FBI Director Kash Patel & Deputy Director Dan Bongino in a Single Frame BREAKING: FBI Spent Over $850,000 in Overtime to Process and Redact Epstein Files, Records Show WASHINGTON, D.C. — Newly released FBI records reveal the agency spent more than $850,000 in overtime pay to process and redact files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein , operating under an internal effort labeled the “Epstein Transparency Project 2025,” according to documents obtained through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit. The records were released to Bloomberg investigative reporter Jason Leopold following a civil lawsuit he filed against the FBI seeking disclosure of Epstein-related materials. The documents show that during the week of March 17–22, 2025 , the FBI mobilized 934 agents , who collectively logged 14,278 hours of overtime , referred to internally as “premium pay.” Nearly $1 Million Spent on Redactions According to the documents, the FBI paid $851,3...
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