Pam Bondi sends late-night letter to lawmakers claiming DOJ released ‘all’ Epstein files, but the timing looks suspicious

Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy AG Todd Blanche sent a six-page letter to key lawmakers late Saturday night. They claimed the Justice Department has officially released all remaining files related to Jeffrey Epstein, the dead sex criminal. The DOJ says it has fulfilled all requirements set out by the Epstein Transparency Act.

The letter was sent to Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley and House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan, among others. It explained why certain portions were redacted and stated the department has released all records, documents, communications and investigative materials in its possession that relate to Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Bondi and Blanche said no records were withheld or redacted on the basis of embarrassment, reputational harm, or political sensitivity.

According to Mediaite, the letter arrived just days after Bondi faced heavy criticism from members of Congress about the slow handling of these files. Democratic lawmakers and even Republican Rep. Thomas Massie questioned the delays. Rep. Jamie Raskin accused Bondi of leading a “massive Epstein cover-up” and “ignoring” victims during a recent hearing.

The list of names is long but doesn’t mean everyone is implicated

The letter included a long list of government officials and politically exposed persons who are mentioned in the documents. President Donald Trump, ex-President Joe Biden, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, and Tucker Carlson are all named. Other famous figures like Barbra Streisand, Bruce Springsteen, Robert De Niro, and Alec Baldwin also appear, alongside political figures like Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

The DOJ clarified what being named actually means. The letter notes that names appear in the files in a wide variety of contexts. Some individuals had extensive direct email contact with Epstein or Maxwell, while others are simply mentioned in documents or press reports unrelated to the core criminal matters. Earlier releases have shown how the Epstein files toppled politicians across Europe while the US fallout remained surprisingly quiet.

Bondi and Blanche said they worked closely in consultation with victim counsel and victims directly when deciding what information to hold back. They redacted personally identifiable information of victims and victims’ personal and medical files to prevent a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. Lawmakers like Massie and Khanna spotted redaction errors that may have kept six individuals hidden in previous file releases.

This latest move follows a massive release of 3.5 million files that the Justice Department released at the end of January. President Trump previously told reporters that those earlier files absolve him of any wrongdoing. He pointed out that some documents showed he thanked Florida cops and told them to focus on the “evil” Maxwell back in 2006.

The DOJ didn’t make a big deal out of the letter publicly. Neither Bondi nor Blanche mentioned the letter on their social media accounts on Saturday. There is no mention of this development on the Justice Department’s official website either.