The Department of Justice Epstein files release expanded sharply after President Donald Trump signed the Epstein Files Transparency Act on November 19, 2025. On January 30, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice said it published more than 3 million additional pages, bringing the total released under the law to nearly 3.5 million pages.
DOJ Epstein Files Release and What it Included
The DOJ said the January 30 posting added more than 2,000 videos and 180,000 images. The department said it pulled records from Florida and New York Epstein cases, the New York case against Ghislaine Maxwell, investigations into Epstein’s death, a Florida case involving a former Epstein butler, multiple FBI investigations and an Office of Inspector General review.
The DOJ described a multi-step process, not a single document dump: collection, reviewer screening, then redactions. It said more than 500 attorneys and reviewers handled the work and limited redactions to protecting victims and families, while excluding duplicates, privileged items, statutory exceptions, or unrelated material. The department also warned that public FBI submissions could include fake or falsely submitted files.
A January 31 report said survivors and their attorneys criticized the release, alleging unredacted images and identities appeared while powerful men stayed unnamed. In a court update, Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the DOJ flagged about 7,000 documents for further review. Rep. Ro Khanna also questioned why roughly 3.5 million pages appeared after the DOJ identified more than 6 million potentially responsive pages, as the DOJ Epstein files release faces ongoing redaction challenges.
