Trump signed the bill to release the Epstein files. When will we see them?

Published November 20, 2025 9:11am ET



President Donald Trump signed a bill into law on Wednesday to release documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, but an exact timeline is murky.

After a monthslong battle and obvious annoyance, Trump finally relented this week and approved Republicans voting in favor of the bill introduced by Reps. Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Thomas Massie (R-KY). In a post on Truth Social after signing the bill, Trump boasted that, “This latest Hoax will backfire on the Democrats just as all of the rest have!”

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