After a political storm forced Donald Trump into a surprise U-turn, files relating to criminal investigations into deceased paedophile Jeffrey Epstein have been released. Follow live as we find out what’s in them.
Saturday 20 December 2025 01:57, UK
Famous faces have been pictured alongside Jeffrey Epstein, with other images also showing handwritten notes and a scrapbook.
If you’re just joining – or want to catch up on the newly-released material – we’ve pulled some pictures together for you to go through in one scroll.
Before you check them out, it’s important to understand one thing: being pictured with Epstein or in these files doesn’t indicate any wrongdoing.
We’re hearing from Donald Trump for the first time since the Epstein files were released.
The US president is holding a rally on the economy in North Carolina. But, as ever, there’s a chance he may address other topics – perhaps even these documents.
You can watch along in the live stream below.
The Department of Justice has just released more images from files relating to Jeffrey Epstein.
Many appear to be of boxes, suitcases and envelopes.
We’ll look through them and bring you anything of note.
An Amazon receipt shows Jeffrey Epstein spent $68.83 on three books about S&M and erotic slaves.
The receipt is addressed to Epstein.
On 4 September 2005, these files show the convicted sex offender bought:
Jeffrey Epstein asked to see girls’ IDs to prove they were under 18, according to a released victim interview document.
In the 2019 file, the potential victim said they witnessed Epstein asking for ID to “make sure” they were under 18.
They added that the convicted sex offender “wanted [to] make sure” [someone] was under 18 because “he wasn’t believing them because [redacted] messed up by bringing more older girls”.
The victim also said Epstein “didn’t want Spanish or dark girl[s]” and was “not happy” when one was brought to him.
This document is a complaint form that was made in September 1996.
It was issued against Jeffrey Epstein, and the character of the case is listed as “child pornography”.
The complainant stated that she is a professional artist and took pictures of her sisters aged 12 and 14 for her own personal art work.
She said that Jeffrey Epstein stole the photos and negatives “and is believed to have sold the pictures to potential buyers”.
“Epstein at one time requested to take pictures of young girls at swimming pools,” the document states.
“Epstein is now threatening [redacted] that if she tells anyone about the photos he will burn her house down.”
As we mentioned earlier, Andrew Mountbatten Windsor has appeared in a photo showing him laying across women, with their identities redacted.
Ghislaine Maxwell can be seen standing at the top of the picture, looking down on them.
Our teams have been examining the photos carefully and noticed that this one was from inside Windsor Castle.
They identified the location by comparing the fireplace in the background to previous photos taken in the castle
Andrew continues to “vigorously deny” accusations against him.
In October, Andrew released a statement saying that the “accusations about me distract from the work of His Majesty and the Royal Family”, referring to his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
“I have decided, as I always have, to put my duty to my family and country first. I stand by my decision five years ago to stand back from public life.
“With His Majesty’s agreement, we feel I must now go a step further. I will therefore no longer use my title or the honours which have been conferred upon me.”
In a collection of 51 redacted photos, there’s this one of Jeffrey Epstein holding a copy of the Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Epstein appears to be laying on a sun lounger with the book laid on his chest. Part of the photo has been redacted by the justice department.
Bill Clinton’s former deputy chief of staff has released a statement after the first batch of Jeffrey Epstein files were officially released.
Angel Urena said the White House had been “hiding” the files to “shield themselves”.
“This isn’t about Bill Clinton. Never has, never will be,” he said.
“There are two types of people here. The first group knew nothing and cut Epstein off before his crimes came to light. The second group continued relationships with him after. We’re in the first.”
The statement has not been released on behalf of Bill Clinton.
We just outlined why we’ve come across so much redacted material in these files in the post below this one.
On that note, the Department of Justice will have to justify every redaction it has made to the files, according to a key figure behind the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
Democrat Ro Khanna told reporters “they owe the Congress and the American public an explanation for every redaction”.
“The law is very clear that any redaction has to be justified in writing,” he said.
Khanna added that he and Republican Thomas Massie are looking at all legal options to ensure that the justice department complies.
He added that it is “disappointing” that all the documents weren’t released by the deadline.
“While it’s clear they’re trying, at the very least, to meet the deadline, they should have been able to do more,” he said.
Khanna explained there needs to be a “clear timeline” of when the rest of the documents will be released, and a reason for why they didn’t share them all today.
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