Trump administration won’t complete Epstein files release for ‘a few more weeks’

Published December 24, 2025 3:56pm ET



Justice Department officials announced Wednesday that they will not complete the release of the federal government’s files on deceased financier and sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein for “a few more weeks.”

The Epstein Files Transparency Act, passed by Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump last month, set a Friday deadline for the government to release all of its documents about Epstein.

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