New Jeffrey Epstein Files Unveiled by US Justice Department
The US Justice Department unveiled a new collection of documents on Tuesday pertaining to its investigations into the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, which includes CCTV footage and legal records. The most recent release consists of approximately 29,000 pages, featuring numerous redactions, along with dozens of video clips, including several that claim to have been filmed inside a prison. Epstein was discovered deceased in 2019 following an apparent suicide in a New York jail.
The recent material emerges shortly after the Trump administration released a substantial collection of Epstein files, aiming to adhere to a new law that mandates transparency on this politically sensitive issue. Nonetheless, the releases on Friday and Saturday featured significant redactions, provoking anger and doing little to alleviate a scandal that poses a threat to the party in the lead-up to the 2026 midterm elections.
On Monday, Trump minimized the significance of the Epstein files. In a conversation with reporters, he remarked that the material was “just used to deflect against tremendous success” achieved by him and his fellow Republicans. The recently enacted transparency law, which received overwhelming support from Congress last month, requires the disclosure of all Epstein files, in spite of Trump’s prolonged attempts to keep them sealed.
