According to The Atlantic, less than 1% of the Epstein files have been released.
>>>But what actually arrived on December 19, the Friday before Christmas, was a relatively small (and
sloppily redacted) tranche of files that raised
far more questions than it answered. Nearly a month later, not a whole lot has changed. Despite having published a second batch,
the DOJ has still released less than 1 percent of the millions of documents now under review. . . . Each new revelation about the files seems to multiply the unknowns.<<< (emphasis added)
Less than 1 percent of them have been released.
www.theatlantic.com
Trump signed the Epstein Files Transparency Act on November 19, 2025 and the deadline to release the files was December 19, 2025. At the present rate (1% every 2 months) it will be almost 17 years before all of the files are released.
The DOJ has made various statements concerning the reasons for the delay. From the Atlantic article:
>>>In a
letter yesterday, Attorney General Pam Bondi and other DOJ officials framed the problem as purely logistical, citing “inevitable glitches due to the sheer volume of materials.”<<<
Did Trump not know there were logistical issues when he signed the act into law? Was he truely clueless about what was involved? "Clueless" seems plausible, but I'm inclined to think he signed it for PR/political purposes without intending to comply with the law.
Trump is not shy about blasting prosecutors if they don't after his political oponents:
>>>At the event for U.S. attorneys, Trump reportedly chided his U.S. attorneys for failing to prosecute his opponents quickly enough.
The Wall Street Journal
reported that he called the prosecutors weak and ineffective, suggesting they were making it difficult for Attorney General
Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche to do their jobs.<<<
Perhaps I missed it, but I don't think Trump gone after the DOJ for not releasing the Epstein files quickly enough.
I have no doubt tha releasing the Epstein files is a massive undertaking that requires significant resources, but still, 1%?
