The U.S. Department of Justice filed a letter to the court today admitting it has released only 12,285 documents out of more than 2 million potentially responsive to the Epstein Files Transparency Act. That's less than 1%. The legal deadline for release? December 19, 2025. That date has come and gone. What the DOJ says: Over 400 lawyers across the Department are now dedicating "all or a substantial portion of their workday" to reviewing documents. 125 lawyers in the Southern District of New York. Dozens more from offices in Florida. 100+ specially trained FBI document analysts assisting. The materials include internal emails, FBI interview notes, draft charging documents, Bureau of Prisons materials, court filings, and "various forms of media." The excuse: The DOJ says documents "vary widely" in type and size, and victim privacy must be protected. They've compiled a list of "hundreds of individuals" whose names should be redacted. The bottom line: Congress passed a law requiring transparency. The deadline passed. 99% of the files remain unreleased.