The Epstein Files Actually Exist. Kinda. Partially.
"The most transparent administration" had to be bound by law to release documents they said didn't exist, but not before redacting them to hell and back
Well the dang ol' Epstein files are out. Kinda. Again. Sorta. Again. Kinda.
The US Department of Justice posted a decent chunk of heavily-redacted files from the Epstein case on their website here. You can download them if you'd like, but they're not particularly small files.
They contain a wide variety of formats: photos, videos, emails, documents, etc. All sorts of stuff.
We've seen a trickle of files coming out over the past few months as members of congress have been posting them, but this is the first we've gotten that's like, "the Epstein Files drop" that people have been seeking.
Though, not entirely THE drop. A DOJ official stated they'd not actually be releasing all the files today, which is curious because they are quite literally required by law to release them all today.
To be clear: the next few weeks is not today. I checked
You see, there's this pesky little thing called the legislative branch of the federal government. What they do—so I'm told—is pass laws. One of those laws, passed on November 19th, 2025, was the "Epstein Files Transparency Act," which states:
Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall […] make publicly available […] all unclassified records, documents, communications, and investigative materials in the possession of the Department of Justice
So technically, the US Department of Justice is doing crimes by not releasing all the files, but the law also doesn't really say much about what can happen to enforce it. We will certainly not be seeing DOJ officials arrested and thrown in jail. More likely, we'll see elected Democrats point to the situation, mouth agape, noting how the DOJ "can't do that" before sending out another wave of texts begging for donations.
Anyway, the point is the files are out there. In part. Kinda. Again. Sorta. We'll be seeing a bunch of information come out of this over time as people dig into it all. But as I said on my stream today, given that we know the DOJ has been redacting the files for weeks now, I'm assuming we'll see the following, primarily:
- Documents showing easy targets as being guilty. People that the Republicans either already dislike or don't mind throwing under the bus
- A lack of incriminating stuff for the biggest names they want to protect, possibly releasing "in the next few weeks" when people are less interested
- Painfully obvious redactions about Trump, despite the language of the law explicitly stating not to redact based on reputational harm to people of interest
We'll see how it plays out, but for now, remember to wait a smidge for actual conclusions to come out as people pour over these docs. Everyone will be looking for something to share and spin, and it's far too much information for any one person to scour in the first couple of hours. Stay frosty.
