Jeffries: Dems expect DOJ to comply with law to release Epstein files

Source: The Hill

12/18/25 5:10 PM ET


House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Thursday that Democrats are expecting the Trump administration to release the full files on Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, as required by law.

“Based on my conversations with some of the top Democrats who’ve been working on this matter related to the full and complete disclosure of the Epstein files, we do expect compliance,” Jeffries told reporters in the Capitol. “But if the Department of Justice does not comply with what is federal law at this point, there will be strong bipartisan pushback.”

For much of the year, President Trump had opposed the idea of releasing the government files on Epstein, the sex offender who had close ties with Trump several decades ago. Trump reversed course last month after a bipartisan coalition of House lawmakers forced a vote on legislation compelling the Justice Department to publicize the documents. The bill passed easily in both chambers, and the president signed it into law on Nov. 19, starting a 30-day clock for the department to unveil the files.

That deadline is Friday.

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