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20th December 2025
12:25am GMT
The Epstein files, or at least a part of them, have been released to the public by the US justice department.
The news broke on Friday evening (19 December GMT) that the first part of the much-anticipated files had been made public.
People quickly pored over the files to uncover what information was contained within.
With the release containing thousands of documents, files, images and other forms of multimedia, people are currently combing through the files for the most significant pieces of content.
Up until this point, the Democrats on the House Oversight Committee had been releasing images and documents via the Epstein estate in a piecemeal fashion.
This, along with a comprehensive collection of Epstein's communications via email, had been the precursor to the much-anticipated Epstein files.
Despite just being released, we can highlight the most significant images and documents so far released in the Epstein files.
There is no suggestion that any of these images or documents imply any wrongdoing, with many people featured already denying any wrongdoing in relation to Epstein.
These newly released files contain so much content that it's tough to know where to start.
However, what is apparent is the number of documents that have been heavily redacted.
Currently, many files look more like barcodes than pages with actual words on them, with many unsatisfied people taking to X to complain.
However, what we do have are plenty of images and plenty of names.
As of now, the most significant figures who were pictured in this release of files are as follows (Once again this does not indicate any wrongdoing, but is merely a fact of who appeared in the files):
The files led to a number of famous faces popping up, with many previously known to have either met or spent time with Epstein, while others appearing in relation to Epstein for the first time.
One of these images shows the former Prince Andrew lying across multiple women's laps on a sofa.
Another image shows a painting of Bill Clinton wearing a dress and red heels.
The former US president appears numerous times in the files, however, he has already distanced himself, writing last year: "The bottom line is, even though it allowed me to visit the work of my foundation, travelling on Epstein's plane was not worth the years of questioning afterward. I wish I had never met him."
Here are more of the most significant images:
One of the more significant documents from the files is a scan of an FBI report, detailing a complaint made by Epstein survivor Maria Farmer from 1996.
The report can be seen below:
Jennifer Freeman, the lawyer who represents Farmer, wrote in an email: “What’s new today is finally getting the FBI report of Maria Farmer from 1996 - this is triumph and tragedy for Maria and so many survivors. Maria Farmer reported Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s crimes in 1996. Had the government done their job, and properly investigated Maria’s report, over 1000 victims could have been spared and 30 years of trauma avoided. After several years of asking for her records, the gov[ernment] finally released at least some of them today.
“Maria told me that she is ‘shedding tears of joy for myself but also tears of sorrow for all of the other victims that the FBI failed.’"
Other significant documents include redacted images of what appears to be a number of women's portraits.
Around 170 of them appear to be suggestive, showing women in sexual positions or titled "nude".
Meanwhile, more images show what appears to be Epstein's private jet on the tarmac.
The DOJ has already said that due to the sheer size of the Epstein files, documents will be released in regular weekly intervals.
For the time being, people will continue to comb through the masses of files.
Anyone can access the files on the DOJ website, however, the site has encountered issues with the amount of traffic it is currently handling.
More to follow.
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