The Epstein files are a collection of millions of documents, images, videos, and emails detailing the activities of American financier and convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including his social circle of public figures, politicians, and celebrities. The files include documents collected as evidence in the criminal cases against Epstein and his associates, stored as over 300 gigabytes of data, alongside other media, in the FBI's Sentinel case management system. They include his contacts book, flight logs of his planes, and court documents.Many of the records and files belong to Epstein's estate, which is run by lawyer Darren Indyke and accountant Richard Kahn.
In November 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act, and the U.S. Senate unanimously approved it, with President Donald Trump signing the bill the next day.The following month, the U.S. Department of Justice released a relatively small amount of files, leading to criticism from both major parties of the US. Trump had previously floated the idea of releasing the files during his 2024 presidential campaign, though he later claimed that controversies surrounding the files were fabricated by members of the Democratic Party.
On January 30, 2026, an additional 3 million pages were released, including 2,000 videos and 180,000 images.While the Department of Justice acknowledged that a total of 6 million pages might qualify as files required to be released,it stated that the January 30 release would be the final one, and that it had met its legal obligations. The released files mentioned a number of public figures, and led to increased scrutiny of their activities.
Since the release of the files, two men have had criminal investigations launched into them due to their ties to Epstein, with one resulting in criminal charges thus far; former Norwegian Prime Minister Thorbjørn Jagland, who has been charged with aggravated corruption, and British politician Peter Mandelson.
As of February 2026, individuals whose names show up frequently in the files include Epstein's assistant Lesley Groff (157,613 mentions), accountant Richard Kahn (52,781 mentions), President Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump (more than 38,000 references),lawyer Darren Indyke (17,783 mentions), sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell (13,169 mentions), and modeling agent Jean-Luc Brunel (4,727 mentions).

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