Where to read the Epstein files yourself

Epstein Library (home)

DOJ's official portal for records released under the Epstein Files Transparency Act: DOJ disclosures, court records, FOIA releases, prior releases, and a full-text search. Requires an 18+ age confirmation.

U.S. Department of Justice · nearly 3.5 million pages (DOJ, Jan 30 2026)

Note: Official DOJ notice: may contain material of a sexual nature and, despite redaction, victim-identifying information. Link to index pages; do not rehost files.

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Epstein Library: DOJ Disclosures index (Data Sets 1-12, Court Records, FOIA, Prior Disclosures)

Master index. Lists Data Sets 1-12, about 50 court-case folders, FOIA releases (FBI, BOP, CBP, Florida), earlier DOJ releases, the review protocol and DOJ's letters to Congress. Best page to send readers to.

U.S. Department of Justice

Note: Official DOJ notice: may contain material of a sexual nature and, despite redaction, victim-identifying information. Link to index pages; do not rehost files.

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Epstein Library: Search Full Library

DOJ's full-text search across the released files. Linked from every Library page; the page sits behind an automated bot check, so it may briefly show a 'verifying' screen.

U.S. Department of Justice

Note: Official DOJ notice: may contain material of a sexual nature and, despite redaction, victim-identifying information. Link to index pages; do not rehost files.

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Data Sets 1-8 (first EFTA production)

First production on the statutory deadline: investigative files, photographs and documents labeled EFTA00000001 onward. Each data set page links to the next. DOJ's own letter called it 'hundreds of thousands of pages.'

U.S. Department of Justice

Note: Official DOJ notice: may contain material of a sexual nature and, despite redaction, victim-identifying information. Link to index pages; do not rehost files. Reporters found blacked-out text that could be copied out, and DOJ briefly pulled up to 16 photos on Dec 20, 2025 (one restored Dec 21).

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Data Sets 9-12 (January 30, 2026 production)

Largest batch: FBI and prosecutors' files, emails, interview summaries, images and video from the Florida and New York cases, the Maxwell case, the death investigations and FBI tips.

U.S. Department of Justice · 3+ million pages, 2,000+ videos, 180,000 images

Note: Official DOJ notice: may contain material of a sexual nature and, despite redaction, victim-identifying information. Link to index pages; do not rehost files. DOJ says it took down 'several thousand documents' after victims' names were exposed. DOJ also says the set includes unverified tips sent in by the public.

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Press release: DOJ Publishes 3.5 Million Responsive Pages

DOJ's announcement of its final EFTA production. It lists the sources collected, the categories withheld (duplicates, privilege, depictions of violence, unrelated items), and says no notable people or politicians were redacted.

U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs

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DOJ letter to Congress on the first EFTA production

Six-page letter from the Deputy Attorney General describing the first release, the ongoing review, and court orders requiring extra victim-privacy review.

Office of the Deputy Attorney General

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DOJ letter to Congress certifying completion

Six-page letter saying DOJ found more than 6 million potentially responsive pages and describing its review and redaction process. DOJ presents this as its compliance certification.

Office of the Deputy Attorney General

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EFTA Section 3 Report to Congress

Report the law requires: categories released and withheld, legal basis for redactions, and a list of government officials and 'politically exposed persons' named or referenced in the files.

Office of the Deputy Attorney General

Note: Being on this list means a person is mentioned in the files. It is not a finding of wrongdoing.

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Memorandum: Attorney Review Protocol for Epstein Files

Nine-page internal protocol telling DOJ reviewers how to judge responsiveness and redact victim-identifying and other protected information.

Office of the Deputy Attorney General

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'First Phase of Declassified Epstein Files' press release

Attorney General Bondi's announcement of the 'Phase 1' release, made together with the FBI.

U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs

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Phase 1 files (flight logs, contact book, evidence list, redacted 'masseuse' list)

Four PDFs: an FBI evidence list, flight logs entered as a Maxwell trial exhibit (118 pages), Epstein's contact book with contact details redacted (95 pages), and a list with all names redacted.

U.S. Department of Justice

Note: Appearing in a contact book or flight log is not evidence of wrongdoing. Most of this was already public from court cases.

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Bondi letter to FBI Director Patel

One-page letter (file EFTA02847765) saying the Attorney General had received about 200 pages, learned the FBI New York office held thousands more, and demanding the full file.

