Epstein files, how many there are and why they arouse so much interest
A mountain of documents
On Friday 30 January 2026, the US Department of Justice made some3 million pages, 2,000 videos, 180,000 photos available for consultation (source: article by Jeremy Herb, Marshall Cohen contributed by MJ Lee, Hannah Rabinowitz and Sarah Owermohle / Cnn).
The disclosure was ordered by Congress in November 2025 and signed by Donald Trump.
The declassification came 40 days later than the 19 December 2025 deadline by which few documents had been released.
Overseeing the operation is Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, Trump's former personal lawyer.
On 30 January, Blanche stated that the White House had 'no oversight' over the review of documents related to the Epstein investigation.
There is an equally large amount of files not yet released, which the US government considers not to publish. In fact, the 'potentially relevant' documents, according to various lawyers and media, would total about six million collected over decades of JE investigations.
Below is an example of a document released with respect for privacy (source: CNN).
