DOJ Admits to Coding Errors in Epstein Files Release

Column: The Epstein files are off the front page, but far from yesterday's news

The repercussions from Jeffrey Epstein's decades-long criminal enterprise will continue to be felt for a long, long time.

DOJ admits to coding errors in Epstein files release

The Department of Justice released another batch of files relating to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, admitting to coding errors in the release of the files, resulting in some files being "mistakenly withheld."

What is still missing from Epstein files? DOJ begins restoring removed records

The Justice Department has begun the process of restoring tens of thousands of records tied to the federal investigation into disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein after officials acknowledged errors in their review and explained why a large batch of documents had been temporarily removed from the public archive. A senior DOJ official said 47,635 files were taken offline for review from a larger batch of roughly 60,000 pages that the department pu…

‘Great men are almost always bad men’: The Epstein files and the appeal of stories about depraved elites

In Eyes Wide Shut, the film that Stanley Kubrick filmed just before he died in 1999, Bill Harford, a doctor played by Tom Cruise, discovers that many of his patients (politicians, businessmen and celebrities belonging to the New York elite) are taking part in masked orgies and rituals. With the declassification of each new batch of Epstein files, thousands of people have commented online how the documents — full of the names of famous people fro…

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: The Epstein files: Release for the victims

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Why did the DOJ release missing Epstein files?

Why previously withheld records were posted The Justice Department posted a tranche of FBI interview summaries and other documents from the long‑running Jeffrey Epstein investigation after officials said some materials had been incorrectly removed or misclassified from the public trove. The newly…