The Final Epstein Bank Shot

Epstein protest
As a result of the Friday release, it now seems pretty much certain that the appeals court will force the district court, along with Novack and the F.B.I., to analyze the latest dump and see how much material, if any, is responsive to his FOIA request, and what might still need to be released. Photo: Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images
William D. Cohan
February 1, 2026

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On Friday, some 45 days later than legally required, the Justice Department finally released something like 2.7 million documents and emails related to Jeffrey Epstein and his interactions with dozens of powerful men, and a few powerful women—including Kathy Ruemmler, the general counsel at Goldman Sachs. Many of the emails and documents were partially redacted, or quickly disappeared from the Justice Department’s website, including a spreadsheet that enumerated various alleged, appalling interactions regarding Donald J. Trump. (Trump has repeatedly denied wrongdoing related to Epstein and has called the files a “hoax.”) And there are still another 3 million or so documents that have not been released to the public. Nevertheless, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche says the D.O.J. is now in compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act. In other words, c’est tout.