Epstein files: Elon Musk and ex-prince Andrew named among 3m new pages
Documents that were included in the U.S. Department of Justice release of the Jeffrey Epstein files are photographed Friday, Jan. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)
The US justice department has released more than three million new pages of the Epstein files.
The US deputy attorney general, Todd Blanche, said on Friday that the justice department had released more than 3m pages of documents related to its investigation into the disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Elon Musk, the former-Prince Andrew Mountbatten Windsor and Peter Mandelson are among those named in the pages.
In a testy news conference, Mr Blanche said that the release would include more than 2,000 videos and 180,000 images, which will have “extensive redactions”. He added that the Trump administration had produced roughly 3.5m pages in an effort to comply with the Epstein Files Transparency Act.Â
He said that they include large quantities of commercial pornography and images “that were seized from Epstein’s devices”.
“The department’s collection effort resulted in more than 6m pages being identified as potentially responsive, including Department and FBI emails, interview summaries, images, videos and various other materials collected and generated during the various investigations and prosecutions that the act covered,” Mr Blanche said.
One back-and-forth email chain between Mr Epstein and Mr Musk in 2012 shows the world’s richest billionaire responding to the question “how many people will you be for the heli[copter] to the island” with “what day/night will be the wildest party on =our island?”Â
Documents also reveal that Howard Lutnick, Trump’s commerce secretary, planned a visit to Mr Epstein’s private island in December 2012 with his wife and children for a lunch gathering, despite claiming last year that he and his wife had been so “revolted” by Mr Epstein around 2005 that they decided to “never be in a room with that disgusting person ever again”.
A day after the planned meeting, the emails show Mr Epstein’s assistant forwarded Mr Lutnick a message from Epstein that read: “Nice seeing you.”
Other emails reveal that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, more commonly known as ex-prince Andrew, attended an intimate dinner party at Mr Epstein’s New York home in December 2010 with Peggy Siegal, a publicist, assembling a guest list including Woody Allen and George Stephanopoulos.
A group of Epstein survivors released a statement condemning the justice department for naming victims while in some cases redacting the names of the accused.
“This latest release of Jeffrey Epstein files is being sold as transparency, but what it actually does is expose survivors,” the statement reads. “Once again survivors are having their names and identifying information exposed, while the men who abused us remain hidden and protected. That is outrageous.”
Mr Mountbatten-Windsor invited Mr Epstein to visit him at Buckingham Palace shortly after the convicted sex offender was released from house arrest, files released by the US justice department appeared to suggest.
A document dated 27 September 2010 suggests Mr Epstein contacted Mr Mountbatten-Windsor during a stay in London.Â
He apparently wrote: “What time would you like me … we will also need (to) … have private time.” Mr Mountbatten-Windsor responded to say that he was about to leave Scotland and apparently suggested they “could have dinner at Buckingham Palace and lots of privacy”.
Two days later, according to the document, Mr Mountbatten-Windsor emailed again, writing: “Delighted for you to come here to BP. Come with whomever and I’ll be here free from 1600ish to 2000.” “BP” is believed to refer to Buckingham Palace.
Also included in the pages are images appearing to show Mr Mountbatten-Windsor on his hands and knees crouching over what looks to be a woman lying on the floor.
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