The Department of Justice (DOJ) is set to release the Epstein files today. The Friday deadline followed the passage of the Epstein Files Transparency Act by Congress, which required the files to be released within 30 days. Donald Trump signed the bill on November 19, marking the start of the countdown. As all eyes are on Pam Bondi and her department, here's all you need to know:
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Where will Epstein files be released?
According to the law, all documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, including the infamous client list of the disgraced child sex offender, will have to be released in a searchable and downloadable format. This means the Epstein Files will likely be hosted on the DOJ's FOIA library.
There is also a possibility that the department may launch a dedicated transparency portal, similar to how the House Oversight Committee uses Substack to release the files. However, the standard practice suggests that the DOJ will host the Epstein Files on its official website.
While the new legislation requires Epstein files to be released today, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blance told Fox News on Friday that the DOJ will only be sending over a partial batch, with “several hundred thousand” documents to be released “over the next couple weeks.”
{{/usCountry}}While the new legislation requires Epstein files to be released today, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blance told Fox News on Friday that the DOJ will only be sending over a partial batch, with “several hundred thousand” documents to be released “over the next couple weeks.”
{{/usCountry}}“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,” Blanche explained.
“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 weeks, I expect several hundred thousand more” he added.