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Wiz Imp

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11. The bill/law directly addresses most of that.
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 03:38 PM
21 hrs ago

The bill clearly spells out what must be released. From the actual text of the bill:

(a) In general.—Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall, subject to subsection (b), make publicly available in a searchable and downloadable format all unclassified records, documents, communications, and investigative materials in the possession of the Department of Justice, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation and United States Attorneys’ Offices, that relate to:

(1) Jeffrey Epstein including all investigations, prosecutions, or custodial matters.

(2) Ghislaine Maxwell.

(3) Flight logs or travel records, including but not limited to manifests, itineraries, pilot records, and customs or immigration documentation, for any aircraft, vessel, or vehicle owned, operated, or used by Jeffrey Epstein or any related entity.

(4) Individuals, including government officials, named or referenced in connection with Epstein’s criminal activities, civil settlements, immunity or plea agreements, or investigatory proceedings.

(5) Entities (corporate, nonprofit, academic, or governmental) with known or alleged ties to Epstein’s trafficking or financial networks.

(6) Any immunity deals, non-prosecution agreements, plea bargains, or sealed settlements involving Epstein or his associates.

(7) Internal DOJ communications, including emails, memos, meeting notes, concerning decisions to charge, not charge, investigate, or decline to investigate Epstein or his associates.

(8) All communications, memoranda, directives, logs, or metadata concerning the destruction, deletion, alteration, misplacement, or concealment of documents, recordings, or electronic data related to Epstein, his associates, his detention and death, or any investigative files.

(9) Documentation of Epstein’s detention or death, including incident reports, witness interviews, medical examiner files, autopsy reports, and written records detailing the circumstances and cause of death.

It's basically every single document, email, photo, etc. related to Jeffrey Epstein that the DOJ, FBI & US Attorney's offices have ever had in their possession due to all investigations, prosecutions, or custodial matters of Jeffrey Epstein & Ghislane Maxwell. NOTHING is excluded though some materials may be redacted including:
the segregable portions of records that—

(A) contain personally identifiable information of victims or victims’ personal and medical files and similar files the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy;

(B) depict or contain child sexual abuse materials (CSAM) as defined under 18 U.S.C. 2256 and prohibited under 18 U.S.C. 2252–2252A;

(D) depict or contain images of death, physical abuse, or injury of any person


They must release (or provide access to) the files within 30 days of the bill being signed (which must be done within 10 days).

As for withholding records due to an ongoing investigation, the bill limits the DOJ's ability to do that. See additional post here: https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=20817373

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