LIVE: Doj launches “Phase 1” of Declassified Epstein files, several documents are expected

WASHINGTON – The US Department of Justice is to be issued on Thursday the new files related to Jeffrey Epstein, Lawyer General Pam Bondi confirming that they will include flight journals, names and “lots of information”.

Bondi said Fox News on Wednesday that the disclosures “will get you sick” and that officials are completing the newsrooms to protect the victims’ identities.

Here are the latest:

“Phase 1” of declassified Epstein files launched

19:08 PM ET: The Department of Justice, in collaboration with the FBI, has launched the first phase of the JEFFREY Epstein files, shedding light on its extended network and crimes against over 250 minor victims.

Prosecutor General Pam Bondi stressed that this is just the beginning, with thousands of additional pages still undetected.

“These files begin to provide the public with a delayed responsibility,” Bondi said, adding that Doj follows the commitment of President Trump of Transparency.

What is in the documents launched

Recently released materials, many of which have been previously drained, but have never been formally launched by the US government, include:

• The US Flying Journals v. Ghislaine Maxwell
• A list of samples
• A contact book (drafted)
• A “list of masseuses” drafted, which is believed to refer to Epstein’s victims

Read here the fully declassified Epstein files: Doj Doj – Documents “Phase 1”

Release of Epstein files has been slammed for editors, lack of new details

16:34 et: A review of New York Post of Epstein files launched published earlier Thursday They found heavy news and little new information. While the binders were labeled “declassified”, it is not clear if they have ever been classified.

The limited release sparked criticism from the rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), which leads a working group for GOP transparency.

“I have not been given or revised the Epstein documents released today … A story from NY Post has just revealed that the documents will simply be Epstein’s telephone agenda,” Luna said. “We have not asked us or American people and a complete disappointment. Put the information I asked for!”

Pam Bondi asks FBI that reduce the detained documents

16:00 et: Prosecutor General Pam Bondi sent a Scary letter The director of the FBI, Kash Patel, on Thursday, accusing the Federal Investigators in New York of detaining thousands of pages of Jeffrey Epstein’s documents that he promised to release.

Bondi said he had previously requested the complete Epstein file, but received only about 200 pages – with less than what was launched last year in a process related to Ghislaine Maxwell.

“Late yesterday, I learned from a source that the FBI office office in New York had thousands of pages related to Epstein’s investigation and indictment,” Bondi wrote, asking for documents to be handed over to 8:00 am on Friday.

“There will be no restraints or limitations to my access or you,” she added, instructing the FBI to include all records, documents, audio and video related to Epstein and its customers.

Conservative commentators have seen holding “Epstein files” at the White House

13:40 et: Conservative commentators have been seen At the White House, they kept binders marked the “Epstein files” just hours after prosecutor Pam Bondi promised to issue documents related to Jeffrey Epstein.

The contents of the binders remain unclear, and the documents have not yet been made public. While the covers were stamped “declassified”, the officials did not confirm whether the interior materials have ever been classified to start.

Among those repeated with the bumps was the political commentator Rogan O’Handley, known online as DC Drain.

Epstein case: a network of abuse and secret for decades

What do we know:

Epstein’s crimes and links with powerful figures were widely documented by processes, public disclosures and the Law on Freedom of Information (Foia). Over the years, the courts have issued thousands of registration pages, including interviews for victims, police reports and legal records.

In January 2024, a court described thousands of pages from a process by Virginia Giuffre, an Epstein victim.

The documents included names of high profile figures, such as Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, Prince Andrew and Magic David Copperfield-Desi there was no evidence to involve them in crimes.

A victim testified about Michael Jackson’s meeting at Epstein’s Florida house, but he said nothing was wrong.

Epstein was accused of sexually abusing dozens of minor girls in the early 2000s, but served only 13 months in prison after hitting a secret agreement with Ferida federal prosecutors.

In 2019, he was under a federal accusation in New York for new traffic charges, more than a decade later. He died by suicide in prison in August, waiting for the trial.

READ MORE: The Jeffrey Epstein list: The second batch of unsafe documents in the Ghislaine Maxwell process

What we don’t know:

It is not clear if the new DOJ files will contain new significant details or they will simply confirm what is already known. While officials launched the journals and the flight name, they did not reveal if new high profile figures are involved.

In addition, while Trump has previously suggested on the campaign route that he will open the government files related to Epstein, it is not certain how much of that material will eventually be declared.

The case continues to attract global attention due to Epstein’s links with influential figures, as well as the persistent questions that surround his connections, pleading agreements and circumstances of his death.

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