Bloomberg reporter Jason Leopold sued the FBI and DOJ for the files as part of a Freedom of Information Act request.

WASHINGTON — FBI Director Kash Patel defended the Trump administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files Wednesday as he returned to Capitol Hill for a second day to face intense questioning from Democrats over his promises of transparency ...

• NOW: FBI Director Kash Patel is appearing before the House Judiciary Committee, facing tough questions from lawmakers for the second day in a row. • Epstein files: The Justice Department’s handling of the so-called Epstein Files is taking center ...

The FBI’s long-quiet Bigfoot case file is no longer a rumor traded on message boards but a digitized artifact of American curiosity, complete with lab reports, letters and bureaucratic hedging. What emerges from those pages is not proof of a towering ...