The Epstein Files Transparency Act, signed into law in 2025, requires the U.S. Department of Justice to produce its files related to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation within 30 days.
November 20, 2025
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Statutory requirement created by the Epstein Files Transparency Act for DOJ production of investigation files.
The Epstein Files Transparency Act (2025) requires the U.S. Attorney General to release all unclassified records, communications, and investigative materials related to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell within 30 days.
November 19, 2025
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Statutory requirement governing disclosure of investigative materials involving Epstein and Maxwell.
The Epstein Files Transparency Act (2025) allows withholding or redaction of files that contain victims' names, child sexual abuse material, classified content, or information that could affect active investigations.
November 19, 2025
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Statutory categories of information that may be exempted from public disclosure under the law.
The Epstein Files Transparency Act is a proposed bill that would require the U.S. Department of Justice to release files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
November 18, 2025
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Description of the primary requirement of the named legislative proposal.
The Epstein Files Transparency Act would require the U.S. Department of Justice to release all files and communications related to investigations of Jeffrey Epstein, including information about the investigation into his death in federal prison, while permitting redaction of information about victims or ongoing federal investigations but prohibiting redaction based on embarrassment, reputational harm, or political sensitivity to any government official, public figure, or foreign dignitary.
November 13, 2025
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Summary of the main provisions contained in the proposed Epstein Files Transparency Act.
The Epstein Files Transparency Act requires the U.S. Department of Justice to comply with the bill's disclosure requirements within 30 days.
November 03, 2025
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The Act sets a 30-day deadline for DOJ to produce records subject to the law's disclosure provisions.
The proposed Epstein Files Transparency Act would require the U.S. Justice Department to release within 30 days documents related to investigations of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, including flight logs, travel records, names of individuals and entities referenced in any Epstein case, internal Justice Department communications, and records concerning destruction, deletion, alteration, misplacement, or concealment of documents, recordings, or electronic data related to Epstein and his associates.
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Scope and timeline provisions contained in proposed legislation aimed at public disclosure of investigative materials.
The Epstein Files Transparency Act directs the United States Department of Justice to release all unclassified records and investigative materials related to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, including files related to individuals referenced in Epstein's prior legal cases, details surrounding trafficking allegations, internal DOJ communications relating to Epstein, and details surrounding the investigation into Epstein's death.
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Describes the scope of records the statute requires the DOJ to release.
Under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the Department of Justice may withhold or redact records that include victims' names, child sex abuse materials, classified materials, or other materials that could threaten an active investigation.
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Specifies categories of exempt or redactable materials under the statute.
The Epstein Files Transparency Act directs the Department of Justice to publish the released records online in a searchable format.
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Requires the DOJ to make released materials publicly accessible and searchable.