Pam Bondi says FBI withheld ‘thousands of pages’ of Epstein files, demands action from Kash Patel

US attorney general Pam Bondi has accused the FBI of withholding a vast trove of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein and is demanding their immediate release.
Bondi has revealed that “thousands of pages” from the FBI’s investigation into the convicted sex offender and pedophile were missing from the files handed over to her office, the New York Post reports.
In a letter to FBI director Kash Patel, Bondi insisted that the full and unredacted Epstein files be delivered by 8.00 am on Friday. She cited a whistleblower from the FBI’s New York office who claimed that only around 200 pages had been provided, while the majority remained hidden. The batch of documents initially handed over included flight logs, phone numbers, and names of victims. However, an insider warned that hundreds more documents had not been disclosed.
“By 800 am tomorrow, February 28, the FBI will deliver the full and complete Epstein files to my office, including all records, documents, audio and video recordings, and materials related to Jeffrey Epstein and his clients, regardless of how such information was obtained,” Bondi wrote.

“There will be no withholdings or limitations to my or your access,” she added, making it clear that she expects full transparency.

PEDO Act: Preventing Epstein Documentation Obliteration Act
The revelation has sparked fears that crucial evidence could be destroyed. Representative Andy Ogles has already introduced a bill aimed at preventing Epstein-related records from being erased.
Ogles wrote to Bondi on Wednesday, revealing he was drafting the Preventing Epstein Documentation Obliteration Act—or the PEDO Act—to safeguard records amid “reports that certain FBI agents are allegedly attempting to destroy critical records.”
“Should you encounter any statutory barriers to the expeditious public release of Jeffrey Epstein’s client list or other pertinent information related to his activities… I stand ready to assist,” he wrote.
Ogles also pointed out that past government secrecy over high-profile investigations—such as those into the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy—had undermined public trust.

Allegations of an FBI cover-up
Whistleblower and former FBI special agent Garret O’Boyle recently suggested that FBI personnel were working to erase sensitive files.
“There are FBI servers,” O’Boyle said in an interview with conservative influencer Benny Johnson. “And people inside the FBI have been working night and day to destroy files on these servers. No idea on what it is—I can only speculate—but you mentioned the Epstein list. I’d imagine it’s cases like that.”
The FBI already has several Epstein files available to the public, but The New York Post reported that the department of justice was set to release 100 pages from Epstein’s personal address book on Thursday.

‘Pretty sick’ information on Epstein to be released
Bondi had hinted at the impending release of more Epstein documents during an interview on Jesse Watters Primetime, saying the material the government possesses is “pretty sick” and will “make you sick.”
On Thursday, conservative influencers who visited the White House were handed what was described as “Phase 1” of the

Epstein files release

. They left the West Wing holding binders but did not immediately disclose their contents to the press.
Senator Marsha Blackburn has also demanded full disclosure of Epstein-related records.
“For years, my efforts to crack the Epstein trafficking ring wide open have been stonewalled by Democrats at every turn,” she posted Monday on X. “This will change under FBI Director Kash Patel. I just sent him a letter asking for the complete & unredacted Epstein files.”

Patel had previously assured Blackburn during his confirmation hearing that he would “do everything” to reveal the “full weight” of Epstein’s child sex trafficking ring.