Bondi, along with Deputy Todd Blanche, noted that some confidential materials remain under wraps.
“The Department has provided all records, documents, messages, and investigative materials in its possession related to nine different categories,” they explained.
Among the mentioned individuals are President Donald Trump, former Presidents Barack and Michelle Obama, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, actors Bill Cosby and Robert De Niro, as well as Bill and Hillary Clinton.
The list also includes Prince Harry, Woody Allen, Kamala Harris, Mark Zuckerberg, Bruce Springsteen, Elon Musk, Pope John Paul II, Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Bono, Beyoncé, and many others.
It is clarified that the presence of names in these documents does not necessarily indicate any illegal activities or even direct contacts with Epstein, according to information from the publication.
Some of the mentioned individuals had “significant email correspondence” with Epstein or his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, while others were named in the context of documents that, at first glance, had no relation to the cases of Epstein and Maxwell, representatives of the Justice Department explained.
According to the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the Justice Department was mandated to release all materials related to the deceased sex offender by December 19.
The Epstein files contain information about alleged connections with various organizations, as well as data on his activities related to human trafficking, financial operations, and internal correspondence of the Justice Department with federal officials investigating the case.
According to information from the Justice Department, hundreds of lawyers analyzed about 6 million pages of documents and, despite tight deadlines, published more than 3.5 million pages of materials.
Some documents remained sealed as they fall under “deliberative process privilege, work product privilege, and attorney-client privilege,” Bondi and Blanche added. Additionally, the names of victims and personal data were redacted.
Earlier, Blanche reported the existence of “a small number of documents” whose fate depends on ongoing litigation, and they may be released upon obtaining court approval.
“No materials were withheld due to potential embarrassment, reputational harm, or political sensitivity, including regarding public officials or public figures,” they emphasized.
Bondi and Blanche added that any omissions in the list were unintentional and related to the volume of work performed under the law.
“Names withheld for law enforcement reasons are not included in the list,” they clarified.
The letter was addressed to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (Republican from Iowa), senior committee member from the Democrats Dick Durbin (Illinois), as well as House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (Republican from Ohio) and his Democratic colleague Jamie Raskin (Maryland) on Saturday.
Although Bondi did not sign the letter, Blanche signed it, even though her name was listed at the top of the document.
It is important to note that the Epstein materials contain allegations and reports that have not been verified by the Justice Department or have been deemed unreliable.
Last week, Congressman Ro Khanna (Democrat from California), who co-authored the Epstein Files Transparency Act with Congressman Thomas Massie (Republican from Kentucky), named six individuals mentioned in the documents from the House floor, noting that they are “influential men whose names the Justice Department withheld without apparent reason.”
According to the Constitution, legislators are protected from certain types of liability, including defamation lawsuits, when acting within the scope of their official duties.
Later, the Justice Department clarified that four of the mentioned individuals were included only in a photo lineup from the Southern District of New York and had no known connections to Epstein.
“The problem is that instead of reaching out to us, you immediately went to X (formerly Twitter) and to the House floor, making false accusations against four men while we were fact-checking,” Blanche noted on X, commenting on the situation.
Lawmakers were given the opportunity to review unredacted files starting last Monday, but it later became clear that the Justice Department was tracking their search history in the unredacted document database.
