Epstein files updates: DoJ releases more than 3m new files as Todd Blanche says it ‘did not protect’ Trump

The Justice Department has released another massive trove of records from its investigations into Jeffrey Epstein, totaling more than 3 million pages of documents along with over 2,000 videos and roughly 180,000 images.

What was released

Officials say the new batch includes FBI investigative files, court records, correspondence, flight logs, call logs, police reports, photos and video collected over years of federal probes into Epstein and his associates.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said hundreds of DOJ staff spent months reviewing and redacting materials to comply with the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which required the department to disclose nearly all of its Epstein records while protecting the identities of survivors.

Todd Blanche’s comments on Trump

At a press briefing, Blanche pushed back on claims that the department was shielding President Donald Trump or any other high‑profile figure from scrutiny in the newly released files.
“There is no ‘protect President Trump,’” he said, stressing that the DOJ “did not protect President Trump” and “didn’t protect or not protect anybody,” and that any document mentioning Trump will be released so long as doing so is consistent with the law.​

Redactions and survivor concerns

Despite earlier assurances that survivors’ identities would be fully shielded, advocates say some of the latest documents still contain names or details that could expose victims, and they are urging anyone affected to contact the department to correct mistakes.
Blanche acknowledged that with a production of this size “mistakes are inevitable,” but said images and videos were “significantly redacted” and that DOJ lawyers attempted to remove identifying information about women depicted, other than Ghislaine Maxwell.​

Why this matters

The release is meant to close out DOJ’s document review under the new transparency law, but officials warn the public’s appetite for definitive answers about who knew what, and when, may still outstrip what the files can actually prove.
For Epstein’s survivors and a politically divided public, the new disclosures are likely to fuel continued scrutiny of powerful figures in his orbit—even as Blanche insists the department is following the law, not protecting any individual, including the current president.