Doj Begins Releasing Epstein Files With Many Heavily Redacted

Bonisiwe Shabane

-Dec 28, 2025, 2:02 PM

doj begins releasing epstein files with many heavily redacted

Late Friday afternoon, the Justice Department began releasing thousands of pages of files and communications related to Jeffrey Epstein. The new documents include photos, call logs, court filings and more. White House correspondent Liz Landers reports on the release and discusses more with Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna. Notice: Transcripts are machine and human generated and lightly edited for accuracy. They may contain errors.

Late this afternoon, the Justice Department began releasing thousands of pages of files and communications related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The new documents include photos, call logs, court filings, and more, many of them heavily redacted. Our White House correspondent, Liz Landers, joins us now. So, Liz, you and our team have been reading through these documents. What stands out so far? In view of the Congressional deadline, all reasonable efforts have been made to review and redact personal information pertaining to victims, other private individuals, and protect sensitive materials from disclosure.

That said, because of the volume of information involved, this website may nevertheless contain information that inadvertently includes non-public personally identifiable information or other sensitive content, to include matters of a sexual nature. In the event a member of the public identifies any information that should not have been posted, please notify us immediately at EFTA@usdoj.gov so we can take steps to correct the problem as soon... Redactions of victim names and other identifying information have been applied. In audio files, redactions of victim names and other identifying information have been implemented through the use of a steady, solid tone. Redactions of victim names and other identifying information have been applied, each marked with the phrase “DOJ Redaction.” For more than 40 years, millions of Americans and citizens of the world have turned to the PBS NewsHour for the solid, reliable reporting that has made it one of the most trusted news...

Late Friday afternoon, the Justice Department began releasing thousands of pages of files and communications related to Jeffrey Epstein. The new documents include photos, call logs, court filings and more. White House correspondent Liz Landers reports on the release and discusses more with Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna. Geoff Bennett: Welcome to the “News Hour.” Late this afternoon, the Justice Department began releasing thousands of pages of files and communications related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The new documents include photos, call logs, court filings, and more, many of them heavily redacted. Our White House correspondent, Liz Landers, joins us now. The Justice Department has started releasing its files on Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender known for his connections to powerful figures, including Donald Trump The Justice Department has released thousands of files about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, but the incomplete document dump Friday did not break significant ground about the long-running criminal investigations of the financier or... Pages that show New York grand jury subpoenas being issued into the Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell investigation, then pages of redactions that follow, in this document released by the U.S. Justice Department, are photographed, Friday, Dec.

19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick) This undated, redacted photo released by the U.S. Department of Justice shows Michael Jackson, former President Bill Clinton and Diana Ross with an unknown person. (U.S. Department of Justice via AP)

This redacted photo released by the U.S. Department of Justice shows Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor laying across several people’s laps with Ghislaine Maxwell standing above. (U.S. Department of Justice via AP) Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell in 2005. Joe Schildhorn/Patrick McMullan/Getty Images hide caption

The Justice Department has released a trove of documents related to the life, death and criminal investigation of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including many that have already been made public from prior disclosures. Others are filled with heavy redactions. Among the new, previously unseen files released Friday were several photos of former President Bill Clinton, including one of him in a hot tub with a person whose face has been redacted. Another shows Clinton standing next to Epstein. Clinton is also pictured at an event with rock star Mick Jagger and a female whose face has been redacted. Some of the most sought after information was redacted, including 119 pages of New York grand jury testimony.

Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., who co-sponsored the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which legally required the files be released, expressed disappointment with the contents during an NPR interview with Mary Louise Kelly on All Things Considered... Khanna said the drop didn't contain the files he was looking for, stating the release "seems at very best incomplete." Updated on: December 20, 2025 / 10:47 PM EST / CBS News At least 15 newly-released files have disappeared from the Justice Department's website containing documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, including one file that shows a photo of President Trump, CBS News has determined. CBS News downloaded the complete set of documents on Friday and compared it to what was available Saturday.

The Department of Justice has not responded to a request for comment about the discrepancy, and it's unclear why the files are missing a day after they were initially released. However, in a social media post to its X account Saturday night that seemed to touch on the issue, the DOJ wrote: "Photos and other materials will continue being reviewed and redacted consistent with... The Justice Department on Tuesday released thousands of new documents related to the investigation of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, after acknowledging that its initial release of heavily redacted material last week was incomplete. The latest batch contains numerous references to Donald Trump, the current president, who was friends with Epstein in the 1990s and early 2000s. Trump has said he had a “falling out” with Epstein, and authorities have not accused Trump of any criminal wrongdoing in the case. Documents posted by the DOJ on Tuesday include an email from a federal prosecutor in New York who states that Trump was listed as a passenger on Epstein’s private plane at least eight times...

In a statement posted to X, the Justice Department said that some of the documents posted Tuesday “contain untrue and sensationalist claims” against Trump that were submitted to the FBI right before the 2020... “To be clear: the claims are unfounded and false, and if they had a shred of credibility, they certainly would have been weaponized against President Trump already,” the DOJ said. “Nevertheless, out of our commitment to the law and transparency, the DOJ is releasing these documents with the legally required protections for Epstein’s victims.” The release included photographs, call logs, grand jury testimony and some documents and records that have already been in the public domain. The release included photographs, call logs, grand jury testimony and some documents and records that have already been in the public domain. The release included photographs, call logs, grand jury testimony and some documents and records that have already been in the public domain.

The Justice Department began releasing records Friday from its investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender and wealthy financier known for his connections to some of the world’s most influential people — including... The files were being released in accordance with a congressionally set deadline of Friday, but the Justice Department signaled that it would not fully meet that mark, with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche telling...

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