"Attorney General Pam Bondi has said "we will follow the law" and has vowed "maximum transparency" regarding what information the Justice Department releases, but the law allows for some potentially significant flexibility - and Bondi has a very spotty track record when it comes to the Epstein files. What the new law dictates is that the DoJ must release almost every piece of information it has collected - reportedly around 100,000 pages - across multiple investigations into Jeffrey Epstein and his convicted accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell,"
"According to the new law, the Justice Department can redact or hold back: * Personally identifiable information regarding Epstein's victims.* Materials depicting sexual abuse of children.* Classified information the Trump administration decides should be kept secret "in the interest of national defense or foreign policy."* Information that "would jeopardize an active federal investigation or prosecution" - but such withholding must be "narrowly tailored and temporary.""
The Epstein Files Transparency Act requires the Justice Department to produce documents within 30 days, setting a December 19 deadline. The law mandates release of nearly every piece of information from multiple investigations into Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell—reportedly around 100,000 pages—including internal documents about Epstein's death, while permitting narrowly tailored redactions for victim identities, child-sex-abuse material, classified national-security or foreign-policy information, and details that would jeopardize active investigations or prosecutions. Attorney General Pam Bondi pledged to follow the law and allow maximum transparency, and President Trump directed the Justice Department to open new investigations into Epstein's relationships with numerous prominent figures.
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