What to expect from the Jeffrey Epstein files? – The Latest

从杰弗里·爱泼斯坦文件中我们能期待什么?——最新动态

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2025-12-19

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The US Department of Justice is expected to release files relating to the disgraced late financier and sex trafficker, Jeffrey Epstein, this evening. Jonathan Freedland joins Lucy Hough to discuss why it’s such a big moment. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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  • 0800 502 555 Yuan Xiong Yang Yue Just the proximity between the two men is bad news for Donald Trump.

  • I mean it is turmoil for Republicans.

  • New photos from House Democrats that put Jeffrey Epstein back in the spotlight.

  • 68 new photos that are, I think it's fair to say, disturbing.

  • Yeah, I don't think anybody had known Chomsky on their Epstein bingo card.

  • This is a muddy and confusing story.

  • As the deadline for the release of the Epstein files gets closer,

  • here's what you need to know before the full files come out.

  • From the Guardians today in focus, this is the latest with me, Lucy Hov.

  • I'm joined by Jonathan Freedland,

  • who is a Guardian columnist and host of our sister podcast, Politics Weekly America.

  • Thanks for being with us, Johnny.

  • Johnny, it's a long-awaited moment, isn't it?

  • The deadline for the full Epstein files to be released is midnight US time tonight.

  • We're expecting to be given trunches of unclassified, some redacted documents.

  • But from your reading, what can we expect to receive later?

  • I think we can expect to receive lots and lots of documents and pages of paper.

  • But whether they are revealing or not, I'm a bit more wary.

  • And partly for the reason you touched on, which is redacted.