CEO Jimmy Cayne as potential executors of his estate.

23.12.2025 - 10:39 [ CBS News ]

How did Jeffrey Epstein make all of his money?

(December 16, 2025)

In an emailed statement to CBS MoneyWatch in June of 2023, JPMorgan called Epstein‘s behavior „monstrous,“ and said it regretted any association with the disgraced financier.

Epstein also had financial dealings with Deutsche Bank, which in May 2023 agreed to pay $75 million to settle a lawsuit alleging the German bank „knowingly benefited“ from his sex trafficking and profited from doing business with him.

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In October, Rep. Jamie Raskin, a Democrat from Maryland, pointed to $1.5 billion in suspicious financial transactions that had been flagged by the banks and were tied to Epstein‘s alleged sex trafficking crimes. The same month, Bank of America was sued by one of Epstein‘s victims, who alleged the bank facilitated and also benefited from his alleged crimes.

23.12.2025 - 09:16 [ AOL.com ]

Epstein survivors call on Congress to force Trump administration to hand over financial records

A group of women who survived abuse by Jeffrey Epstein are urging Congress to pass legislation that would force Donald Trump’s administration to hand over banking records that could expose the financial engine behind the late sex offender.

The bill introduced by Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden would compel the Treasury Department to turn over documents to Senate investigators who have been digging into Epstein’s financial network for several years. The Treasury Department is cooperating with a House committee’s similar request.

23.12.2025 - 09:05 [ ABC News ]

Justice Department releases additional documents from Epstein files

The Justice Department on Monday released additional documents from its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

23.12.2025 - 08:45 [ ABC News ]

Epstein‘s alleged victims accuse DOJ of legal violations over state of files released

(December 22, 2025)

„No financial documents were released,“ the statement said. „Grand jury minutes, though approved by a federal judge for release, were fully blacked out — not the scattered redactions that might be expected to protect victim names, but 119 full pages blacked out. We are told that there are hundreds of thousands of pages of documents still unreleased.“

„These are clear-cut violations of an unambiguous law,“ the statement added.

21.12.2025 - 15:54 [ Kaitlan Collins / X ]

Months ago, Annie Farmer reminded us how her sister Maria filed a complaint with the FBI in 1996 — and never heard back.

She argued more girls were harmed „that didn‘t need to be“ because of FBI inaction. Farmer had told the FBI that Epstein, who assaulted Maria, a figurative artist, and Ghislaine Maxwell had stolen photos of her younger sisters. Today‘s release confirms her complaint.

21.12.2025 - 15:50 [ New York Times ]

Epstein Files Include 1996 Child Porn Complaint That F.B.I. Ignored

(December 19, 2025)

The woman, Maria Farmer, has for years said that she had called federal investigators in the summer of 1996, but the F.B.I. had never publicly acknowledged her original report, even to Ms. Farmer. Some people following the Epstein case had accused her of inventing the story. After the release of thousands of Epstein files on Friday, The New York Times contacted Ms. Farmer about a report stamped with the date of Sept. 3, 1996. She broke down in tears.

“I’ve waited 30 years,” she said. “I can’t believe it. They can’t call me a liar anymore.”

21.12.2025 - 15:41 [ CBS News ]

Over 500 pages in initial Epstein files release were entirely blacked out, CBS News finds

One series of three consecutive documents — totaling 255 pages — is entirely redacted, with each page covered by a black box. A fourth 119-page document labeled „Grand Jury-NY“ is also entirely redacted.

At least 180 blacked-out pages appear in files that are mostly but not entirely redacted. In some cases, a cover page, a photo of a folder or something else that isn‘t fully redacted precedes several pages that are entirely obscured by a black box.

21.12.2025 - 13:30 [ Congressman Robert Garcia / X ]

The DOJ is breaking the law by not releasing the full Epstein files. This is not transparency. This is just more coverup by Donald Trump and Pam Bondi. They need to release all the files, NOW.

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21.12.2025 - 12:10 [ Common Dreams ]

Dems Demand Answers as Trump Photo Disappears From DOJ Online Epstein Files

House Oversight Committee Ranking Member Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) said during a Friday CNN interview that the DOJ only released about 10% of the full Epstein files.

“The DOJ has had months and hundreds of agents to put these files together, and yet entire documents are redacted—from the first word to the last,” Garcia said on X. “What are they hiding? The American public deserves transparency. Release all the files now!”

In a joint statement Friday, Garcia and House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) said, “We are now examining all legal options in the face of this violation of federal law.”

