President Donald Trump officially signed into law the “Epstein Files Transparency Act,” compelling the Department of Justice to make unclassified records related to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation publicly available within 30 days.
The legislation, passed by the House with a 427-1 vote and unanimously in the Senate, requires the DOJ to disclose documents, communications, flight logs, investigative materials and other records concerning Epstein and associate Ghislaine Maxwell. Certain categories—such as victim identities, explicit images and materials that might jeopardize ongoing probes—are exempt from disclosure.
Trump announced the signing in a social-media post, declaring: “I HAVE JUST SIGNED THE BILL TO RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES!” He credited the effort to bipartisan Congressional support and insisted the documents will demonstrate there is “nothing to hide.”
Attorney General Pam Bondi confirmed the department will comply with the law “while protecting victims’ privacy.” The DOJ now has until mid-December—within the required 30-day window—to publish its searchable, downloadable batch of records.
The release marks a turning point in a long-running controversy, setting in motion the largest de-classification effort related to Epstein’s network of contacts and allegations of trafficking.