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Top Trump administration official defends partial release of Epstein files

AAMER MADHANI and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press
Dec 21, 2025
Dec 21, 2025
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday defended the Justice Department's decision to release just a fraction of the Jeffrey Epstein files by the congressionally mandated deadline as necessary to protect survivors of sexual abuse by the disgraced financier.

Justice Department-Jeffrey Epstein — Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks Oct. 15 during an event with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington.
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Justice Department releases limited set of files tied to Epstein investigations

Justice Department releases limited set of files tied to Epstein investigations

MICHAEL R. SISAK, ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press

Justice Department Jeffrey Epstein — Jeffrey Epstein
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At least 16 files have disappeared from the DOJ webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein

At least 16 files have disappeared from the DOJ webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein

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Justice Department Jeffrey Epstein — Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell are seen in an undated photo.
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Justice Department releases photos linked to Epstein investigations

Justice Department Jeffrey Epstein — This undated photo released by the U.S. Department of Justice shows former President Bill Clinton, right, shaking hands with an unknown man. (U.S. Department of Justice via AP)
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Justice Department Jeffrey Epstein — This redacted photo released by the U.S. Department of Justice shows a desk, documented on July 6, 2019, during a search of Jeffrey Epstein's home in New York.
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Justice Department Jeffrey Epstein — This undated, redacted photo released by the U.S. Department of Justice shows former President Bill Clinton in a hot tub with an unknown person. (U.S. Department of Justice via AP)
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Justice Department Jeffrey Epstein — This undated, redacted photo released by the U.S. Department of Justice shows Ghislaine Maxwell and former President Bill Clinton swimming with an unknown person. (U.S. Department of Justice via AP)
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Justice Department Jeffrey Epstein — This undated photo released by the U.S. Department of Justice shows Ghislaine Maxwell in front of 10 Downing Street in London. (U.S. Department of Justice via AP)
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Justice Department Jeffrey Epstein — This undated photo released by the U.S. Department of Justice shows former President Bill Clinton, left, and Jeffrey Epstein, second from left speaking with an unknown person. (U.S. Department of Justice via AP)
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Justice Department Jeffrey Epstein — This undated photo released by the U.S. Department of Justice shows Ghislaine Maxwell, second from left, next to Mick Jagger, center, and former President Bill Clinton, third from right. (U.S. Department of Justice via AP)
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Justice Department Jeffrey Epstein — This undated photo released by the U.S. Department of Justice shows former President Bill Clinton with a group of unknown people. (U.S. Department of Justice via AP)
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Justice Department Jeffrey Epstein — This undated photo released by the U.S. Department of Justice shows Jeffrey Epstein and Michael Jackson. (U.S. Department of Justice via AP)
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Justice Department Jeffrey Epstein — This undated photo released by the U.S. Department of Justice shows Jeffrey Epstein. (U.S. Department of Justice via AP)
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Justice Department Jeffrey Epstein — This undated photo released by the U.S. Department of Justice shows Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. (U.S. Department of Justice via AP)
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Justice Department Jeffrey Epstein — This undated photo released by the U.S. Department of Justice shows Jeffrey Epstein. (U.S. Department of Justice via AP)
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Justice Department Jeffrey Epstein — This undated, redacted photo released by the U.S. Department of Justice shows former President Bill Clinton with an unknown person. (U.S. Department of Justice via AP)
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Justice Department Jeffrey Epstein — This undated photo released by the U.S. Department of Justice shows Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein. (U.S. Department of Justice via AP)
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Justice Department Jeffrey Epstein — This undated, redacted photo released by the U.S. Department of Justice shows Michael Jackson, former President Bill Clinton and Diana Ross with an unknown person. (U.S. Department of Justice via AP)
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Justice Department Jeffrey Epstein — This undated photo released by the U.S. Department of Justice shows former President Bill Clinton and Jeffrey Epstein. (U.S. Department of Justice Department via AP)
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Justice Department Jeffrey Epstein — This undated, redacted photo released by the U.S. Department of Justice shows Sarah Ferguson with an unknown woman. (U.S. Department of Justice via AP)
