The US Justice Department is set to imminently release three million pages of documents relating to paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche revealed the new batch of documents would be released during a hastily arranged press conference on Friday morning.
He said: “Today we are producing more than 3 million pages, including more than 2000 videos, and 180,000 images.”
Mr Blanche added: “They include large quantities of commercial pornography and images that were seized from Epstein’s devices, but which he did not take, or that someone around him did not take.
“Some of the videos, though, and some of the images, do appear to be taken by Mr Epstein or by others around him.”
Mr Blanche clarified that the visual materials do not exclusively originate from Epstein or his associates.
He added: “The 2,000 videos and 180,000 images are not all videos and images taken by Mr Epstein or someone around him.
“They include large quantities of commercial pornography and images.”
The administration faced a statutory obligation to disclose all documentation concerning the convicted paedophile, who was found dead in his prison cell in 2019, by December 19, 2025.
Despite this legal requirement, only a small portion of the total files has been made public.
Critics have levelled accusations of a cover-up against the White House, pointing to the missed deadline and incomplete disclosure.
The gap between what was legally mandated and what has actually been released has fuelled ongoing concerns about transparency surrounding the Epstein case.
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However, the Department of Justice dismissed speculation that Donald Trump had been protected ahead of the release of new documents.
“That was never the case…We said that we were not legally allowed to release documents. That’s a fact. That was true. It remains true today,” Mr Blanche said.
