"The law was clear: Donald Trump's Department of Justice was required to disclose all investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein by 19 December 2025, with rare exceptions. One month after this deadline mandated by Congress's Epstein Files Transparency Act, however, Trump's justice department has not complied with this law, prompting questions about when and whether authorities will ever release investigative documents about the late sex offender."
"Justice department attorneys said in a 5 January Manhattan court filing that they had posted approximately 12,285 to DoJ's website, equating to some 125,575 pages, under this legislation's requirements. They said in this same letter that justice department staff had identified more than 2 million documents potentially responsive to the Act that are in various phases of review."
"Congress did not create a discretionary timeline it created a legal obligation. Every day these records remain withheld sends a message to victims that transparency is optional when powerful interests are involved, Kuvin said. For survivors of Epstein's abuse, this delay is not procedural it is personal. These files are not abstract government records; they are evidence of how institutions failed children."
Congress required the Department of Justice to disclose all investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein by 19 December 2025, allowing only rare exceptions. One month after that deadline, the DOJ has not fully complied, posting roughly 12,285 items (about 125,575 pages) while identifying more than two million potentially responsive documents still under review. Survivors' advocates and some lawmakers say the limited disclosures fail to reveal how Epstein operated with apparent impunity and retraumatize victims. Attorney Spencer Kuvin called the missed deadline a breach of legal obligation. Some members of Congress have asked a federal judge to appoint a special master and independent monitor to compel release.
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