Full release of Epstein files WON’T happen today but thousands of docs expected in ‘partial’ dump

The Trump administration has said it will not fully release the files related to disgraced paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein today.

Friday is the deadline for the long-awaited release of the Epstein files, whose publication was mandated by the Epstein Files Transparency Act passed by Congress.

The Jeffrey Epstein files will not be fully released todayCredit: Alamy

Failure to release the files will put Donald Trump’s administration in breach of a law passed by Congress and signed by the president himselfCredit: Splash
But Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Department of Justice (DOJ) would not be releasing the full Epstein files to Congress today.

An insider told CNN that the DOJ had not yet reached out to the Epstein estate for its files as of 12pm ET.

The Trump administration will now be in breach of the law passed overwhelmingly by Congress and signed by the president himself last month.

Blanche said the DOJ will release “several hundred thousand documents” today from the investigation into his crimes, with more files to be published over the coming weeks.

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But he explained the department was making sure that the identities of Epstein’s hundreds of victims were redacted from the records, hence the delay.

Blanche told Fox News: “What we’re doing is we are looking at every single piece of paper that we are going to produce, making sure that every victim, their name, their identity, their story, to the extent it needs to be protected, is completely protected.

“And so I expect that we’re going to release more documents over the next couple of weeks.

“So today, several hundred thousand and then over the next couple (of) weeks, I expect several hundred thousand more.”

It is anticipated that the documents will include substantial redactions, with prosecutors having wide latitude to withhold names, intelligence and legally sensitive material.

And it’s not yet known if the papers will contain any information on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.

His association with Epstein led to the former prince’s downfall as the King officially stripped his disgraced brother of both his HRH style and his prince title.

For the public and for survivors, the publication marks the clearest opportunity yet to shed light on a scandal that continues to convulse America.

Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif. previously told NBC News the Transparency Act “calls for the release, publicly, of these files”.

In the early hours of Friday, Khanna shared a video on X announcing he would “force” the Trump administration to release the files.

He said: “Any person who attempts to conceal or scrub the files will be subject to prosecution under the law.”

The trove reportedly runs to more than 300 gigabytes and spans two major FBI investigations: the 2006 Florida probe that ended in a notorious non-prosecution deal, and the New York investigation that led to Epstein’s 2019 federal sex-trafficking indictment.

They also include interview memos, financial and bank records, travel logs, internal justice department communications, corporate records, and docs relating to Epstein’s death.

Epstein, a successful financier, cultivated rich and powerful friends, and frequently hosted them at his lavish Caribbean home.

He was convicted in Florida in 2008 on two sex crime counts, including solicitation of prostitution with a minor.

Virginia’s brother Sky Roberts and his wife Amanda at the CapitolCredit: Getty
He served about a year in detention with unusually lenient conditions and avoided more serious charges until 2019, when he was arrested in New York and charged with sex trafficking of minors.

He died in pre-trial detention the same year and the death was ruled to be a suicide.

Tens of thousands of records relating to Epstein and his former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell have already been released through civil and criminal cases in the US.

Pressure intensified on Thursday night, when a fresh batch of Epstein-related images was released just hours before the deadline.

The photos, some partially redacted, include chilling images showing handwritten passages from Lolita scrawled on a person’s foot, chest and neck.

One message reads: “She was Lo, plain Lo, in the morning, standing four feet ten in one sock.”

Other phrases include “she was Lola in slacks” and “she was Polly at school”.

The novel tells the story of a 12-year-old girl groomed and sexually abused by a middle-aged man.

Chilling pics showed text messages discussing prices of girlsCredit: House Oversight Committee
Other images show Epstein alongside women whose faces have been blacked out, including one photograph of him on a plane pointing out of a window.

The batch also features recognisable figures including Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, writer and philosopher Noam Chomsky, Trump adviser Steve Bannon and Qatari royal Sheikh Jabor Bin Yousef Bin Jassim Bin Jabor al Thani.

There is no suggestion that anyone pictured is accused of wrongdoing.

Gates has previously said he made “a huge mistake” by spending time with Epstein.

The images also include maps of Epstein’s islands, a blueprint for developing Great St James Island, screenshots of text messages quoting prices for girls with details redacted, passports from several countries, bottles of pills, crossbows and ID documents.

A picture of a passport stated: “The bearer was convicted of a sex offense against a minor,” though it is unclear who it belongs to.