Attorneys in top federal prosecutors' office 'crushed by the work' of reviewing 2 million pages in Epstein files

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: The Independent

Thursday 22 January 2026 10:41 EST


Prosecutors in the Southern District of New York, one of the premier federal prosecutors’ offices in the United States, are reportedly being ‘crushed’ by the workload as they sift through the massive trove of Epstein files – as members of the public and lawmakers impatiently wait for further releases.

For weeks, hundreds of attorneys in the prestigious federal trial court have been dedicated to redacting sensitive information about survivors as required under the recently passed Epstein Files Transparency Act, U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton has told the Justice Department.

Congress initially imposed a deadline of December 19 to release all documents, including those in the New York court cases against Epstein and his associate, Ghislaine Maxwell. But inside the office, those familiar with the matter describe prosecutors being “crushed by the work” in trying to review the more than two million documents, according to Politico.

Nearly every single prosecutor, even those working on high-profile cases, as well as some top-ranking executive staff, is assisting in reviewing files. Sometimes the work can even carry into the weekend, sources the outlet. The Southern District of New York declined to comment when contacted by The Independent.

Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/epstein-file-redactions-prosecutors-sdny-b2905697.html

[Permanut]

1. A new variation on flooding the zone.

[chowder66]

2. I feel bad for them. That has to be daunting work. The DOJ should have started this way earlier.

[angrychair]

3. Screw them...the only reason is taking so long

Is so they can remove Mango Mussolini's name from everything..
In fact I would bet everywhere they find his name they are deleting it and putting in Clinton's name.
Given the stunning criminality of this administration the only thing I find shocking is that people think they are actually going to get documents from this administration that would implicate him.
All that stuff likely went in a shredder months ago.

The longer it takes the less I trust the final product they produce.
Literally the only names they will "find" will shockingly only be Democrats.
Doesn't matter if we know it's not true. Doesn't matter if it's proven the documents were doctored up.
Honestly they don't even have to produce the documents at all anymore. What penalty is there for just not doing it? Absolutely nothing.

[Prairie Gates]

4. Oh please...hire some temps and give them the redaction instructions

White shoe law firms do it all the time.

You can even find law school grads to do this work.

The absolute bullshit emanating out of the DOJ defies belief.

[DallasNE]

5. Why Is The Process Not Automated?

According to the law, the only reasons for redaction are specified in the law itself. Apply that language to the automated process and only redact what the law says. Under those guidelines, the vast majority of documents could be released without a review process. A Special Master could be appointed to oversee the process.

[in2herbs]

6. I'm not sure about this. Over the holidays Katie Phang and another POD caster had an episode discussing their

having the proof of NY already redacting 2 million files which disclaimed Bondi's assertions.

[travelingthrulife]

11. Pretty much every word out of Bondi's mouth is a lie.

[Skittles]

7. they've had SO MUCH FUCKING TIME

SERIOUSLY

[Javaman]

8. yeah, cool story...

just release the fucking files.

[Firestorm49]

9. Oh gee, what the hell were they doing with the explosive files for the past several years?

They need more time? Blatant corruption is no longer obscured from public view. And yet, the only ones they’re convincing is their idiot base.

[travelingthrulife]

10. More lies. Then just release them.

All you have to do is redact the victim's names.