The Attorney General noted that some sealed materials are still not subject to disclosure. “We have released all records, documents, and materials from the investigations that we have and that relate to nine different categories,” said Bondi and her deputy Todd Blanche.
The list includes notable figures such as Donald Trump, Barack and Michelle Obama, Bill Gates, Bill Cosby, Robert De Niro, as well as Bill and Hillary Clinton.
Also mentioned are Prince Harry, Woody Allen, Kamala Harris, Mark Zuckerberg, Bruce Springsteen, Elon Musk, Pope John Paul II, Nancy Pelosi, Hakeem Jeffries, Bono, Beyoncé, and many others.
It is important to note that the presence of names in these documents does not imply illegal activities or direct connections to Epstein, as the publication points out.
Some of the individuals listed had extensive correspondence with Epstein or his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, while others were mentioned in the context of materials unrelated to Epstein's case, Bondi and Blanche explained.
According to the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the Department of Justice was tasked with presenting all materials related to Epstein by December 19.
These files contain information about organizations that allegedly had connections to Epstein, including data on his financial operations and human trafficking, as well as internal communications from the Department of Justice related to the investigation.
A team of hundreds of lawyers processed about 6 million pages of documents and published over 3.5 million pages of materials in a short period of time.
Some documents were excluded from publication due to privileges, including attorney-client privilege and deliberative process privilege, as noted by Bondi and Blanche. The names of victims and personal data were also redacted.
Blanche previously indicated that there is a small number of documents whose fate depends on legal proceedings, and they will be published with court permission.
“No materials were withheld due to reputational concerns or political sensitivity, including situations involving public officials or public figures,” they emphasized.
“If some names are missing from the list, it was unintentional and related to the volume and speed of compliance with the law,” they added.
A letter was sent to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and senior committee Democrat Dick Durbin, as well as to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan and his Democrat colleague Jamie Raskin on Saturday.
Although Bondi did not sign the letter, Blanche did, although Bondi's name was listed at the top of the document.
It should be noted that the Epstein files contain accusations and reports that the Department of Justice could not confirm or deemed unreliable.
Last week, Congressman Ro Khanna, along with Congressman Thomas Massie, took to the House floor to read the names of six individuals from these files, stating that they are “influential men” whose names were hidden without apparent reason.
Legislators are protected from certain types of liability in the course of their official duties under the Constitution. Later, the Department of Justice reported that four of the named individuals were mentioned only in a photo collection and had no known connections to Epstein.
Blanche commented on the situation on X, noting that legislators did not reach out to them for clarification but immediately made false accusations on the House floor.
Legislators were given access to unredacted materials starting the Monday of the previous week, but it later emerged that the Department of Justice was tracking their search history in the unprocessed document database.
