Epstein Files 20K Dataset

Curated dataset from official House Oversight Committee release

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📔 Table of Contents

• About
• Dataset Structure
• Processing Pipeline
• Usage
• Derived Datasets
• Contributing
• Resources
• Contact

🌟 About

This repository catalogs the main EPSTEIN_FILES_20K dataset and derived datasets from the Epstein estate documents released by the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability on November 12, 2025.

Original Source: House Oversight Committee Release

📂 Dataset Structure

The processed dataset is a single CSV file with two columns:

Column	Description
text	Full text content extracted from the document
filename	Modified file path maintaining directory structure

Access: Hugging Face

⚙️ Processing Pipeline

Image-to-Text Conversion

All JPG files converted to text using convert_jpg_to_txt.py while maintaining original directory structure.

Data Compilation

1. Loaded all text files (converted + existing) into pandas DataFrame
2. Created two-column structure: text and filename
3. Exported as single CSV file

👀 Usage

import pandas as pd

# Load the dataset
df = pd.read_csv('path_to_dataset.csv')

# View basic information
print(f"Total documents: {len(df)}")
print(df.head())

Citation

Epstein Estate Documents Dataset
Source: U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability
Available at: https://huggingface.co/datasets/tensonaut/EPSTEIN_FILES_20K

📦 Derived Datasets

New derived datasets are organized in separate folders with individual README files.

Structure:

Dataset/
├── README.md (this file)
├── derived-dataset-1/
│   └── README.md
└── derived-dataset-2/
    └── README.md

To add a derived dataset, create a new folder with documentation following the main dataset format.

👋 Contributing

Contributions are welcome for:

• Derivative datasets
• Processing pipeline improvements
• Documentation enhancements

How to contribute:

1. Fork this repository
2. Create your dataset/improvement
3. Document thoroughly
4. Submit a pull request

💎 Resources

• Projects Repository - Tools using this dataset
• Safety Repository - Report data quality issues
• Original Release - Source documents

⚠️ License

Please refer to the original source for licensing and usage terms of the Epstein estate documents.

🤝 Contact

For questions or concerns:

• Open an issue
• Email: flashcrimson22@gmail.com

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Community-maintained • Not affiliated with any official investigation