Bondi Says Epstein Files Release Imminent As FBI Works To Protect Victims

Attorney General Pam Bondi confirmed on Sunday that files related to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein will be released soon, following an executive order issued in January by President Donald Trump. However, the documents will first undergo redactions by FBI agents to protect the personal information of his victims.

During an interview on Fox News with Maria Bartiromo, Bondi explained that FBI agents were meticulously working to safeguard the privacy of the convicted pedophile’s numerous victims, whose names appear in thousands of pages of documents.

“Tens of thousands of pages of documents, and hundreds and hundreds of victims of Jeffrey Epstein,” Bondi stated. “So the FBI, they have been working ’round the clock at my directive, at [FBI Director] Kash Patel’s directive, now [FBI Deputy Director] Dan Bongino’s there, who is a great asset for all of us at the FBI as well,” she said.

“But yeah, we have to protect their identity, their personal information to make sure they’re safe. But other than that, we are releasing all of these documents as soon as we can get them redacted to protect the victims of him,” Bondi continued.

The Justice Department is racing to examine sensitive material from the FBI’s Epstein investigation, with Bondi urging both the FBI and her department to expedite the release of more documents, sources told ABC News. This effort coincides with rising demands from President Donald Trump’s supporters for increased transparency in the case.

According to reports, nearly a thousand FBI agents—many typically tasked with national security—have been reassigned to assist in the process, the outlet stated.

Justice Department officials have emphasized throughout the Trump administration that reviewing Epstein-related material has remained a top priority for Bondi, sources informed ABC News. The objective is to determine which documents can be made public in the coming days.

FBI agents participating in the review have reportedly been instructed to prepare for extended work hours, often continuing into the early morning, the outlet reported.

A DOJ spokesperson told ABC News in a statement, “Under Attorney General Bondi’s leadership, the Department of Justice is working relentlessly to deliver unprecedented transparency for the American people.”

“Director Patel is committed to full transparency and justice, swiftly delivering documents to the DOJ,” FBI spokesperson Ben Williamson stated to ABC News. “He has complete faith in Attorney General Pam Bondi’s leadership and dedication to holding the powerful accountable.”

Sources allegedly told ABC News that the Justice Department is considering making public previously undisclosed video evidence from the Epstein sex-trafficking probe, though a final decision has yet to be reached.

Officials are also said to be reviewing documents listed in a recently surfaced inventory called the “Evidence List.” This three-page document reportedly outlines items confiscated during searches of Epstein’s properties in New York, Florida, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Among the seized items, the document notes “one CD labeled ‘girl pics nude book 4’” and a folder titled “LSJ logbook,” which is believed to reference Epstein’s private island, Little St. James.

Additionally, the inventory lists various recording devices, computers, hard drives, and memory sticks, as well as an assortment of sexual paraphernalia.

Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide in 2019 while in custody, awaiting trial on federal child sex trafficking charges. The financier, who maintained a private island estate in the U.S. Virgin Islands, has long been the subject of speculation regarding an alleged “client list” containing high-profile names.

Some claim authorities have hidden such a list, though multiple sources with knowledge of both the civil and criminal cases against Epstein assert that no such list has ever been discovered.