DOJ releases Epstein files, exposing survivors while shielding abusers

The Department of Justice released over 3.5 million pages, 2,000 videos, and 180,000 images from the Epstein investigation on January 30, 2026. The release failed to redact the full names of at least 43 victims, including more than two dozen who were minors when abused, and published unredacted nude images of young women before The New York Times notified the department. Survivors and their attorneys called the release the single most egregious violation of victim privacy in one day in United States history, noting that the men who abused them remained hidden and protected.