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D.O.J. Releases More Epstein Files, Says It Did Not Protect Trump
The Justice Department on Friday released its largest batch of documents, videos, and photos from its Jeffrey Epstein files to date. Todd Blanche, a top official, repeatedly defended the administration to quash accusations and speculation swirling around the case.
Today we are producing more than three million pages, including more than 2,000 videos and 180,000 images. There’s this mantra out there that oh, the Department of Justice is supposed to protect Donald J. Trump, and that’s what we were — that’s not true. We did not protect President Trump. We didn’t protect or not protect anybody. The White House — let me just be clear: They had nothing to do with this review. They had no oversight over this review. They did not tell this department how to do our review, what to look for, what to redact, what to not redact. Although the act allows for withholding for items necessary to keep secret in the interest of national security or foreign policy, no files are being withheld or redacted. on that basis. There’s not some tranche of super secret documents about Jeffrey Epstein that we’re withholding. I think that there’s a hunger or a thirst for information that I do not think will be satisfied by the review of these documents. And there’s nothing I can do about that.
The Justice Department on Friday released its largest batch of documents, videos, and photos from its Jeffrey Epstein files to date. Todd Blanche, a top official, repeatedly defended the administration to quash accusations and speculation swirling around the case.
By Zach Wasser and Meg Felling
January 30, 2026
