DOJ Set to Make Epstein Files Public Under New Transparency Law

The much-awaited Jeffrey Epstein files will be made public by the Trump administration today, marking a significant turning point following months of discussion and conjecture that divided the president’s supporters.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has until Friday to make public all of its unclassified data and materials related to the convicted sexual offender, as required by the Epstein Files Transparency Act.

President Trump opposed the records’ release for the majority of this year, despite having campaigned for their release last year. As congressional Republicans threw their support behind the bill to reveal the data, which Trump signed last month, he changed his mind and supported their release.

Throughout the year, many in MAGA World were concerned about the materials’ possible leak.

Many conservatives were hopeful that the papers would soon be made public when Attorney General Pam Bondi stated on television in February that a purported Epstein “client list” was on her desk and prepared for review.

However, in a document released in July, the DOJ and FBI infuriated many on the right by claiming Epstein had no such client list and reiterating the conclusion that he committed himself in his prison cell in 2019.

Bondi and FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino apparently disagreed over how the data were handled. Bongino stated this week that he will be leaving his position in January.

Additionally, in an interview with Vanity Fair that was published on Tuesday, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles stated that she thought Bondi misinterpreted the significance of the Epstein papers’ release to the president’s supporters.

Officials maintained their stance that they would not make the files public in spite of opposition from Trump’s supporters.

However, a discharge petition signed by four House Republicans and Democrats forced a vote on the House floor to make the papers public. After Trump changed his stance to support their release, the Senate passed the bill without resistance and sent it to Trump for his signing. That vote was nearly unanimous.

It’s still unknown how much of the material will be made public.

According to the law, Bondi may redact or conceal information that “jeopardize an active federal investigation or ongoing prosecution, provided that such withholding is narrowly tailored and temporary.” That would be pertinent because, on Trump’s orders, Bondi began looking into Epstein’s connections to well-known Democrats and organizations last month.

Advocates cautioned Bondi against postponing the release of the papers because to the probe.