The U.S. Justice Department says it has completed a legally required public release of roughly 3.5 million pages of Jeffrey Epstein-related records, along with thousands of videos and images, under the Epstein Files Transparency Act signed by President Donald Trump in November 2025. The publication has drawn criticism after observers and victims’ advocates reported that some identifying information appeared to be insufficiently protected, though the department says it is working to correct any errors and that its review found no basis for new federal charges.
The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday, January 30, 2026, published what it described as the final tranche of records responsive to the Epstein Files Transparency Act, a law signed by President Donald Trump on November 19, 2025 that directed the department to release unclassified material related to federal investigations and prosecutions involving Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
In a DOJ press release, the department said it posted more than 3 million additional pages, and that—combined with earlier releases—the total public production is nearly 3.5 million pages. The DOJ also said the latest publication includes more than 2,000 videos and about 180,000 images.
At a news conference that day, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the department made “extensive” redactions to protect victims’ identities. Blanche said the department redacted every woman depicted in any image or video, except Maxwell, and said it generally did not redact men unless doing so was necessary to cover women.
The rollout has nonetheless drawn scrutiny over the department’s handling of sensitive information and the organization of the material. The DOJ has acknowledged that the publication includes large volumes of content gathered across multiple investigations and case files, and said the production may include items submitted to the FBI by the public—meaning some material could be false or fabricated.
The transparency law covers records related to Epstein—who died in federal custody in New York in August 2019 while facing federal sex-trafficking charges—and to Maxwell, who was convicted in 2021 and is serving a 20-year federal prison sentence.
Blanche also said the department’s review did not identify a basis for additional federal charges from the newly posted material, while noting that certain categories of content were not produced—such as child sexual abuse material—and that some information was withheld to avoid jeopardizing active investigations or to protect victim-related identifying details.
Separately, earlier reporting on Epstein-related victim compensation has found that an independent program created after Epstein’s death distributed more than $121 million to roughly 150 claimants, with recipients generally agreeing not to pursue further legal action against Epstein’s estate.
The department has said it will provide Congress a report and documentation explaining its redaction protocols and the scope of what was withheld, and has posted the records through a DOJ-hosted website.
