DOJ says 2 million more Epstein files are being reviewed

Published January 6, 2026 8:42am ET



The Department of Justice has only reviewed a small percentage of the Epstein files, and more than 2 million documents still remain, attorneys told a court Monday.

The DOJ is two weeks past the deadline for the files’ release dictated by the Epstein Files Transparency Act, and could take longer even with hundreds of lawyers on the task.

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