In the bustling halls of Manhattan’s federal courthouse, nearly two-thirds of the U.S. Attorney’s Office—125 seasoned prosecutors—have abandoned their usual caseloads, diverting full focus to scrutinizing over two million remaining documents in the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking saga.
This extraordinary deployment, part of a broader Justice Department effort involving hundreds more lawyers, stems from a transparency law mandating full disclosure, yet critics are crying foul: calling it the “biggest witch hunt of the decade” as heavy redactions shield victim identities—and potentially powerful accomplices.
With only a fraction released so far, fueling bipartisan fury and conspiracy claims, survivors demand unfiltered justice while elites hold their breath.
Is this a genuine pursuit of truth, or a politicized spectacle protecting the untouchable?
In the bustling halls of Manhattan’s federal courthouse, nearly two-thirds of the U.S. Attorney’s Office—approximately 125 seasoned prosecutors—have abandoned their usual caseloads to devote full attention to scrutinizing over two million remaining documents in the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking saga.
This extraordinary deployment is part of a broader Justice Department effort involving hundreds more lawyers, stemming from the Epstein Files Transparency Act—passed nearly unanimously by Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump on November 19, 2025. The law requires the release of all non-classified records by December 19, 2025. However, as of January 9, 2026, the DOJ has released only about 125,575 pages (12,285 documents)—less than 1% of the total—with over 2 million pages (potentially up to 5.2 million according to some reports) still under review.
Initial releases included old photos of former President Bill Clinton with Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell (serving a 20-year sentence), 1990s flight logs noting Trump’s flights on Epstein’s private jet, and mentions of other prominent figures such as Mick Jagger or Kevin Spacey—though the DOJ emphasizes no evidence of wrongdoing. Thousands of pages remain heavily redacted to protect victim identities, prompting fierce bipartisan criticism: some call it “the biggest witch hunt of the decade,” accusing redactions of shielding not just victims but potentially powerful accomplices.
Lawmakers who co-authored the bill, including Thomas Massie (Republican) and Ro Khanna (Democrat), have threatened contempt proceedings against Attorney General Pam Bondi and even proposed a court-appointed “special master” to oversee compliance. Epstein’s victims and their attorneys are furious that piecemeal releases cause further trauma and conceal the true scale of the network that abused hundreds of underage girls. The DOJ defends the process, stating over 400 attorneys and 100 FBI specialists are working around the clock, prioritizing victim protection after discovering millions more pages last year.
With only a small fraction disclosed so far, partisan controversy has exploded: Democrats accuse a cover-up, while some Republicans are frustrated by delays ahead of the 2026 midterms. Survivors demand unfiltered justice, while the elite hold their breath awaiting names that may be exposed. The case continues to reveal deep fractures in Washington over transparency and accountability, as the dark shadow of Epstein’s influence network still haunts America’s power corridors.
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