Office of the Attorney General

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DOJ/FBI memo: no 'client list'

Unsigned two-page DOJ-FBI memo (file EFTA02846455) describing the review, saying it found no incriminating 'client list' and no credible evidence of blackmail, and that Epstein died by suicide. It is filed with the jail video.

U.S. Department of Justice / FBI

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MCC jail surveillance video (BOP footage)

Video files (EFTA02731862-74 and others) from cameras at the Metropolitan Correctional Center on the night before Epstein's death, released with the July 2025 memo.

U.S. Department of Justice / Bureau of Prisons

Note: WIRED's metadata analysis found the 'raw' video had been edited together from clips. A one-minute timestamp jump (11:58:58 to 12:00:00) has been disputed.

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Todd Blanche interview of Ghislaine Maxwell: transcripts and audio

Redacted transcripts and 16 audio files of the Deputy Attorney General's two-day interview of Maxwell in Tallahassee (July 24-25, 2025). Also filed in the Library's 'Maxwell Proffer' section.

U.S. Department of Justice

Note: Maxwell is a convicted sex trafficker. Her statements are unsworn claims, not findings. Victim names are bleeped with a tone.

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Memoranda and Correspondence (OPR and OIG reports, Bondi letter)

Six key files: the OPR executive summary and full 348-page OPR report on the 2007-08 Florida deal, the 128-page OIG report on the MCC, OIG's press release and video script, and the Bondi-Patel letter.

U.S. Department of Justice

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FOIA releases (FBI, Bureau of Prisons, Customs, Florida)

Earlier Freedom of Information Act releases, now in one place: 22 FBI file parts, BOP and CBP records, and Florida public-records audio, video and documents. FOIA redactions apply.

U.S. Department of Justice

Note: Official DOJ notice: may contain material of a sexual nature and, despite redaction, victim-identifying information. Link to index pages; do not rehost files.

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Epstein Files Transparency Act, H.R. 4405 (text and status)

Bill text and history. Introduced July 15, 2025 by Rep. Ro Khanna (Rep. Thomas Massie co-led the discharge petition); passed the House 427-1 on Nov 18; passed the Senate by unanimous consent; signed Nov 19, 2025.

Congress.gov (Library of Congress)

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Public Law 119-38 (official enrolled text)

The official public-law version of the Act, as PDF and text: it orders release of all unclassified Epstein-related records within 30 days, limits redactions, and requires a report to Congress.

GovInfo (U.S. Government Publishing Office)

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House Roll Call 289 on H.R. 4405

Member-by-member vote: 427 yes (216 R, 211 D), 1 no (Rep. Clay Higgins), 5 not voting.

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House

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Oversight Committee releases 33,295 pages from DOJ

Records DOJ produced under Chairman Comer's Aug 5 subpoena, posted in Google Drive and Dropbox folders linked from this release. Committee Democrats said about 3% was new.

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform · 33,295 pages

Note: Contains investigative material on sex crimes. The committee hosts it on Google Drive/Dropbox; link to this release page.

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Oversight Committee releases Epstein estate records (incl. 'birthday book')

First estate production under the Aug 25 subpoena: the 2003 50th-birthday album, Epstein's will, address book entries and the 2007 non-prosecution agreement. Includes Chairman Comer's statement.

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

Note: The album page bearing Trump's name is disputed; Trump denies writing it. Describe it as the document the estate produced.

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Barr deposition transcript

Transcript of former Attorney General William Barr's Aug 18, 2025 deposition, released with letters from former AGs Gonzales and Sessions and a second set of estate documents.

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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Acosta transcribed interview

Release page linking the transcript of former U.S. Attorney Alexander Acosta's Sept 19, 2025 interview about the 2007-08 deal, plus letters from Holder, Garland and Comey and more estate records.

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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Oversight Committee releases 20,000 more pages of estate documents

The majority's full release of the estate's emails and documents, posted the same day Democrats published three emails from this production.

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform · 20,000 pages

Note: Unvetted private correspondence; statements in emails are not established facts.

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Oversight Democrats: three Epstein estate emails

Three redacted emails from the estate: a 2011 Epstein-Maxwell exchange and 2015 and 2019 exchanges with author Michael Wolff that mention Donald Trump. PDF linked on the page.

House Oversight Committee Democrats

Note: These are Epstein's own claims in private emails. The White House disputes how Democrats described them.

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Oversight Democrats: third batch of estate documents

Partial records from the estate's third production: phone message logs, flight logs and manifests, financial ledgers, and Epstein's daily schedules, redacted to protect victims.