21.12.2025 - 11:27 [ PBS.org ]

At least 16 files disappear from DOJ site for Epstein documents, including Trump photo

The Justice Department did not say why the files were removed or whether their disappearance was intentional. A spokesperson for the department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Online, the unexplained missing files fueled speculation about what was taken down and why the public was not notified, compounding long-standing intrigue about Epstein and the powerful figures who surrounded him.

21.12.2025 - 11:24 [ New York Times ]

Epstein Files Photos Disappear From Government Website, Including One of Trump

Epstein Files Photos Disappear From Government Website, Including One of Trump

20.12.2025 - 10:29 [ theAtlantic.com ]

‘They’re Delusional If They Think This Is Going to Go Away’

Khanna told me that he was discussing next steps with Massie and others on the oversight committee, which may include contempt of Congress or articles of impeachment for Bondi and Blanche.

“We’re exploring all options—including impeachment,” Khanna said. “They’re delusional if they think this is going to go away.”

20.12.2025 - 09:46 [ Thomas Massie ]

Unfortunately, today’s document release by @AGPamBondi and @DAGToddBlanche grossly fails to comply with both the spirit and the letter of the law that @realDonaldTrump signed just 30 days ago. @RepRoKhanna is correct.

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20.12.2025 - 09:43 [ Ro Khanna / X ]

The DOJ’s document dump of hundreds of thousands of pages failed to comply with the law authored by @RepThomasMassie and me. One document, 119 pages of Grand Jury testimony, was completely redacted.

I explain what is missing and what the survivors and their lawyers are still expecting to be released.

20.12.2025 - 07:44 [ Ken Klippenstein ]

“National Security” Blocks Epstein Files Release

(November 18, 2025)

The truth is that the rich and powerful (including the FBI) are ultimately going to be protected from those who are clamoring for change. They aren’t hiding behind national security. They are national security.

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Though the 50-year-old Freedom of Information Act states that the federal government can’t withhold data from the public merely because it is embarrassing, in a 2021 lawsuit still pending where attorney Dan Novack sued for Epstein records, the FBI rattled off a long list of information it says it has but cannot disclose. That includes:

“Names, Identifying Data and/or Information Provided by Individuals Under an Implied Assurance of Confidentiality”

“Names, Identifying Data and/or Information Provided by Individuals Under an Express Assurance of Confidentiality”

“Names and/or Identifying Information of Third Parties who Provided Information”

“Names and/or Identifying Information of Third Parties of Investigative Interest”

“Names and/or Identifying Information of FBI Special Agents”

“Foreign Government Agency Information Under Implied Confidentiality”

“Dates/Types of Investigations”

“Collection/Analysis of Information”

“Names and/or Identifying Information of Non-FBI Federal Government Personnel

“Name and/or Identifying Information of Local Government Personnel”

“Information Regarding Targets, Dates, and Scope of Surveillance”

20.12.2025 - 07:12 [ Congress of the United States of America ]

S.2557 – Epstein Files Transparency Act

(3) DECLASSIFICATION TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT POSSIBLE.—

(A) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall declassify, to the maximum extent possible, any information that the Attorney General would otherwise withhold or redact as classified information under this section.

(B) UNCLASSIFIED SUMMARY.—If the Attorney General determines that information described in subparagraph (A) may not be declassified and made available in a manner that protects the national security of the United States, including methods or sources related to national security, the Attorney General shall make publicly available an unclassified summary of the information.

20.12.2025 - 06:50 [ CNN ]

DOJ withheld more Epstein files in first batch than law requires

In a letter to Congress Friday describing the release, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said that the Justice Department believes it can black out information, even when it falls outside of the legally mandated redactions for protecting victims, showing gruesome injury or abuse, exposing personal information, or jeopardizing ongoing investigations and national security.

20.12.2025 - 06:14 [ U.S. Department of Justice ]

Epstein Library

This site houses materials responsive under the Epstein Files Transparency Act. This site will be updated if additional documents are identified for release.
Some of the library‘s contents include descriptions of sexual assault. As such, please be advised that certain portions of this library may not be appropriate for all readers.

Last Updated: December 19, 2025

20.12.2025 - 06:12 [ PBS.org ]

See photos and documents from the latest Epstein file release

The Justice Department released tens of thousands of records Friday on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, though many of the files are heavily redacted and the agency failed to meet a legal deadline to release all files related to its investigations.

The material comes after a yearlong bipartisan push for the government to release its files on the Epstein investigation.