Epstein Files Release Tracker
Updated as new releases occur.
This tracker lists each event that moved Jeffrey Epstein case records into the public domain: court-ordered unsealings of civil and criminal filings, official Department of Justice disclosures, legislative mandates, and congressional publication of deposition and interview materials. Each entry records the releasing body, the approximate volume of material, and a link to the primary source, so the raw record can be verified independently. Analysis pieces and leaked or unverified copies of documents are not counted as releases.
Releases arrive in batches rather than all at once for structural reasons. Court unsealings work through objections from individuals named in sealed filings and apply redactions to protect victim identities — Judge Loretta A. Preska began ordering the Giuffre v. Maxwell materials released in batches in 2022, a process that ran through December 2024. Government disclosures follow statutory deadlines and agency review: the Epstein Files Transparency Act set a 30-day clock, and the DOJ's compliance came in stages, with roughly 3 million of an acknowledged 6 million pages still withheld after the January 2026 release.
Release History (Newest First)
- U.S. House of Representatives
House holds Leon Black in contempt of Congress
Volume: Contempt resolution (H. Res. 1543) and committee report (H. Rept. 119-831)
After Leon Black skipped a subpoenaed House Oversight deposition on September 3, 2026, the committee voted 41-0 on September 15 to recommend contempt, and the full House adopted H. Res. 1543 without objection on September 16. On September 21, the House was notified that the Speaker had certified the matter to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia; Black is challenging the subpoenas in federal court and denies wrongdoing.
- Department of Justice
DOJ publishes its Transparency Act Section 3 report
Volume: Report published at 91 FR 55356
The Justice Department published in the Federal Register the report required by Section 3 of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, listing categories of records released and withheld and summarizing redactions. The department had sent the report to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees on February 14, 2026.
- House Oversight Committee
House Oversight releases Jes Staley interview transcript
Volume: One transcribed interview (redacted)
The House Oversight Committee released the redacted transcript of former Barclays and JPMorgan executive Jes Staley's July 24, 2026 transcribed interview in its Epstein investigation.
- U.S. District Court (SDNY)
Court denies Maxwell's motion to vacate her conviction
Volume: 67-page opinion and order
Judge Paul A. Engelmayer denied Ghislaine Maxwell's pro se motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to vacate her conviction, calling her claims meritless, and declined to issue a certificate of appealability. Maxwell asked the court to reconsider on September 23, 2026.
- New Mexico House special investigative committee
New Mexico legislative committee releases interim report
Volume: 119-page interim report
New Mexico's special legislative committee examining Epstein's Zorro Ranch released a 119-page interim report that offers no final findings and describes subpoenas served in June 2026. The same day, the State of New Mexico sued the Justice Department over access to records for its inquiry; the committee's final report is due by December 31, 2026.
- U.S. District Court (D.D.C.)
Judge orders DOJ to unredact Epstein records or justify redactions
Volume: Preliminary injunction and 48-page opinion
In Phang v. Blanche, Judge Emmet G. Sullivan ordered the Justice Department to produce contested records without certain redactions or show cause why not, and to publish the redaction log the Transparency Act requires. The department filed a protective notice of appeal on August 24, 2026.
- House Oversight Committee
Sarah Kellen testifies to House Oversight
Volume: One transcribed interview
Jeffrey Epstein's former assistant Sarah Kellen gave closed-door, transcribed testimony to the House Oversight Committee on May 21, 2026, describing abuse by Epstein and denying she was a knowing co-conspirator. Chairman James Comer said Kellen provided additional names for committee follow-up, and committee leaders indicated they intended to release interview transcripts when possible.
- U.S. District Court (SDNY)
Purported Epstein note unsealed in Tartaglione docket
Volume: One unsealed exhibit
Judge Kenneth M. Karas ordered a purported Jeffrey Epstein note unsealed in the United States v. Tartaglione criminal docket on May 6, 2026, after a media access petition by The New York Times. The DOJ said it was seeing the note for the first time, and the document had not appeared in prior bulk releases. The unsealing is a records-access milestone, not a finding on the note's authenticity.
- House Oversight Committee
Howard Lutnick transcribed interview enters oversight record
Volume: One transcribed interview
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick appeared voluntarily for a transcribed House Oversight interview on May 6, 2026, becoming one of the highest-ranking administration officials questioned in the committee's Epstein investigation. Lawmakers focused on whether later emails and meeting records conflicted with earlier public descriptions of his contact with Epstein. Publication of transcript excerpts remained pending after the session.
