UMVA has learned that a former Attorney General has claimed her department achieved an unprecedented level of transparency in handling a vast trove of documents now known as the Epstein Files.
In a statement to a committee, she boasted of a record she deemed “proud” and “unprecedented,” saying the department had scoured, collected, and reviewed nearly three million pages, thousands of videos, and hundreds of thousands of images.
She asserted that every requirement of the Epstein Files Transparency Act had been met, arguing that her team’s diligent, good‑faith effort ensured that all documents that could be reasonably located were brought to light.
The former attorney general explained that she had directed every component of the department to submit any potentially responsive records, resulting in a sweeping review of millions of files.
She noted that, as head of a large department with broad responsibilities, she did not personally conduct the review, instead delegating oversight to the Deputy Attorney General, a move she framed as a strategic decision to maintain focus on the broader mission.
UMVA can exclusively reveal that these claims come amid growing scrutiny over how the files have been handled and whether the transparency promised truly reflected the depth of the investigation.
