US Attorney General

Pam Bondi

has confirmed that documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein will be made public on Friday, marking a major development in the long-standing case.
“It’s pretty sick…” Bondi said in an interview with Fox News host Jesse Watters. When asked when the public could expect access to the files, she responded, “Tomorrow… breaking news right now, you're gonna see some Epstein information being released by my office.”

The announcement follows increasing pressure from lawmakers, including Sen.

Marsha Blackburn

(R-Tenn.), who has urged the

FBI

and

Department of Justice

to disclose Epstein’s flight logs and other records. In a letter addressed to FBI Director Kash Patel and Attorney General Bondi, Blackburn emphasised the need for transparency.

“The American people deserve to know exactly who was affiliated with this network. As you know, over the course of many years, Jeffrey Epstein built a heinous global

sex trafficking

network that caused irreparable harm to countless women,” Blackburn wrote, as per The Hill.
She also called for the release of all video surveillance footage from Epstein’s Palm Beach residence and business records obtained by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) has also joined calls for disclosure, questioning Bondi on social media about delays in releasing the files. “On Feb 11 & Feb 19, House Oversight sent a letter to the DOJ asking for status on releasing the Epstein files as well as JFK etc. The DOJ has not responded,” she wrote on X.

Luna added, "AGPamBondi what is the status of the documents? These documents were ordered to be declassified.”

Meanwhile, Bondi assured that the

Trump administration

is committed to ensuring accountability. Speaking to political commentator Benny Johnson, she stated, “Donald Trump doesn’t make empty promises. I think promises made, promises kept, and that’s why we’re all there to carry out his directive about making America safe and prosperous.”
During her remarks, Bondi reiterated that there is “no legal basis” for those implicated in the Epstein case to keep their identities hidden unless they are minors, victims, or cooperating witnesses.
“People in that report are still fighting to keep their names private, Sean. They have no legal basis to do so unless they're a child, a victim, or a cooperating defendant by some chance against some potential case against Ghislaine Maxwell,” Bondi said in an interview with Fox News.
Epstein, a financier with ties to high-profile individuals, was first arrested in Florida in 2005 for allegedly paying a 14-year-old girl for sex. He later pleaded guilty to a lesser charge in 2008, serving 13 months in jail under a work-release program. In 2019, federal prosecutors in New York charged him with sex trafficking, but he died by suicide in his jail cell before standing trial.
His longtime associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, was convicted in 2021 for recruiting underage girls for Epstein and sentenced to 20 years in prison.
As calls for transparency grow, Bondi has stressed that the Trump administration will not allow figures like Epstein and others involved in such crimes to escape accountability.
“I was briefed on that yesterday. I can’t talk about that publicly, but, you know, President Trump has given a very strong directive, and that's going to be followed,” Bondi said.
The Department of Justice and FBI have yet to comment on the upcoming release.