Despite mounting expectations, the released files, which included thousands of photographs and investigative documents, were something of an anticlimax. They added little to the public’s understanding of Epstein’s conduct, and also did not provide much additional insight into his connections to wealthy and powerful businessmen and politicians who associated with him.
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Trump has, uncharacteristically, said nothing about the files, which contained far more material about one of his political adversaries, former President Bill Clinton, than about him. Still, the Justice Department has said more disclosures from its files about Epstein would be coming in the next few weeks.
The department released a second tranche of files on Sunday that included transcripts from the closed-door grand jury proceedings in the federal investigations into Epstein and his close associate Ghislaine Maxwell.
While those documents had never before been made public, they added little to what has already been known about the cases.
