Epstein files latest: Today marks deadline for release of Justice Department files

Jeffrey Epstein’s island: What really happened there?

The guests to Epstein’s islands came from across the world and from the highest ranks of society: celebrities and scientists and members of royal families, touching down in a private jet and then boarding a helicopter to the island.

Its owner liked to call it “Little St Jeff”. The locals called it “Pedophile Island.”

But what is the truth about Little St James, the 75-acre private paradise in the U.S. Virgin Islands that billionaire sex abuser Jeffrey Epstein once called home?

Io Dodds19 December 2025 15:25

Epstein files could be released around 3pm: report

The Justice Department could release the Epstein files around 3 p.m. ET this afternoon, a person familiar with the situation told News Nation.

No department official has confirmed the timeline publicly.

Deputy attorney general confirms materials will be released today

Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general in the Justice Department, confirmed Friday morning the department would release “several hundred thousand” documents related to the investigations into Epstein – meeting the Congressionally-imposed deadline.

Ariana Baio19 December 2025 14:40

Survivors express concern over Democrats releasing selective photos of Epstein

Several survivors of Jeffrey Epstein have privately expressed concern to Democratic lawmakers about their intermittent release of photos and documents from Epstein’s estate, saying it was distressing to see the selective publication of the material, sources told CNN.

In a video call to the Democratic Women’s Caucus, the survivors expressed their concerns about the cherry-picked photos.

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have periodically released photos from Epstein’s estate that show Epstein with young women – though their faces are redacted.

Rep. Melanie Stansbury, who serves on the House Oversight Committee, told the survivors she would relay their concerns to the top Democrat on the committee, Rep. Robert Garcia. Stansbury reportedly said she also was not pleased with how Garcia was handling the release of the photos.

Ariana Baio19 December 2025 14:30

Watch: Donald Trump says his photos with Jeffrey Epstein is ‘no big deal’Donald Trump says his photos with Jeffrey Epstein is ‘no big deal’

Ariana Baio19 December 2025 14:12

‘There is zero chance we will get 100% of the documents’

That is the pessimistic view of Eric O’Neill, a national security lawyer and former FBI counterintelligence operative, who told USA Today: “There is zero chance we will get 100 percent of the documents.

“The most interesting information is going to be not in what we see but in what we don’t see – and reading between the lines to try to understand why certain information was redacted.”

(Getty)

Joe Sommerlad19 December 2025 13:30

Todd Blanche on Fox: ‘I expect we’re going to release several hundred thousand documents today’

This was Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on Fox and Friends this morning speaking to Lawrence Jones.

He appeared to be warning the network’s viewers that the files are likely to be heavily redacted.

Joe Sommerlad19 December 2025 13:13

Sixty-five percent of Americans disapprove of Trump’s handling of Epstein scandal, poll finds

A new Quinnipiac University survey published this week found, among many other things, that a big proportion of the public is unhappy with the president’s handling of the files this year, with just 26 percent expressing satisfaction with his performance on the issue.

Here’s much more on that poll, which also found that a majority believed Trump had exceeded the powers of his office.

Joe Sommerlad19 December 2025 13:05

Newsom invokes Epstein to mock Trump over Kennedy Center rebrand

California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office mocked President Trump on social media by referencing the lewd birthday doodle the president has been accused of sending to the deceased sex offender.

After a White House-affiliated X account posted a new logo for the “Trump Kennedy Center,” Newsom’s office took the opportunity to revamp the logo to the image the president allegedly drew.

Rather than show the Kennedy Center building, Newsom’s office added the drawing, allegedly made by the president, of the outline of a naked woman. Trump has denied drawing the image.

Joe Sommerlad19 December 2025 13:04

‘Trump whisperer’ Laura Loomer dismisses Epstein files release

“I’m sure it’s going to be another big ‘get-Trump’ nothingburger,” MAGA influencer Loomer has said, according to Politico.

She warned earlier this year that the president needed to get on top of the scandal or it would “consume his presidency.”

Like Wiles, Loomer was criticial of Bondi, saying: “There’s no denying that binder-gate was a total fiasco and it was a big blunder that was really the first negative PR blunder for this administration thus far.”

She added that, whatever happens today, we have not heard the last of this scandal.

“I don’t think it’s going to put it to bed,” Loomer said. “Because there are people out there who are determined to use this as a way to get Trump. Remember, I said, this is the new Russia collusion hoax. They are going to use this messaging in the 2026 midterms and possibly into the 2028 presidential election.”

(Laura Loomer/X)

Joe Sommerlad19 December 2025 12:45