U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Saturday that the Justice Department has released all documents covered by the Epstein Files Transparency Act, including a list of more than 300 high-profile names appearing in the materials.
In a letter to lawmakers, Bondi said the department complied with the statute’s requirements by making public “all records, documents, communications and investigative materials” in its possession that relate to nine categories outlined in the law. She said no records were withheld for reasons of embarrassment, reputational harm, or political sensitivity.
The letter addressed to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, ranking member Dick Durbin, D-Ill., House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, and ranking member Jamie Raskin, D-Md., was obtained by Fox News Digital.
“In accordance with the requirements of the Act, and as described in various Department submissions to the courts of the Southern District of New York assigned to the Epstein and Maxwell prosecutions and related orders, the Department released all ‘records, documents, communications and investigative materials in the possession of the Department’ that ‘relate to’ any of nine different categories,” the letter stated, per Fox.
The letter includes a list of more than 300 high-profile names, including President Trump, Barack and Michelle Obama, Prince Harry, Bill Gates, Woody Allen, Kim Kardashian, Kurt Cobain, Mark Zuckerberg and Bruce Springsteen.
In accordance with the act – which Trump signed after it passed in bipartisan fashion in Congress – the list of names includes “all persons where (1) they are or were a government official or politically exposed person and (2) their name appears in the files released under the Act at least once,” the letter said, adding that the names appear in a “wide variety of contexts.”
Some of the names mentioned had “extensive direct email contact with Epstein or Maxwell” while others were mentioned “in a portion of a document (including press reporting) that on its face is unrelated to the Epstein and Maxwell matters,” said the letter.
The document details the various Epstein-related materials that the Justice Department claims are included. It encompasses records related to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, as well as references to individuals—potentially including government officials—connected to Epstein’s activities. Additionally, it includes documents associated with civil settlements and legal resolutions, such as immunity deals, plea agreements, non-prosecution agreements, and sealed arrangements, Fox reported.
The text also includes information about organizations and networks that are alleged to be connected to Epstein’s trafficking and financial operations across various sectors, including corporate, nonprofit, academic, and governmental fields. Additionally, it contains internal Department of Justice (DOJ) emails, memos, and meeting notes that reflect decisions regarding whether to charge, decline, or pursue investigations.
Furthermore, the documents address the potential destruction or concealment of relevant materials and documentation related to Epstein’s detention and death. This includes incident reports, witness interviews, and records related to the medical examiner and autopsy findings.
The letter adds, “No records were withheld or redacted ‘on the basis of embarrassment, reputational harm, or political sensitivity, including to any government official, public figure, or foreign dignitary.’”
“Any omissions from the list are unintentional and, as explained in the previous letters to Congress, a result of the volume and speed with which the Department complied with the Act,” the letter states. “Individuals whose names were redacted for law-enforcement sensitive purposes are not included.”
Bondi’s announcement follows a period in which the department released millions of pages of Epstein-related files in phases as it worked to meet deadlines set by the transparency law and to redact sensitive information, including victim identities.
The release has drawn scrutiny from lawmakers and advocacy groups over the pace of production, the extent of redactions, and how names are contextualized in the documents. Congressional-led investigations and criticisms of the process continue, though it’s not clear if they will proceed following this latest release of ‘list’ names.