Epstein Files Transparency Act

Justice Department release of Epstein files

If enacted, the Attorney General would have to publish, within 30 days, all unclassified Justice Department records about Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, and related investigations. Records must be searchable and downloadable and include FBI and U.S. Attorney files, flight and travel logs, plea deals, custody and death records, and internal communications. The bill would allow only narrow redactions for victim privacy, child sexual-abuse material, graphic depictions, ongoing prosecutions when temporary and narrow, and properly classified national-security material. The Attorney General could not withhold or delay records for embarrassment, reputational harm, or political sensitivity. If material cannot be fully declassified, the Attorney General would declassify as much as possible and publish an unclassified summary. The Attorney General would publish written justifications for each redaction in the Federal Register and to Congress. For decisions after July 1, 2025, the Attorney General would publish the date, the classifying authority, and an unclassified justification summary. Within 15 days after the records are posted, the Attorney General would report to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees listing categories released or withheld, summarizing redactions, and listing officials named in unredacted records.