By Andy Sullivan & Jana Winter via The Daily Signal | November 19, 2025
The U.S. Justice Department will release files from its investigation into the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein within 30 days, Attorney General Pam Bondi said on Wednesday, after Congress voted nearly unanimously to force President Donald Trump’s administration to make them public.
The material could shed more light on the activities of Epstein, who socialized with Trump and other notable figures before his 2008 conviction on charges of soliciting a minor for prostitution.
At a news conference, Bondi confirmed that the Justice Department will release its Epstein-related material within 30 days, as required by legislation that passed the Republican-controlled House of Representatives and Senate on Tuesday.
“We will continue to follow the law and encourage maximum transparency,” she said.
But that release may not be comprehensive, as the agency may have to hold back material that could impact Trump-ordered investigations of Democratic figures who associated with Epstein.
The department also will protect the identities of any sex-trafficking victims whose names appear in the documents, she said.
(Reporting by Andy Sullivan and Jana Winter; Editing by Scott Malone and Daniel Wallis)
Andy Sullivan covers politics and policy for Reuters.
Jana Winter is a U.S. intelligence and law enforcement correspondent for Reuters.
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