AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTListen to this article · 1:21 min Learn moreBy The New York TimesDec. 19, 2025, 4:18 p.m. ETA group of Times reporters and editors with deep experience covering the Jeffrey Epstein case are examining the documents released by the Justice Department on Friday. But they will proceed with typical care to ensure accuracy and fairness.Several of these staff members have covered the case since 2019. Others report on the Justice Department, Congress, the White House and the federal court system.The public release was mandated by Congress in November. Though Republicans worked to stop the legislation, it passed nearly unanimously in the House and Senate and was signed by President Trump. That signature started a 30-day clock to release the files Friday.The legislation contains significant exceptions, allowing the Justice Department to keep many documents confidential. The department’s No. 2 official, Todd Blanche, said Friday that “several hundred thousand” pages of materials would not be released by the deadline set by Congress.