The Epstein Files Transparency Act (EFTA), signed by President Donald Trump on November 19, 2025, legally mandated the U.S. Attorney General to release all files pertaining to the prosecution of deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein within 30 days. The bill circumvented standard committee processes via a discharge petition, passing the House in a 427–1 vote (with Louisiana's Clay Higgins as the sole dissenter) and the Senate unanimously. The Department of Justice's rollout was heavily criticized for missing the legal deadline, releasing extensively redacted pages, and initially providing around 3.5 million pages against estimates that the true total exceeds 6 million. After multiple waves of delayed releases in early 2026 and the restoration of about 50,000 files, Representative Thomas Massie introduced a follow-up "EFTA II" in July 2026. The publication triggered massive political fallout, including Trump's firing of Attorney General Pam Bondi, a primary challenge against Massie, the arrests of figures like Peter Mandelson and Prince Andrew, and a widespread surge in conspiracy theories and anti-elite sentiment.