New York City Exhibit Unveils 3.5 Million Epstein Files, Rekindling Scrutiny of Trump Ties

Exhibition in New York City Highlights Jeffrey Epstein's Crimes and Association with Donald Trump

A temporary exhibition in New York City has opened, featuring nearly 3.5 million pages of Jeffrey Epstein-related records released by the US Department of Justice. The exhibition, called the "Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Reading Room," is organised by the Washington-based nonprofit Institute for Primary Facts and has drawn renewed attention to the convicted sex offender's long documented association with President Donald Trump.

The installation contains 3,437 bound volumes of records linked to Epstein, including court filings, flight logs, emails, and other documents released under the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Organisers say the project is meant to create a physical public archive that highlights the scale of the case and the failures that allowed Epstein's crimes to continue for years.

The exhibition opened after the US Justice Department released a major tranche of Epstein files in January 2026. Federal officials said the release included millions of pages, thousands of videos, and more than 180,000 images tied to investigations into Epstein and his network. The files were made public after bipartisan pressure in US Congress led to the passage of the Epstein Files Transparency Act in late 2025.

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A large timeline inside the exhibit focuses on the relationship between Trump and Epstein, who were known to socialise together during the 1980s and 1990s. The two men were photographed together at several events over the years and were once part of the same wealthy social circles in New York and Palm Beach. Trump has repeatedly denied wrongdoing and has said he later distanced himself from Epstein.

Organisers said the exhibition is also intended as a tribute to victims and survivors of Epstein's abuse. Due to concerns over unredacted names in some documents, only journalists, lawyers, law enforcement officials, and certain approved researchers are allowed to directly access many of the files.

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The reading room is open by appointment through May in an undisclosed Tribeca location. Visitors receive the address only after registration for security reasons.

The exhibit has generated intense online discussion and media attention in the United States and abroad. Supporters describe it as an unprecedented public transparency effort, while critics argue that questions still remain about unreleased material and the role of powerful individuals connected to Epstein.

No wrongdoing is established solely by a person's appearance in the released documents.