DOJ promises to publish Epstein documents ‘improperly tagged’ to not be released

Published February 26, 2026 11:57am ET



The Justice Department this week pledged it would release certain files related to Jeffrey Epstein if the documents were “improperly tagged” not to be disclosed. 

The promise from the DOJ comes after the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA), expressed concern that information about one of Epstein’s alleged victims was missing from files the government released last month. The FBI appears to have interviewed the unnamed woman four times ahead of a trial for one of Epstein’s closest associates, Ghislaine Maxwell. The woman accused Epstein of abuse and claimed President Donald Trump sexually assaulted her when she was a minor. 

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