Epstein's alleged victims accuse DOJ of legal violations over state of files released

Epstein's alleged victims accuse DOJ of legal violations over state of files released The DOJ failed to fully release all the files by last Friday. Newly-released documents from disgraced late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including a sheaf of entirely redacted pages, are seen in this handouts released by the U.S. Justice Department and printed and arranged for a photograph by Reuters in Washington, D.C., Dec. 19, 2025.Jonathan Ernst/Reuters An undated photo from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein is part of a collection of images released Dec. 18, 2025, by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee.House Oversight Committee Democrats Newly-released documents from disgraced late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, here including a redacted photo of a woman, are seen in this handout image released by the U.S. Justice Department and printed and arranged for a photograph by Reuters in Washington, D.C., Dec. 19, 2025.Jonathan Ernst/Reuters A group of alleged victims of Jeffrey Epstein accused the Department of Justice of missteps, including violations of the law, in its partial release of files related to the disgraced financier's abuse of young women and girls. The DOJ faced a Friday deadline imposed by Congress to release a massive cache of records gathered during government investigations into the sex offender, who died in jail in 2019. Justice officials released thousands of files -- ranging from investigative documents to grand jury testimony to snapshots taken by Epstein and his friends -- but said it would fail to fully release all the files by the deadline. "Instead, the public received a fraction of the files, and what we received was riddled with abnormal and extreme redactions with no explanation," a group of 19 women, including two Jane Does, said in a statement released on Monday. "At the same time, numerous victim identities were left unredacted, causing real and immediate harm." The statement, which was released early Monday by attorneys representing the women, also pointed to what they said was missing from the files. Omissions by either redactions or unreleased pages amounted to a failure, they said. "No financial documents were released," the statement said. "Grand jury minutes, though approved by a federal judge for release, were fully blacked out -- not the scattered redactions that might be expected to protect victim names, but 119 full pages blacked out. We are told that there are hundreds of thousands of pages of documents still unreleased." "These are clear-cut violations of an unambiguous law," the statement added. Some documents disclosed on Friday with significant redactions were reposted early Saturday with some or all of the redactions lifted, according to a review of the files by ABC News. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said on social media on Friday, as the initial files were being released, that "[a]dditional responsive materials will be produced as our review continues, consistent with the law and with protections for victims." The DOJ on Sunday released a similar statement, adding that reviews of the material would continue "as we receive additional information." President...

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