The U.S. Justice Department has published a final cache of Jeffrey Epstein–related records, releasing millions of pages and thousands of media files under a new law that mandates disclosure of material tied to the late convicted sex offender.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the production marks the end of the administration’s planned releases under the statute passed in November. The trove includes more than three million pages, 2,000 videos and 180,000 images, according to Blanche, who added the files contain extensive redactions to protect victims’ identities and safeguard active investigations, as permitted by the law.
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Blanche said some documents were withheld under legal privileges, including attorney-client communications and work product. He told lawmakers in a letter that the department will deliver a report to Congress summarizing all redactions and withholdings, as the law requires.
Former President Donald Trump, who associated with Epstein in the 1990s and early 2000s before a falling-out years before Epstein’s first conviction, had resisted releasing records until a bipartisan push in Congress advanced the law over his objections. Trump has not been accused of wrongdoing in connection with Epstein and denies any knowledge of his crimes.
In a press release accompanying the latest “Epstein files,” the Justice Department cautioned that some materials include “untrue and sensationalist claims against President Trump that were submitted to the FBI right before the 2020 election,” adding: “To be clear, the claims are unfounded and false, and if they have a shred of credibility, they certainly would have been weaponized against President Trump already.”
Blanche rejected accusations that prosecutors declined to pursue associates who may have committed crimes, saying, “There’s this built-in assumption that somehow there’s this hidden tranche of information of men that we know about, that we’re covering up, or that we’re choosing not to prosecute. That is not the case.” He also defended the pace of disclosures, saying the sheer volume required hundreds of attorneys to review materials for public release.
Among the new records are emails involving Ghislaine Maxwell and an account identified as “The Invisible Man,” which the exchange suggests may be Prince Andrew, based on references to “Andrew,” his then-wife Sarah Ferguson, the Queen Mother’s death, and Balmoral. The BBC has not authenticated the sender’s identity; Buckingham Palace did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
In an August 2002 thread, an email signed “A” wrote, “I might join Sarah and the kids in Sotogrande for a few days … rather than trek across the pond. Please will you give me permission to do so.” Maxwell replied, “Andrew sweet heart — I fully understand if you want to spend time w/Sarah and the kids … this idea of coming to the Island looks less appealing.” A follow-up from Maxwell said a guest “and 5 other stunning red heads will all just have to play with ourselves.”
Another message addressed to “The Invisible Man” and dated March 31, 2002 — one day after the Queen Mother’s death — refers to him as “sweat pea.” Maxwell wrote, “Sorry you had to rush home … We shall reschedule. Love you. Gx,” with a reply the next day signed “A xxx.” Separate communications mention Balmoral, an earlier request for “inappropriate friends,” and a jocular reference to “super sperm.”
Prince Andrew has faced allegations, which he strenuously denies, that he sexually assaulted Virginia Giuffre when she was a teenager trafficked by Epstein. He settled a U.S. civil case with Giuffre in 2022 without admitting liability. Andrew stepped back from royal duties in 2019; subsequent scrutiny of his ties to Epstein led to the removal of his HRH style and prince title.
Epstein, a New York financier with ties to high-profile figures, died in jail in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.
The disclosure law set a Dec. 19, 2025, deadline for production. Officials previously said they needed more time to review the files, but Thursday’s release is billed as the final tranche contemplated by the department under the statute.
By Abdiwahab Ahmed
Axadle Times international–Monitoring.
