American justice claims to hold an unprecedented mass of documents linked to the Jeffrey Epstein affair, the publication of which could upset the political balance in Washington. Despite a deadline set by Congress, the full release of the file has once again been postponed. The Democratic opposition denounces a strategy of obstruction by the executive.
The Department of Justice announces that it is examining more than a million additional documents that may be linked to the Jeffrey Epstein case. Their publication, expected for several weeks, would not take place before another indefinite delay, despite a formal injunction from Congress.
A major legal revelation
According to the Department of Justice, a federal prosecutor in New York and the FBI recently identified a massive volume of still unused documents: administrative documents, written exchanges, photographs and investigative elements. The scale of the material requires, according to the authorities, verification and preliminary processing work before any public release.
The ministry assures that it wants to make these documents accessible “as quickly as possible”, while recognizing that the exceptional quantity of the file could delay their publication by several additional weeks.
Political pressure and accusations of withholding
This announcement comes in a climate of strong political tensions. Democratic elected officials accuse the Trump administration of delivering the documents in dribs and drabs, after redactions deemed excessive. A law passed by a large bipartisan majority nevertheless requires the full publication of the Epstein file, an obligation that the executive did not respect within the deadlines set by Congress.
The deadline was set for December 19, but it was not honored. This situation fuels suspicions of a desire to limit the political damage linked to this sensitive affair.
A file that embarrasses the top of the State
The first waves of documents already made public have highlighted the extent of the network of relationships maintained by Jeffrey Epstein, an American financier prosecuted for sexual exploitation of minors and found dead in detention in 2019 before his trial.
Several elements have reignited the controversy surrounding the past proximity between Epstein and Donald Trump, in particular internal exchanges evoking trips aboard the financier’s private plane. The American president has never been criminally indicted in this case, but his repeated attempts to curb publication have sparked criticism, including in his own camp.
Beyond partisan rivalries, the full publication of the Epstein file is now seen as a major test of institutional transparency in the United States. The unprecedented volume of documents still held by the courts suggests new revelations, likely to cause profound political and judicial tremors.
The US Attorney for the Southern District of New York and the FBI have informed the Department of Justice that they have uncovered over a million more documents potentially related to the Jeffrey Epstein case. The DOJ has received these documents from SDNY and the FBI to review…
— US Department of Justice (@TheJusticeDept) December 24, 2025
