The Department of Justice released more than 33,000 Jeffrey Epstein files, a move that has drawn political scrutiny nationwide.
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida posted a link to the DOJ documents, which quickly spread online. She said the contents raise potential national security concerns.
“It’s possible Jeffrey Epstein was an intelligence asset working for adversaries, and we must ask how much our own government knew,” Luna said, according to a report shared by commentator Mario Nawfal on X.
The files include Epstein’s pilot flight logs.
As previously reported by The Dallas Express, earlier DOJ releases included flight logs and contact lists that detailed Epstein’s extensive travels. One March 2001 entry lists the name “Bill Gates” on a flight from Teterboro to Palm Beach. Other entries include “Clinton” alongside aide Doug Band on multiple trips in 2002, according to the documents.
The files also include Epstein’s “Phone Message Book.”
The DOJ heavily redacted many names and numbers, leading to questions about which figures are concealed. One document (File 33241) names attorney Alan Dershowitz, while other pages list media contacts from Epstein’s legal battles.
In separate coverage, The Dallas Express reported that Epstein’s pilot testified in 2021 about taking Ghislaine Maxwell on trips to Dallas, with flight records confirming landings at DFW and other airports.
President Donald Trump dismissed the release, calling it a partisan tactic.
“From what I understand, thousands of pages of documents have been given. But it’s really a Democrat hoax because they’re trying to get people to talk about something that’s totally irrelevant to the success that we’ve had as a nation since I’ve been President,” Trump told ABC News.
The Dallas Express previously published newly released video interviews of Epstein’s accusers, offering firsthand accounts of his crimes and their ongoing calls for justice.
The Dallas Express contacted Luna and Rep. Brandon Gill for comment, but did not receive a response.