The Epstein files
Three million pages are published, naming people who had spent years denying any connection.
- When
- Known to
- ± 12 hours
- Era
- Contemporary, Holocene
The release on 30 January 2026 followed legislation passed by Congress the previous year. The documents named figures in politics, finance, science and royalty, and prompted resignations and investigations on several continents. Much of the material had been sealed for over a decade, and the disclosure became the largest single release of court and investigative records in American history.