Classified material missing from Epstein files, documents suggest
Summary
Documents in the Justice Department’s Epstein files indicate that classified material related to Jeffrey Epstein was handled by the department in March 2025, despite Attorney General Todd Blanche’s earlier statements that no files were withheld on national-security grounds. The documents do not show what the material contained or whether it was among files withheld from public release. A coding system used to organize the records also reveals gaps, including missing pages from Epstein’s financial records.Key Facts
- The Justice Department said it collected 6 million pages of Epstein-related material and released more than 3 million after reviewing the records.
- Blanche said no Epstein files were being withheld or redacted on national-security grounds.
- A document dated March 25, 2025, lists 16 Epstein-related items delivered to the Office of the Deputy Attorney General.
- Two items on the delivery list are described as an “Epstein Transparency Project - Classified Material” and two CDs containing classified material.
- An email from the FBI’s National Security Classification Operations Unit said three documents remained classified.
- The email describes one document as an FBI document that is classified “when see-through”; redactions hide details about the other two and the recipient.
- The records do not establish whether the email and delivery list refer to the same classified material.
- A CBS News analysis of the files’ numbering system found gaps that include missing pages from Epstein’s financial records collected as evidence in a federal prosecution.
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