More than 3.5 million pages of the Epstein files have been compiled for public display at the newly opened Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Reading Room. At least 17,000 pounds of evidence is on display at the library, says David Garrett, the main organizer of the exhibit at the Institute for Primary Facts, a nonprofit intended to promote transparency and accountability in the US government. “The evidence in this room is evidence of one of the most horrific crimes in American history,” Garrett says. “When people come through this room, I hope they realize that in America, we have the rule of law, and if they stand up they can take action and demand accountability for the crimes that were committed.” Garrett says that the institute employed numerous fact-checkers and lawyers to make sure all the information presented was verifiable and accurate. It took about a month to assemble the files, including finding a venue willing to host the installation as well as a printer able to compile them. Though the installation will be open to the public from May 8 to May 21, only journalists and members of law enforcement are permitted to actually read through the files; others will still be able to view the timeline and the tribute to survivors. This is because the Department of Justice failed to redact many of the survivors’ names when it released a new tranche of files last January, potentially exposing them to harassment or retribution, says Garrett. “Transparency and accountability is important, but from the very beginning we’ve centered this project around the victims and survivors,” he says. “That’s really what it’s about.”