The justice department released a trove of 3.5m files related to the dead financier and pedophile sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, with deputy attorney general Todd Blanche declaring that the release would likely be the last major declassification of files relating to Epstein. Federal prosecutors had identified 6 million files that were “potentially responsive” to the law, meaning that there are millions of files that have still not been released.

The release marked a belated and partial compliance with a bill passed by Congress late last year, which had mandated that all government documents pertaining to Epstein and the various law enforcement investigations into his sexual abuse of girls be made public by 19 December 2025.

Representatives Thomas Massie, a Republican, and Ro Khanna, a Democrat, quickly condemned the incomplete release and demanded access to the un-redacted files.

“The DOJ said it identified over 6 million potentially responsive pages but is releasing only about 3.5 million after review and redactions. This raises questions as to why the rest are being withheld,” Khanna said, adding: “Failing to release these files only shields the powerful individuals who were involved and hurts the public’s trust in our institutions.”

The justice department had long complained that the sheer volume of files related to Epstein and the delicate nature of some of the information contained therein meant that they needed more time to redact sensitive information related to victims, and that therefore only some documents could be released.

On Friday, in a letter to Congress, Blanche claimed that some tens of thousands additional documents were not being made........

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