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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temporal
Statutory requirement governing disclosure of investigative materials involving Epstein and Maxwell.
Ghislaine Maxwell is serving a 20-year prison sentence for her involvement in Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking ring.
November 12, 2025
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temporal
Statement about Maxwell's conviction and sentence related to Epstein's criminal operation.
Jeffrey Epstein was a financier who had a longtime associate named Ghislaine Maxwell.
November 12, 2025
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background
Background identifying key individuals involved in widely reported legal matters.
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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legal
The Act sets a 30-day deadline for DOJ to produce records subject to the law's disclosure provisions.
Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted on sex trafficking and related charges in 2021.
December 29, 2021
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Conviction of Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell on charges related to sex trafficking.
Ghislaine Maxwell was charged in 2020 and was later convicted and sentenced to a 20-year prison term for her role in recruiting, grooming, and facilitating the sexual abuse of underage girls in connection with Jeffrey Epstein.
January 01, 2020
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temporal
Criminal charges and sentencing outcome for Epstein's associate related to sex-trafficking activities.
Virginia Giuffre's 2015 defamation lawsuit against Ghislaine Maxwell named 92 people.
January 01, 2015
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temporal
Describes the number of individuals identified in a 2015 legal filing by Virginia Giuffre.
Ghislaine Maxwell is imprisoned after being convicted of conspiring to engage in sex trafficking.
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legal
Describes Maxwell's legal status related to sex‑trafficking convictions.
Ghislaine Maxwell is imprisoned for conspiring to engage in sex trafficking.
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legal
Background fact about Maxwell's legal status referenced in coverage of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein.
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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policy
Scope and timeline provisions contained in proposed legislation aimed at public disclosure of investigative materials.
Jeffrey Epstein was a convicted sex offender and Ghislaine Maxwell has been convicted of sex trafficking.
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legal_status
Legal convictions involving the two individuals referenced in discussions of related investigative files and disclosures.
Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell were indicted on federal sex‑trafficking charges stemming from allegations of Epstein's abuse of underage girls.
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legal
Describes the legal charges brought in connection with Epstein's alleged criminal conduct.
Ghislaine Maxwell was an associate of Jeffrey Epstein.
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descriptive
Describes the relationship between Maxwell and Epstein reported in coverage of Epstein's network.
Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell were both indicted on federal sex trafficking charges related to allegations of abuse of underage girls.
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legal
Describes the legal charges brought against the two individuals in connection with alleged sex trafficking and abuse of minors.
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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legal
Describes the scope of records the statute requires the DOJ to release.