House Oversight Committee Democrats

Note: A name in a schedule or log is not evidence of wrongdoing.

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Oversight Democrats: USVI photos and videos of Little St. James

Photos and videos of the island property produced by the U.S. Virgin Islands government, hosted in a Dropbox folder linked from the release.

House Oversight Committee Democrats

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Oversight Democrats: photos from the Epstein estate (Dec 2025 batches)

A selection from about 95,000 estate photos, released without captions or context, with victims' faces and personal data redacted. An earlier batch of 19 came out Dec 12.

House Oversight Committee Democrats

Note: Released without context. Showing a person in a photo does not show wrongdoing. Estate photos are not government works; link only.

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Les Wexner deposition video

Full video of the former L Brands chief's Feb 18, 2026 deposition in Ohio, posted on the committee's YouTube channel.

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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Bill and Hillary Clinton deposition videos

Full videos, each about 4.5 hours, of Hillary Clinton's (Feb 26) and Bill Clinton's (Feb 27, 2026) depositions. They agreed to testify after the committee began contempt proceedings.

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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Ted Waitt and Howard Lutnick transcripts

Transcripts of Ted Waitt's Apr 30 and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick's voluntary May 6, 2026 interviews.

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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Tova Noel and Pam Bondi transcripts

Transcripts of the interview with Tova Noel (May 18), one of the MCC guards on duty the night Epstein died, and of former Attorney General Pam Bondi (May 29, 2026).

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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Bill Gates and Lesley Groff transcripts

Transcripts of Bill Gates's June 10 and former Epstein assistant Lesley Groff's June 9, 2026 interviews.

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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Leon Black and Doug Band transcripts

Transcripts of Leon Black's June 26 and Doug Band's June 30, 2026 transcribed interviews.

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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Kathryn Ruemmler transcript

Transcript of the July 15, 2026 interview of the former White House counsel.

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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Jes Staley transcript

Redacted transcript of the former JPMorgan and Barclays executive's July 24, 2026 interview.

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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Senate Finance Democrats report 'Looking the Other Way' (Wyden)

Minority staff report, based partly on bank Suspicious Activity Reports, alleging JPMorgan Chase, Deutsche Bank and Bank of America delayed reporting Epstein's transactions.

Senate Finance Committee (Ranking Member Ron Wyden)

Note: Partisan minority staff report; the banks dispute it. Present its conclusions as allegations.

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House Judiciary Democrats staff report on Trump and the Epstein files

53-page minority staff report, released today, built from interviews, survivor accounts, FBI records and EFTA files. It accuses DOJ of a cover-up and asks for a special counsel. PDF linked on the page.

House Judiciary Committee Democrats (Ranking Member Jamie Raskin)

Note: Partisan staff report containing unproven sexual-assault allegations against President Trump, which he denies; DOJ disputes it. Attribute every claim and use 'alleges.'

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U.S. v. Epstein (S.D.N.Y. 2019) indictment

Two-count federal indictment (sex trafficking of minors and conspiracy), unsealed July 8, 2019.

U.S. District Court S.D.N.Y. (via CourtListener RECAP)

Note: Describes abuse of minors in legal terms.

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U.S. v. Epstein, No. 1:19-cr-00490: full docket

Free docket: detention filings, the Aug 29, 2019 dismissal (nolle prosequi) after Epstein's death, and the 2025 grand-jury unsealing litigation.

CourtListener (Free Law Project)

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2007 Non-Prosecution Agreement and Addendum

Full text of the deal the U.S. Attorney's Office in Miami signed with Epstein, plus the Oct 2007 addendum, as filed as an exhibit in a 2010 federal case. 16 pages.

U.S. Department of Justice (Epstein Library, Data Set 8, EFTA00011386)

Note: Opens only after the Library's 18+ confirmation; if it fails, send readers to the Library and search 'EFTA00011386'.

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Doe v. United States (CVRA case), No. 9:08-cv-80736: docket

Docket of the Crime Victims' Rights Act suit two victims brought against the government over the secret plea deal (S.D. Fla., Judge Kenneth Marra). DOJ's Library also hosts filings from it.

CourtListener (Free Law Project)

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Judge Marra opinion: prosecutors violated the CVRA

33-page ruling that federal prosecutors violated victims' rights by concealing the non-prosecution agreement from them. The court did not void the deal; the case was later dismissed as moot after Epstein died.

