US Justice Department releases over 3M pages in Epstein investigation

By Rabia Iclal Turan

WASHINGTON (AA) - The US Justice Department is releasing more than 3 million pages of records related to its investigation into disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Friday.

Speaking at a news conference, Blanche said the release includes more than 2,000 videos and 180,000 images, adding that the Trump administration has produced roughly 3.5 million pages to comply with the Epstein Files Transparency Act.

The law, passed by Congress and signed by President Donald Trump last year, required the Justice Department to disclose all unclassified material tied to its investigation into Epstein and his longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell by Dec. 19.

Blanche said the images and videos made public contain “significant redactions” to protect survivors of Epstein’s crimes. “We redacted every woman depicted in any image or video, with the exception of Maxwell,” he said, adding that images of men were only redacted when necessary to protect women.