A stunned America froze as Attorney General Pam Bondi revealed in May 2025 that the FBI is reviewing “tens of thousands of videos of Epstein with children or child porn,” explaining delays in releasing Epstein files due to the sheer volume and need to protect hundreds of victims.h

On May 7, 2025, Attorney General Pam Bondi publicly stated that the FBI was reviewing “tens of thousands of videos of Epstein with children or child porn” and “hundreds of victims,” attributing delays in Epstein file releases to the volume of material requiring review to protect victim identities.

This claim, first captured in a hidden-camera video from April 28 (released by O’Keefe Media Group) where Bondi told a stranger “there are tens of thousands of videos… all with little kids,” was repeated at a White House briefing. It fueled anticipation for explosive disclosures under the Epstein Files Transparency Act (signed November 19, 2025).

However, a July 2025 DOJ/FBI memo revised the figure to “over ten thousand downloaded videos and images of illegal child sex abuse material and other pornography,” noting no specific videos of Epstein with children. Lawyers and officials from Epstein/Maxwell cases told AP they knew of no such trove. FBI Director Kash Patel did not corroborate Bondi’s “tens of thousands” in interviews.

The statement, amid Virginia Giuffre’s memoir Nobody’s Girl (October 21, 2025) exposing elite complicity, amplified scrutiny but remains unverified beyond Bondi’s assertions. As December 19 disclosures concluded without such videos surfacing, the claim underscores tensions between promised transparency and delivered evidence.