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Justice Department Jeffrey Epstein — This undated, redacted photo released by the U.S. Department of Justice shows former President Bill Clinton with an unknown person. (U.S. Department of Justice via AP)
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Justice Department Jeffrey Epstein — This undated photo released by the U.S. Department of Justice shows Jeffrey Epstein. (U.S. Department of Justice via AP)
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Justice Department Jeffrey Epstein — This undated, redacted photo released by the U.S. Department of Justice shows former President Bill Clinton with an unknown person. (U.S. Department of Justice via AP)
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Justice Department Jeffrey Epstein — This undated, redacted photo released by the U.S. Department of Justice shows Mick Jagger, left, and former President Bill Clinton, right, with an unknown person. (U.S. Department of Justice via AP)
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Justice Department Jeffrey Epstein — This undated photo released by the U.S. Department of Justice shows Jeffrey Epstein. (U.S. Department of Justice via AP)
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Justice Department Jeffrey Epstein — This undated photo released by the U.S. Department of Justice shows Jeffrey Epstein. (U.S. Department of Justice via AP)
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Justice Department Jeffrey Epstein — This undated photo released by the U.S. Department of Justice shows Jeffrey Epstein. (U.S. Department of Justice via AP)
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Justice Department Jeffrey Epstein — This undated photo released by the U.S. Department of Justice shows Ghislaine Maxwell. (U.S. Department of Justice via AP)
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Justice Department Jeffrey Epstein — This undated photo released by the U.S. Department of Justice shows Ghislaine Maxwell. (U.S. Department of Justice via AP)
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Justice Department Jeffrey Epstein — This undated photo released by the U.S. Department of Justice shows Ghislaine Maxwell. (U.S. Department of Justice via AP)
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Justice Department Jeffrey Epstein — This undated photo released by the U.S. Department of Justice shows Ghislaine Maxwell. (U.S. Department of Justice via AP)
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Justice Department Jeffrey Epstein — This undated photo released by the U.S. Department of Justice shows Jeffrey Epstein. (U.S. Department of Justice via AP)
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Justice Department Jeffrey Epstein — This redacted photo released by the U.S. Department of Justice shows a painting documented during a search of Jeffrey Epstein's home in New York on July 6, 2019. (U.S. Department of Justice via AP)
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Justice Department Jeffrey Epstein — This redacted photo released by the U.S. Department of Justice shows a scrapbook, documented on Aug. 12, 2019, during a search of Jeffrey Epstein's home on Little St. James island in the U.S. Virgin Islands. (U.S. Department of Justice via AP)
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Justice Department Jeffrey Epstein — This redacted photo released by the U.S. Department of Justice shows Jeffrey Epstein's sexual offender registration form, documented on Aug. 12, 2019, during a search of Epstein's home on Little St. James island in the U.S. Virgin Islands. (U.S. Department of Justice via AP)
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Justice Department Jeffrey Epstein — This redacted photo released by the U.S. Department of Justice shows a collection of framed photographs, documented on Aug. 12, 2019, during a search of Jeffrey Epstein's home on Little St. James island in the U.S. Virgin Islands. (U.S. Department of Justice via AP)
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Justice Department Jeffrey Epstein — This redacted photo released by the U.S. Department of Justice shows a framed photograph of Jeffrey Epstein with a person on his lap, documented on Aug. 12, 2019, during a search of his home on Little St. James island in the U.S. Virgin Islands. (U.S. Department of Justice via AP)
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Justice Department Jeffrey Epstein — This redacted photo released by the U.S. Department of Justice shows Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor laying across several people's laps with Ghislaine Maxwell standing above. (U.S. Department of Justice via AP)
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Justice Department Jeffrey Epstein — This redacted photo released by the U.S. Department of Justice shows files documented on Aug. 12, 2019, during a search of Jeffrey Epstein's home on Little St. James island in the U.S. Virgin Islands. (U.S. Department of Justice via AP)
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Justice Department Jeffrey Epstein — This redacted photo released by the U.S. Department of Justice shows files documented on Aug. 12, 2019, during a search of Jeffrey Epstein's home on Little St. James island in the U.S. Virgin Islands. (U.S. Department of Justice via AP)
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Justice Department Jeffrey Epstein — This undated photo released by the U.S. Department of Justice shows Ghislaine Maxwell, third from left, actor Kevin Spacey, second from right, and former President Bill Clinton, far right, with a group of unknown people. (U.S. Department of Justice via AP)
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