Epstein files reading room opens in New York with printed DOJ records

The Institute for Primary Facts opened a Tribeca installation displaying printed volumes of the DOJ Epstein files, framing the files as a physical archive and public accountability object. The Guardian reported that the exhibit showed nearly 3.5 million printed pages, while The New Yorker described the installation as an archive visitors could see but not freely read because of privacy and redaction concerns. The reading room belongs in the timeline as a civic and media event, not a primary investigative release. It shows how frustration with DOJ file handling moved into public art, protest, and press spectacle.