Justice Department Releases Epstein Files, Still Keeping Secrets Like a Shady Ex
KEY POINTS
- •The Justice Department released thousands of Epstein-related documents and videos on December 19, fulfilling a legal mandate.
- •The trove includes prison surveillance of Epstein's suicide, flight logs, handwritten orders, and graphic interviews involving minors.
- •Despite Democratic and Republican support, some files remain redacted to protect victims and ongoing investigations, including Bill Clinton's and Larry Summers' connections.
On December 19, 2025, the Justice Department finally dropped thousands of Epstein-related files—think prison surveillance videos of his 2019 mysterious suicide, flight logs hopping from Virgin Islands to Palm Beach, and even juicy transcripts from Ghislaine Maxwell’s July chit-chat with Deputy AG Todd Blanche. There’s a handwritten note demanding a 'bucket of roses' to an unnamed woman at a 'high school,' which sounds like a creepy combination of mafia orders and a PTA nightmare. Bonus content includes 'Massage for Dummies' pages and a graphic police interview with a 16-year-old gang-tackled for semi-nude massages. Despite Trump calling this 'transparent,' redactions protect survivors, ongoing probes of Bill Clinton and Harvard’s Larry Summers, and an amorphous 'national security' excuse—so basically TMI, except on the important stuff. The files dropped thanks to the bipartisan Epstein Files Transparency Act, awkwardly signed by Trump after he tried to veto it, proving politics is the world's weirdest reality show.
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Source: Axios | Published: 12/19/2025 | Author: Josephine Walker