- House Oversight Committee
House Oversight releases Clinton deposition materials
Volume: Deposition video and transcript materials
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sat for a closed-door House Oversight deposition in Chappaqua, New York on February 26, 2026, testifying that she had no knowledge of Epstein's or Maxwell's crimes and could not recall meeting Epstein. The committee then released video and transcript materials from Bill and Hillary Clinton's depositions in early March 2026, letting researchers compare headline claims against the primary record.
- Department of Justice
DOJ completes its Transparency Act production
Volume: 3+ million additional pages (nearly 3.5 million total), 2,000+ videos, ~180,000 images
On January 30, 2026, the Department of Justice released more than 3 million additional pages of Epstein case records, plus more than 2,000 videos and about 180,000 images, bringing its total production under the Transparency Act to nearly 3.5 million pages. DOJ said reviewers had collected more than 6 million potentially responsive pages, much of it duplicative or non-responsive, and that redactions were applied to protect victims; lawmakers and litigants continue to contest specific redactions.
- Department of Justice
DOJ releases initial batch under the Transparency Act
Volume: Initial compliance batch (heavily redacted)
The DOJ published its first batch of records under the Epstein Files Transparency Act on December 19, 2025. The batch drew immediate criticism from lawmakers, journalists, and victim advocates for heavy redactions that obscured key names, dates, and details, prompting calls for a more transparent follow-up release.
- U.S. Congress / President
Epstein Files Transparency Act signed into law
Volume: Release mandate covering all DOJ Epstein files
President Trump signed H.R. 4405, the Epstein Files Transparency Act, on November 19, 2025 after the House passed it 427-1 and the Senate cleared it by unanimous consent. Modeled on the 1992 JFK Records Act, the law compels the Attorney General to make the Epstein prosecution files publicly available in searchable, downloadable form on a 30-day deadline and to give congressional committees an unredacted list of government officials named in the files.
- Department of Justice
AG Bondi releases "Epstein Files: Phase 1"
Volume: 118-page flight-log exhibit, 95-page contact book (redacted), 7-page masseuse list, 3-page evidence list
Attorney General Pamela Bondi released the first official government batch of Epstein files on February 27, 2025: the 118-page flight-log exhibit from Ghislaine Maxwell's trial, a redacted 95-page contact book, a seven-page masseuse list, and a three-page evidence list. DOJ acknowledged that much of the material had previously circulated. Presence of a name in the flight logs or contact book does not, by itself, indicate involvement in any crime.
- Palm Beach County Circuit Court
Palm Beach judge releases 2006 grand jury transcripts
Volume: About 150 pages of transcripts
On July 1, 2024, Palm Beach County Circuit Judge Luis Delgado released about 150 pages of transcripts from the 2006 state grand jury that indicted Epstein on a single count of felony solicitation of prostitution. The release was authorized by Florida's HB 117, which Governor Ron DeSantis signed on February 29, 2024.
- U.S. District Court (SDNY)
Giuffre v. Maxwell unsealing: 4,553 pages, 150+ names
Volume: 4,553 pages naming 150+ individuals
Pursuant to Judge Loretta A. Preska's December 18, 2023 unsealing order, the first batch of roughly 943 pages from the Giuffre v. Maxwell defamation case was filed on January 3, 2024, with the final batch following on January 9. In total, about 4,553 pages were unsealed, containing depositions, emails, flight log excerpts, and phone records that named more than 150 individuals connected to Epstein's network. The court and legal analysts emphasized that most individuals were mentioned in passing or as witnesses, and appearance in the filings is not an accusation of wrongdoing.
- U.S. District Court (SDNY)
Judge Preska orders Giuffre v. Maxwell records unsealed
Volume: Unsealing order covering Does up to No. 187
On December 18, 2023, Judge Loretta A. Preska ordered that sealed records in Giuffre v. Maxwell identifying previously anonymized "Does" be unsealed, with limited exceptions. The documents were filed publicly in batches from January 3 to January 9, 2024; on February 14, 2024, the court kept two remaining names sealed.
- U.S. District Court (SDNY)
First Giuffre v. Maxwell unsealing: 2,024 pages
Volume: 2,024 pages
Following the Second Circuit's ruling ordering the unsealing of summary judgment materials in Giuffre v. Maxwell (No. 18-2868), roughly 2,024 pages of documents from the civil case were released in August 2019. This was the first major wave of unsealed records from the litigation, preceding the batch releases that continued into the 2020s.
Explore the Released Records
The archive indexes documents from every release listed above, organized by category and cross-referenced by the people and events they describe. Browse the full document index or view the case chronologically year by year.