The Justice Department released thousands of additional documents overnight connected to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, expanding a growing public cache that includes references to President Donald Trump. The latest disclosure adds to earlier document tranches and arrives as scrutiny continues over the pace and scope of the department’s compliance with federal disclosure requirements tied to the Epstein case.
According to the department, the newly released batch totals nearly 30,000 pages. In a statement issued early Tuesday, the Justice Department cautioned that some of the materials “contain untrue and sensationalist claims made against President Trump that were submitted to the FBI right before the 2020 election.” The statement emphasized, “To be clear: the claims are unfounded and false, and if they had a shred of credibility, they certainly would have been weaponized against President Trump already,” adding that the documents were made public as part of a broader “commitment to the law and transparency.”
Reporting by The Washington Post indicated that the latest release includes records showing a subpoena was sent in 2021 to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort seeking materials related to Ghislaine Maxwell, who was convicted of sex trafficking in connection with Epstein. The Post also reported that the files contain notes from an assistant U.S. attorney concerning the number of flights Trump took on Epstein’s plane, as reflected in the documents.
An earlier tranche of documents, released on Friday, similarly included references to Trump, whose past social association with Epstein has been widely documented. Trump has previously stated that he removed Epstein from Mar-a-Lago after Epstein “took” young women who worked at the resort’s spa. In that initial release, Trump’s name appeared on a flight log and on a check Epstein held that was visible in a photograph. The New York Times reported that the document dump also contained photographs showing Trump with various women.
Despite the presence of his name in multiple records, Trump has not been accused of any wrongdoing related to Epstein. The Justice Department’s continued release of documents has unfolded alongside mounting questions about whether the government is fully meeting its obligations under federal law governing transparency in the Epstein case.
Those questions center on the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which required the Justice Department to publish all unclassified Epstein-related records within 30 days, allowing only limited redactions to protect victims or preserve the integrity of ongoing investigations. That statutory deadline passed on Friday, at which point federal officials had released only a portion of the materials specified by the law.
Tensions increased even before the partial release when Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the department would not be able to make the entire file public within the allotted timeframe. In comments to Fox News, Blanche explained that the sheer volume of records made it impractical for attorneys to complete victim-related redactions within 30 days. He stated that the department planned to release “several hundred thousand” documents on Friday and added, “and then over the next couple weeks, I expect several hundred thousand more.”
DOJ Releases More Epstein Records as Questions Grow Over Delays
The latest disclosure underscores the scale and complexity of the Epstein records and highlights the tension between legal transparency requirements and the logistical challenges of reviewing and redacting sensitive material. As additional batches are expected in the coming weeks, the pace and completeness of the Justice Department’s releases are likely to remain under close public and legal scrutiny.
