More than a month after a congressional deadline, the US Department of Justice has failed to release all investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein, with over two million documents still under review. The Epstein Files Transparency Act required the DOJ to disclose all records by 19 December 2025, but only approximately 125,575 pages—out of an estimated two million documents—have been made public so far.
In a court filing on 5 January, DOJ attorneys stated that about 12,285 documents had been posted, but admitted that millions more were still being reviewed. Survivors’ advocates and lawmakers have expressed frustration, accusing the department of stalling. Spencer Kuvin, a lawyer representing dozens of Epstein survivors, said: “Congress did not create a discretionary timeline – it created a legal obligation. Every day these records remain withheld sends a message to victims that transparency is optional when powerful interests are involved.”
Congressmen Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie, who co-sponsored the act, have asked Manhattan federal judge Paul Engelmayer to appoint a special master to compel the DOJ to comply. In an 8 January letter, they argued that the department had missed the deadline, applied improper redactions, and failed to provide a required report on withheld records. “The DOJ cannot be trusted with making mandatory disclosures under the Act,” they wrote.
The DOJ has opposed the appointment of a special master, but legal experts say judicial intervention may be necessary to ensure transparency. The delay has also prompted a separate civil lawsuit, filed by Radar Online, seeking the release of documents from an FBI investigation into Epstein.
