The release of newly obtained FBI emails concerning the government’s review and redaction of the Jeffrey Epstein files has prompted public responses from senior officials, including Deputy Director Dan Bongino.

The communications, obtained by journalist Jason Leopold through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), provide a partial look inside the bureau’s internal "Epstein Transparency Project," which oversaw the preparation of the files for public release earlier this year.

The FBI's formal FOIA response to Leopold confirms that 220 pages were reviewed and 61 pages released, the remainder withheld under various exemptions, including those protecting ongoing law-enforcement activity, privacy, and investigative techniques.

Newsweek contacted the DOJ and FBI for comment via email outside

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