Epstein Files Update as Lawmakers Comment on Likely Co-Conspirators [View all]

Source: Newsweek

Published Feb 09, 2026 at 07:19 PM EST updated Feb 09, 2026 at 07:48 PM EST


Several lawmakers reviewed unredacted Jeffrey Epstein case files Monday at a Justice Department office in Washington, as members of Congress offered new public comments about individuals they say may have played roles in the sex trafficking scheme.

Under an agreement with the Justice Department, lawmakers were given limited access to more than 3 million pages of documents released to comply with a law passed by Congress last year. The files were made available in a secure reading room equipped with four computers. Lawmakers were allowed to take handwritten notes but could not bring staff members into the room.

Lawmakers React to Unredacted Epstein Files

Rep. Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican who sponsored the legislation requiring the files’ release, said he identified six men he described as “likely incriminated” after reviewing the unredacted documents. Massie called on the Justice Department to pursue accountability and said he could potentially name the individuals during a House floor speech, where lawmakers are shielded from civil lawsuits.

Democrats have also accused the department of withholding information that should have been made public, including details that could subject Epstein’s associates to further scrutiny. Massie and Rep. Ro Khanna, a California Democrat, also said they encountered files that remained partially redacted, which they attributed to redactions made earlier by the FBI. Khanna said the documents reinforce that Epstein did not act alone. “It wasn’t just Epstein and Maxwell,” he said, referring to Epstein’s longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell.

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