On Saturday night, Feb. 14, 2026, Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche sent a six-page letter to the leaders of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees declaring that the Justice Department had released “all” Epstein files required under the Epstein Files Transparency Act. The letter explained the department’s redactions and said nothing had been withheld because of embarrassment, reputational harm or political sensitivity.

It also included something the law required: a list of every government official or politically exposed person whose name appears at least once in the released files. There were more than 300. They ranged from President Trump, Barack and Michelle Obama, Bill Gates and Elon Musk to Prince Harry, Bruce Springsteen, and long-dead figures like Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe and Janis Joplin. The letter noted that names appear in a wide variety of contexts, and being on the list doesn’t mean someone did anything wrong.

Lawmakers from both parties accused the department of muddying the waters by mixing people with documented Epstein ties among celebrities who were merely mentioned. Rep. Nancy Mace said names were missing. Others pointed out that the department itself had identified about 6 million potentially responsive pages but released about 3.5 million. Some critics argued the share of Epstein-related data actually released was far smaller still.