U.S. District Court S.D. Fla. (via CourtListener)

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In re Wild, 11th Circuit en banc opinion

185-page en banc decision (7-4) holding that CVRA rights did not attach because no federal charges were filed in Florida. Includes strong dissents. The Supreme Court denied review in 2022 (No. 21-351).

U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit

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Giuffre v. Maxwell, No. 1:15-cv-07433: docket with unsealed records

Defamation case Virginia Giuffre brought against Maxwell. Sealed filings were released in stages after the 2nd Circuit's 2019 ruling, including the January 2024 batch naming many people.

CourtListener (Free Law Project)

Note: Contains graphic sexual-abuse testimony. Many people named are not accused of anything; the January 2024 documents name them for many reasons.

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Brown v. Maxwell, 2nd Circuit unsealing opinion

The ruling that began unsealing the Giuffre v. Maxwell record (the Miami Herald and Alan Dershowitz had sought it); the first documents came out in August 2019.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit (via CourtListener)

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U.S. v. Maxwell, No. 1:20-cr-00330: docket (trial transcripts, judgment, habeas)

Full criminal docket: indictment, Dec 2021 trial transcripts, June 2022 judgment (20 years), 2025 grand-jury rulings, and the 2026 habeas litigation.

CourtListener (Free Law Project)

Note: Trial transcripts include graphic testimony by abuse survivors.

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U.S. v. Maxwell court records and trial exhibits (DOJ Library)

DOJ's folder of Maxwell case records, including government trial exhibits such as the flight logs, property photographs and contact book pages entered in evidence.

U.S. Department of Justice

Note: Official DOJ notice: may contain material of a sexual nature and, despite redaction, victim-identifying information. Link to index pages; do not rehost files.

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U.S. v. Maxwell, 2nd Circuit opinion affirming conviction

Published opinion (118 F.4th 256) rejecting Maxwell's arguments, including that the 2007 Florida non-prosecution agreement protected her, and affirming her conviction and sentence.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit (via CourtListener)

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Maxwell v. United States, No. 24-1073 (Supreme Court docket)

Maxwell's petition for review, the government's opposition, amicus briefs, and the Oct 6, 2025 order denying review.

Supreme Court of the United States

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Order denying Maxwell's habeas (2255) petition

Judge Engelmayer's opinion denying Maxwell's bid to vacate her conviction, which in part relied on material DOJ released under the EFTA. A motion to reopen was filed in October 2026.

U.S. District Court S.D.N.Y. (via CourtListener RECAP)

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Engelmayer opinion denying DOJ's motion to unseal Maxwell grand jury records

Ruling that the law then in force did not permit unsealing; the judge found the materials would reveal little that was new.

U.S. District Court S.D.N.Y. (via CourtListener RECAP)

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Berman order denying DOJ's motion to unseal Epstein grand jury records

Decision and order rejecting the July 2025 request to unseal the 2019 Epstein grand jury transcripts and exhibits.

U.S. District Court S.D.N.Y. (via CourtListener RECAP)

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Engelmayer opinion granting unsealing under the EFTA

After the Act passed, the court granted DOJ's motion to unseal the Maxwell grand jury materials, subject to the Act's victim-privacy protections. Judge Berman issued a similar order in the Epstein case on Dec 10.

U.S. District Court S.D.N.Y. (via CourtListener RECAP)

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In re Grand Jury 05-02 & 07-103 (S.D. Fla. 2025): Florida federal grand jury records

Records from the case Judge Robin Rosenberg opened after declining DOJ's July 2025 request. In December 2025, after the Act passed, she allowed release of the 2005-07 federal grand jury material.

U.S. Department of Justice (Epstein Library)

Note: Official DOJ notice: may contain material of a sexual nature and, despite redaction, victim-identifying information. Link to index pages; do not rehost files.

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Palm Beach Post v. Aronberg: 2006 state grand jury transcripts

Records from the Palm Beach Post's lawsuit, including the roughly 150 pages of 2006 Palm Beach County grand jury testimony that Circuit Judge Luis Delgado released on July 1, 2024 under a new Florida law.

U.S. Department of Justice (Epstein Library)

Note: Graphic testimony about abuse of minors (names redacted).

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State of Florida v. Epstein (2006 and 2008 state cases)

Palm Beach County criminal case files, including the 2008 case in which Epstein pleaded guilty to state prostitution charges, one involving a minor.

