‘Most transparent’ administration has slow-walked and stonewalled – the incomplete release smells of a cover-up

Six months of tawdry revelations and unusually staunch MAGA resistance reaches a major milestone Friday: DOJ's deadline to release the Epstein files.

Although a new law requires the full release of the Epstein files, experts expect some records to be withheld or redacted. How many is the question.

Latest batch includes photos of famous people in Epstein’s orbit, copies of foreign passports and screenshot of text messages – key US politics stories from 18 December 2025

Huge archive – set to shed fresh light on Epstein’s misdeeds – legally obliged to be released before midnight deadline

It is unclear if the heavily redacted Epstein documents released by Trump’s justice department are the entirety of the government’s trove on the late sex offender

‘Most transparent’ administration has slow-walked and stonewalled – the incomplete release smells of a cover-up

Long-awaited tranche of documents is heavily redacted but viewable files include images of Epstein with figures such as Bill Clinton and Michael Jackson – key US politics stories…

Democratic senator Ro Khanna says: ‘the most important documents are missing’

The documents are disturbing. But they seem largely to reflect information that has already been made public