The Latest on the Epstein Files

Latest - 1/21/26:

On Wednesday, a federal judge turned down a request by two Congressmen to install an independent monitor to ensure the Department of Justice complied with the Epstein Files Transparency Act. The judge said, “They raise legitimate concerns about whether D.O.J. is faithfully complying with federal law,” but he was unable to approve their request, ruling that he did not have jurisdiction to oversee the Justice Department’s compliance with the law. The judge noted that the Congressmen, Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna, could see alternative methods to legally enforce the law which they wrote. “We remain determined to force the D.O.J. to follow our law using other avenues available to us and the survivors,” Massie said.

1/19/26:

Attorney General Pam Bondi, writing to a judge earlier this month, admitted that the Epstein related files released so far make up less than 1% of the total number of Epstein files in possession of the Department of Justice. For context Bondi stated that the D.O.J. possesses over 2 million files on the Epstein case, but only 12,285 files have been released so far. This is important, because it’s in violation of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which demanded the release of all unclassified files related to Epstein by December 19, 2025. According to Bondi this delay is due to ongoing redaction efforts to protect the identity of victims. Despite this explanation fears are widespread, due to the significant redactions made to files released so far, that the D.O.J. is going beyond their legal redaction limits, potentially weaponizing their duty to protect victims to protect perpetrators.

With Pam Bondi and the D.O.J. passing their one month late mark this week, we’ll keep a close watch on this case and provide updates as they become available.