DOJ releases more Epstein files, but lawmakers blast delay

By Luke Garrett,

Steve Inskeep

Published December 22, 2025 at 4:46 AM EST

The Justice Department released more files related to Jeffrey Epstein over the weekend. But lawmakers criticized the agency for missing the deadline to release all the files.

Luke Garrett

Luke Garrett is an Elections Associate Producer at NPR News.

Steve Inskeep

Steve Inskeep is a host of NPR's Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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