Justice Department Publishes 3.5 Million Pages of Epstein Files Under the Transparency Act

On January 30, 2026, the Justice Department published more than 3 million additional pages of Jeffrey Epstein investigative material — about 3.5 million counting earlier releases — along with more than 2,000 videos and 180,000 images, under the Epstein Files Transparency Act that Trump signed on November 19, 2025. The material spans the Florida and New York Epstein prosecutions, the Maxwell case, the investigations into Epstein's death, FBI files and an Inspector General inquiry. DOJ said more than 500 attorneys and reviewers worked on it, and that duplicates, privileged material and out-of-scope documents were withheld.

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said "redactions were to be limited to the protection of victims and their families" and that "notable individuals and politicians were not redacted in the release of any files." He also acknowledged the department had released "fake or falsely submitted images, documents or videos."

Trump-related items drew immediate attention: his face was redacted from a news article forwarded by Steve Bannon, and a spreadsheet of unverified allegations about him briefly appeared online before being pulled. Lawmakers had previously complained about missed December deadlines.