FBI working with DOJ to see if they can produce 'anything more' from Epstein files

The FBI is working with the Department of Justice to see if there is "anything more" from the Jeffery Epstein files that can be released to the public, according to FBI Director Kash Patel. Patel told journalist Catherine Herridge there are "protective orders and orders to seal in place that legally prohibit the disclosure of information related to any investigation when there's a court order of that fashion," when asked about whether the DOJ would meet the Dec.19 30-day deadline to disclose materials, mandated in the Epstein Files Transparency Act.FBI Director Kash Patel speaks during a press conference at the Department of Justice in Washington, November 19, 2025.Will Oliver/EPA/ShutterstockAttorney General Pam Bondi told ABC's chief justice correspondent Pierre Thomas last week that there was new information that came to light in the files, but declined to say what that new information was. She said that the Justice Department "will continue to follow the law" regarding what is released.Epstein files bill includes exceptions that could affect what gets released and whenPatel was also asked about the president's recent call for the DOJ to investigate Jeffery Epstein's relationship with Democrats, and whether that would limit their investigation to only Democrats. "We'll just follow the facts," Patel responded. "It's pretty simple for this FBI."Popular ReadsTeen on cruise ship possibly died by asphyxiation resulting from bar hold: SourceNov 21, 2:20 PM'I couldn't stop screaming': Family of teen who died on cruise speaks outNov 24, 6:12 AMGovernment shutdown updates: Trump signs government funding billNov 12, 11:17 PMBondi ordered U.S.

attorney for the Southern District of New York to investigate Democrats' relationship with Epstein after President Trump essentially told her to do so. Jeffrey Epstein in Cambridge, Ma., Sept.8, 2004.Rick Friedman/Corbis via Getty Images"Based on the new referral, we'll take a look at that and see what evidence comes but there'...