The Department of Justice has released multiple documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, the late convicted sex offender. The files, which include photos, videos and investigative documents, were anticipated after Congress passed a law mandating that they be released in their entirety by December 19th. 

U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley shared his thoughts on the Epstein files, and if the DOJ has adequately provided access to this information, “Well, they [Department of Justice] better, because that’s what the law requires. I’ve heard one figure of a million, I heard another figure of two million documents. They have a responsibility to go through everyone, and make sure people’s privacy are protected. Because these innocent people that were misused by Epstein, you don’t want their privacy to be violated. Yes, they have a responsibility to get it out as fast as they can, but I can understand, by the deadline of December 31st, if there is millions of them (documents) why they couldn’t get them out because they want to make sure that they treat everybody fairly that’s named, that might be named in these documents.”  

According to the DOJ, in view of the Congressional deadline, all reasonable efforts have been made to review and redact personal information pertaining to victims, other private individuals, and protect sensitive materials from disclosure. The Epstein Files Transparency Act requires the DOJ to publish all unclassified records, documents, communications, and investigative materials in the DOJ’s possession that relate to the investigation and prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein. The DOJ recently acknowledged it had yet to release 99% of documents related to the case.