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DOJ Inspector General to Audit Epstein Files Release Process

DOJ Inspector General to Audit Epstein Files Release Process

Above: Printed documents from the Epstein Library on the U.S. Department of Justice website, alongside the same page displayed on a laptop screen, are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland, on Feb. 17, 2026. Image credit: Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto/Getty Images

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Despite years of investigations into the Epstein files and repeated document releases, no one has been held accountable, turning the Epstein case into a farce rather than real justice. Millions of pages and ongoing audits create the appearance of action while failing to deliver concrete outcomes or prosecutions, raising deeper doubts about whether accountability is ever truly intended or simply managed behind closed doors, out of public view and without consequences.


Metaculus Prediction

There is a 30% chance that the Trump administration will release the Epstein Files before January 20, 2029, according to the Metaculus prediction community.


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