U.S. Department of Justice (Epstein Library)

Note: Official DOJ notice: may contain material of a sexual nature and, despite redaction, victim-identifying information. Link to index pages; do not rehost files.

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USVI v. JPMorgan Chase, No. 1:22-cv-10904: docket

The Virgin Islands' suit alleging the bank enabled Epstein's trafficking; it settled in 2023 for $75 million. Unsealed exhibits include internal bank emails.

CourtListener (Free Law Project)

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Phang v. Blanche, No. 1:26-cv-01417 (D.D.C.): EFTA compliance suit

Journalist Katie Phang's suit claiming DOJ violated the Act. Judge Emmet Sullivan ordered a redaction log and certain unredactions (June 25, 2026); DOJ appealed to the D.C. Circuit on Sept 17, 2026. Still active.

CourtListener (Free Law Project)

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DOJ Inspector General report on Epstein's custody at MCC New York

Report 23-085, 128 pages, finding serious misconduct and failures by Bureau of Prisons staff (missed checks, falsified records, no cellmate) that left Epstein unmonitored before his death.

U.S. DOJ Office of the Inspector General

Note: Discusses suicide.

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DOJ OPR report on the 2007-08 Florida resolution: executive summary

13-page summary: OPR found Acosta used 'poor judgment' but committed no professional misconduct, and that victims were not treated with the forthrightness and sensitivity expected.

U.S. DOJ Office of Professional Responsibility

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DOJ OPR full report (348 pages)

The full OPR investigation, file EFTA02847284 in the Library. Before the EFTA it went only to Congress and victims.

U.S. Department of Justice (Epstein Library) · 348 pages

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FBI Vault: Jeffrey Epstein

FBI's FOIA reading room with 22 parts of heavily redacted Epstein records released in response to public-records requests.

Federal Bureau of Investigation

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'Perversion of Justice' (Miami Herald)

The investigative series that identified about 80 victims, put several on the record, and exposed how the 2007-08 federal deal was made. Credited with prompting the 2019 federal case; Polk Award.

Miami Herald (Julie K. Brown, Emily Michot)

Note: May hit the Herald's meter or paywall. Survivors describe abuse.

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'The Talented Mr. Epstein'

Early profile of Epstein's wealth, homes and social circle, written before the Florida investigation began.

Vanity Fair (Vicky Ward)

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'Jeffrey Epstein: International Moneyman of Mystery'

2002 profile, widely quoted for its interviews with Epstein's acquaintances at the time.

New York magazine (Landon Thomas Jr.)

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'DOJ releases final 3 million pages of the Epstein files'

Free, sourced news account of the January 30 production, DOJ's claim that it had now released everything, and the gap between what DOJ collected and what it released.

NPR

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FBI Director Patel, Senate Judiciary oversight hearing

Full video of Kash Patel's Senate testimony; the Epstein files were a main line of questioning.

C-SPAN

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FBI Director Patel, House Judiciary oversight hearing

Full video. Members pressed Patel on whether he would release the Epstein files; the committee then rejected Democratic motions to subpoena Epstein-related witnesses.

C-SPAN

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Attorney General Bondi, Senate Judiciary DOJ oversight hearing

Full video of the Attorney General's Senate oversight hearing, which included questions about the Epstein files.

C-SPAN

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Attorney General Bondi, House Judiciary hearing (Part 1)

Testimony after the EFTA releases. Members questioned why survivors' names were exposed while others were redacted. Part 2 is at C-SPAN program 673247.

C-SPAN

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House Oversight Committee votes to subpoena AG Bondi

Committee business meeting where members voted 24-19 to subpoena the Attorney General over her handling of the Epstein files.

C-SPAN

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Todd Blanche attorney general confirmation hearing (Day 1)

Acting AG Todd Blanche before Senate Judiciary after Bondi's firing; Epstein-file questions dominated, and he apologized for 'mistakes' in the release.

C-SPAN

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Hillary Clinton deposition (full video)

Committee-posted video of the full deposition.

House Oversight Committee (YouTube)

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Bill Clinton deposition (full video)

Committee-posted video of the full deposition.

House Oversight Committee (YouTube)

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Les Wexner deposition (full video)

Committee-posted video, about five hours.

House Oversight Committee (YouTube)

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Maxwell interview audio (16 recordings)

Original audio of the July 24-25, 2025 Blanche-Maxwell interview, with victim names replaced by a tone. Large WAV files.

U.S. Department of Justice

Note: Unsworn statements by a convicted sex trafficker.

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