The US Justice Department has published a new and final cache of millions of documents related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, under a law passed in November that required the release of all Epstein-related records.
Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general, said at a press conference that the batch of files marked the end of the Trump administration's planned releases under the law.
The new cache includes more than three million pages, 2000 videos, and 180,000 images, he said.
The files include "extensive" redactions, he said, given the law's exceptions permitting certain documents to be blacked out, including identifying information of victims or materials related to active investigations.
Previous releases have been heavily redacted, drawing criticism from some members of Congress.
Mr Trump, who was friends with Epstein in the 1990s and early 2000s before they had a falling out years before Epstein's first conviction, spent months resisting any release until both Democrats and Republicans in Congress forced his hand by advancing the law over his objections.
Mr Trump has not been formally accused of any wrongdoing in connection with Epstein, and he has denied any knowledge of Epstein's crimes. But the scandal has dogged him for months, in part because he promised to release the files during his 2024 presidential campaign.
Mr Blanche said the department has also withheld some files based on legal privilege, including work product and attorney-client privilege.
Some politicians have said those withholdings appear to run counter to the law, which required the department to produce internal communications related to decisions on whether to charge or investigate Epstein or any associates.
The Justice Department will provide Congress with a report that includes a summary of all redactions and withheld documents, as required under the law, Mr Blanche said in a letter sent to Congress.
In a press release announcing today's document production, the Justice Department wrote: "Some of the documents contain untrue and sensationalist claims against President Trump that were submitted to the FBI right before the 2020 election.
"To be clear, the claims are unfounded and false, and if they have a shred of credibility, they certainly would have been weaponised against President Trump already."
Epstein, a New York financier with ties to high-profile political and business figures, was found dead in his jail cell in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.
Mr Blanche expressed frustration with accusations that the Justice Department had declined to pursue associates of Epstein who may have participated in illegal activity.
"There's this built-in assumption that somehow there's this hidden tranche of information of men that we know about, that we're covering up, or that we're not we're choosing not to prosecute. That is not the case," he said.
The Epstein scandal has become a persistent political problem for Mr Trump, who is already facing sagging approval ratings on a range of issues, including his handling of the economy and his immigration crackdown.
Mr Blanche defended the slow pace of releases, saying that the voluminous files required hundreds of attorneys to work day and night for weeks to review and prepare them for public release.
The law had set a deadline of 19 December 2025, but officials said they needed more time to review the files.
Maxwell refers to 'Sarah and the kids' in email to 'Andrew'
Jeffrey Epstein's former girlfriend and long time associate Ghislaine Maxwell agreed that "Andrew" should choose to spend time with "Sarah and the kids" instead of visiting "the Island" where "5 stunning red heads" would be, a new email exchange shows.
The email between an address named "The Invisible Man" and Maxwell was dated August 2002.
The exchange suggests The Invisible Man may be Andrew Mountbatten Windsor after Maxwell refers to him as Andrew and mentions his former wife's name, while previous emails from the account have referred to having a valet and being at Balmoral for the royal family.
In an email signed "A", he says: "As the planning is getting more difficult over the bank holiday weekend here I am thinking now I might join Sarah and the kids in Sotogrande for a few days which would be very important and a good thing for the girls, rather than trek across the pond.
"Please will you give me permission to do so and I am conscious of the "better offer" syndrome but in this case it wouldn't be that... I think!"
In her reply dated 24 August 2002, Maxwell said: "Andrew sweet heart - I fully understand if you want to spend time w/Sarah and the kids.
"I will not be remotely offended - sad not to spend time w/you and sad not to see you but at this point w/precious holidays and few days off I agree that this idea of coming to the Island looks less appealing."
In a follow-up email sent on 25 August 2002 after The Invisible Man confirmed he would not be coming, Maxwell said: "No problem, (redacted), who is now coming and 5 other stunning red heads will all just have to play with ourselves."
In a reply on 27 August, The Invisible Man said: "Look forward to catching up with you before you disappear to some exotic place and please don't catch anything nasty on your travels!
"Masses of love and thanks, A xxx"
Andrew and his now ex-wife Sarah Ferguson have two daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie.
In another email addressed to The Invisible Man and sent on 31 March 2002, one day after the Queen Mother's death, Maxwell refers to him as "sweat pea", adding: "Sorry you had to rush home, and also under such sad circumstances. However much the passing was to be expected in one so old, it does not make it any less sad.
"She was wonderful, and I am happy that I managed to meet her and speak with her. We shall reschedule. Love you. Gx.
In a response sent on 1 April, The Invisible Man said: "Got your message this morning. Sorry to have missed you yesterday I will ring later today to chat."
The email response is signed "A xxx".
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The documents were released as part of the US "Epstein files" and follow a series of disclosures in December, including an email sent from Balmoral signed "A", which asked Maxwell for "inappropriate friends".
In another from The Invisible Man, the sender asks a redacted account if they are having more children and labelling them "super sperm".
The email said: "Sorry - I am in LA on my way to Hawaii. Is it true you are having more children? I shall have to refer to you as super sperm!"
The email subject is "Re: AKE in New York".
On 9 September 2005, Maxwell wrote an email to the The Invisible Man saying: "Darling Oops!
"I will be arriving in LA on flight number QF 025 at 1045 on Sunday 2nd October.
"I am then in your hands (Literally) until Saturday/Sunday, when I have to return to London, either from LA or New York.
"If you want me to leave any earlier then just let me know and I will change my flight times.
"Will you be organising internal flights in the US?
"Let me know if this is OK. Love you A xxx."
Andrew has faced allegations, which he strenuously denies, that he sexually assaulted a teenage Virginia Giuffre after she was trafficked by Epstein.
He paid millions to Ms Giuffre, a woman he has claimed never to have met, to settle a civil sexual assault claim in 2022.
Andrew stepped down from royal duties in 2019 after an interview on BBC Newsnight, but the publication of Ms Giuffre's posthumous memoir, and the US government's release of documents from Epstein's estate, brought more scrutiny over his relationship with the financier.
Additional reporting PA
