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Attorney General Pam Bondi assured on Sunday that files about the late financier Jeffrey Epstein would soon be released per an executive order issued in January by President Donald Trump just as soon as FBI agents finished redacting personal information regarding his victims.
During an appearance on Fox News with Maria Bartiromo, Bondi told the host that FBI agents were working diligently to shield personal, private information related to the convicted pedophile’s hundreds of victims spread over thousands of documents.
“Tens of thousands of pages of documents, and hundreds and hundreds of victims of Jeffrey Epstein,” Bondi said. “So the FBI, they have been working ’round the clock at my directive, at [FBI Director] Kash Patel’s directive, now [FBI Deputy Director] Dan Bongino’s there, who is a great asset for all of us at the FBI as well,” she said.
“But yeah, we have to protect their identity, their personal information to make sure they’re safe. But other than that, we are releasing all of these documents as soon as we can get them redacted to protect the victims of him,” Bondi continued.
The Justice Department is scrambling to review sensitive materials from the FBI’s investigation into Epstein, with Bondi pressing both the FBI and her department to release more documents, multiple sources told ABC News. The push comes amid mounting pressure from President Donald Trump’s supporters demanding greater transparency in the case.
Sources say as many as a thousand FBI agents—many typically assigned to national security duties—have been redirected to assist with the effort, the outlet claimed.
AG Pam Bondi says release of the Epstein files is imminent. Just as soon as FBI agents can redact info pertaining to his victims. pic.twitter.com/ecCF0gibbu
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Justice Department officials have made it clear throughout the Trump administration that reviewing the materials related to Epstein has become a top priority for Bondi, according to sources who spoke to ABC News. The goal is to determine what information can be publicly released in the coming days.
FBI agents involved in the review have reportedly been instructed to prepare for long hours, including working into the early morning, the outlet said.
In a statement, a DOJ spokesperson told ABC News, “Under Attorney General Bondi’s leadership, the Department of Justice is working relentlessly to deliver unprecedented transparency for the American people.”
“Director Patel is committed to full transparency and justice, swiftly delivering documents to the DOJ,” FBI spokesperson Ben Williamson told ABC News in a statement. “He has complete faith in Attorney General Pam Bondi’s leadership and dedication to holding the powerful accountable.”
Sources allegedly told ABC News the Justice Department is considering the release of previously undisclosed video evidence from the Epstein sex-trafficking investigation, though no final decision has been made.
Officials are also believed to be reviewing materials listed in a recently released document titled “Evidence List”—a three-page inventory detailing items reportedly seized during searches of Epstein’s properties in New York, Florida, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
According to the document, investigators recovered items including “one CD labeled ‘girl pics nude book 4’” and a folder marked “LSJ logbook,” which appears to reference Epstein’s private island, Little St. James.
The document also includes an extensive list of recording devices, computers, hard drives, and memory sticks, as well as various items of sexual paraphernalia.
Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal child sex trafficking charges. The wealthy and well-connected financier, who owned a private island estate in the U.S. Virgin Islands, has long been the subject of speculation surrounding an alleged “client list” of high-profile figures.
Some have accused authorities of concealing such a list, though multiple sources familiar with both the civil and criminal cases against Epstein say no such list has ever been found.