A U.S. transparency advocacy group has opened a temporary exhibition in Tribeca, New York City, displaying print-outs of U.S. Department of Justice files related to Jeffrey Epstein. The show is titled "The Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Reading Room." [1, 2, 3, 4]
The display contains roughly 3.5 million pages of documents bound into 3,437 volumes, according to the materials released by the group and reported by multiple outlets. The exhibit is tied to the Washington-based nonprofit Institute of Primary Facts. [1, 2, 3, 4]
Entry requires online registration, and the public cannot freely consult the files because redaction errors left some victims' names visible. Journalists and lawyers are among the people allowed to view the records. [1, 2, 4]
The exhibit also includes a display about the relationship between Donald Trump and Epstein. Epstein died in federal custody in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges involving minors. [1, 2, 4]
David Garrett, who created the exhibit, called it a pro-democracy project aimed at educating the public and prompting accountability. The Institute of Primary Facts website said, "The truth is hard to deny when it’s printed and bound for you to see." Garrett also said, "there needs to be real public outcry" and that the effort was meant to "create, or help to create public outcry to have real accountability." [1]
The exhibit is open to the public until May 21, 2026. [1, 2, 4]
