🌊 Breaking Down the New Epstein Files
We look at whether the administration is breaking the law, and what consequences could follow
By Max Frost
On November 20, President Trump signed a law that ordered Attorney General Pam Bondi to release all files pertaining to the Justice Department’s investigation into Jeffrey Epstein within 30 days. The Senate unanimously passed the bill, and the House did so 427-1.
30 days hit on Friday, December 19. That evening, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the release of “several hundred thousand” documents.
“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 said. “There’s a lot of eyes looking at these and we want to make sure that when we do produce the materials we are producing, that we are protecting every single victim.”
So what was in those several hundred thousand files? How is the administration getting around releasing all of them? What consequences are there if the administration ignores the law, mandating the files’ complete release?
That’s the subject of today’s deep-dive.
The new files included dozens of photos of celebrities pictured alongside Epstein, all without captions or context.
While some of these images were new to the public, some had already been known to have spent time with Epstein. The same can be said about Bill Clinton, who featured prominently in the release.