Flip-flop: Justice search for Epstein files is still ‘ongoing’

Published July 10, 2025 10:35am ET



Despite indications from the Justice Department that its search for files related to sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein is over, the FBI has told a legal watchdog group that it is still looking through its system.

In the latest Trump administration confusion over the high-profile case, the Justice Department said in a court filing that the FBI search continues and that it does not know yet if more documents will be found or released.

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