The DOJ’s rollout of more than 3 million files tied to Jeffrey Epstein has been chaotic. | Stephanie Keith/Getty Images

The Department of Justice has released more than 3 million files tied to the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein. The rollout has been chaotic.

Many documents were heavily redacted, while others appeared to expose victims’ personal information and photos that were not supposed to be public.

Officials say this is the full set of materials that will be made public and that additional criminal charges are unlikely. So now that the files are out: What have we actually learned, and will anyone be held accountable?

To find out, Today, Explained guest host Jonquilyn Hill spoke with Business Insider reporter Maddie Berg, who covers wealth and power.

Below is an excerpt of their conversation, edited for length and clarity. There’s much more in the full episode, so listen to Today, Explained wherever you get podcasts, including Apple Podcasts, Pandora, and Spotify.

What have we learned from this latest document dump?

I think the overarching thing I’ve really taken away is it’s a really rare look about how rich and powerful people — mainly men — communicate, how the network works, how they do favors for each other.

And they talk about women in a way that is really scary. That’s kind of the overarching theme I’ve taken away, is how permissive this rich and powerful class has been or was to Epstein.

Additionally, there have been revelations about figures. People........

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