The veil of secrecy around one of America’s most notorious scandals is lifting. The U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday the public release of vast archives from the Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell cases, totaling more than three million pages, 2,000 videos, and 180,000 images.
This exhaustive declassification stems from President Trump’s signing of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, effective November 19, 2025. Deputy AG Todd Blanch detailed the operation at DOJ headquarters, highlighting the involvement of 500+ attorneys in a grueling 75-day review process with round-the-clock meetings.
What started as a potential six-million-page dump was refined through stringent privacy and legal filters. The released cache features emails, probe summaries, seized media from Epstein’s gadgets—including third-party pornography—and investigative records. Graphic exclusions protect victims, kids, active probes, and extreme violence imagery; no national security excuses were invoked.
Victim safeguards are paramount: female identities blurred bar Maxwell; males untouched unless linked. Congress gets special access to raw files.
Blanch shot down rumors of hidden deals or favoritism toward Trump. ‘No protections were extended. Pure legal adherence,’ he insisted. A comprehensive report to congressional committees caps the mandate.
Epstein’s 2019 jailhouse death amid sex trafficking charges rocked elites. Maxwell’s conviction and imprisonment followed, fueling years of demands for full disclosure. This release could unearth new revelations, reshaping narratives around the web of influence Epstein wove.