Institute for Primary Facts Opens 3.5 Million-Page Epstein Exhibit in New York

6 articles · Updated · The Guardian · May 20

3.5 million pages of Epstein files have been printed, bound into 3,437 volumes and installed in a Tribeca pop-up reading room that opened free to the public through May 21.
The Institute for Primary Facts says the exhibit is meant to counter the news cycle’s short attention span and keep focus on allegations involving Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump after missing DOJ-released pages drew scrutiny.
1,400 artificial candles memorialize victims, but most visitors cannot handle the documents because survivors raised concerns that government releases did not fully protect personal information.
Low six-figure funding backed a project led by David Garrett and a board including Democratic strategist Jenna Lowenstein and PAC co-founder Mary Corcoran, though Garrett said it is not tied to any party or campaign.
Critics including investigative journalist Emma Best said the installation turns a disorganized document dump into an aesthetic spectacle rather than a searchable research tool, even as 2.5 million more pages remain unreleased under the Epstein Files Transparency Act.

When 'radical transparency' exposes victims' data, does the project risk causing more harm than good?

Does binding millions of pages of evidence make secrets more tangible or simply harder to investigate?