President Donald Trump signed into law late Wednesday a bill compelling the release of unclassified investigative files from the case against convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, with whom he shared a well-documented friendship, though Trump denies any involvement in the financier’s crimes. Epstein, who surrounded himself with the rich and …
Read More »Trump Calls for DOJ, FBI Investigation Into Epstein’s Ties With Democrats, Financial Institutions
President Donald Trump said Friday he will direct Attorney General Pam Bondi and the FBI to investigate Jeffrey Epstein’s relationships with prominent Democrats and major financial institutions, escalating a political fight over the late financier’s connections as Congress moves toward forcing new disclosures in the case. In a post on …
Read More »House to Vote on Epstein Files Release After Johnson Delays Democrat’s Swearing-In
A bipartisan push to compel the Justice Department to release long-secret materials related to Jeffrey Epstein cleared a major hurdle Wednesday after House Speaker Mike Johnson had delayed a new Democrat’s swearing-in for seven weeks — a move that had stalled the effort. The measure, known as the Epstein Files …
Read More »Epstein Claimed Trump ‘Knew About the Girls,’ House Democrats Reveal in Newly Released Emails
Newly released emails from convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein appear to reference former President Donald Trump, with Epstein claiming in one message that Trump “knew about the girls,” according to documents made public Wednesday by House Democrats. The House Oversight Committee released three email chains spanning from 2011 to 2019, …
Read More »Supreme Court Rejects Ghislaine Maxwell’s Bid to Overturn Sex Trafficking Conviction
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeal of her 2021 conviction and 20-year prison sentence for aiding Jeffrey Epstein in the sexual exploitation of underage girls, leaving her punishment intact and closing one of the final legal chapters in the decades-long Epstein saga. Maxwell, 63, had …
Read More »Supreme Court to Weigh Ghislaine Maxwell Appeal as Justices Return from Recess
The Supreme Court will meet in private on Monday to consider hundreds of appeals that accumulated over the summer — including a high-profile petition from Ghislaine Maxwell, who is seeking to overturn parts of her conviction for aiding Jeffrey Epstein in recruiting and grooming underage girls. The session, known as …
Read More »House Panel Obtains Epstein ‘Birthday Book’ Allegedly Containing Trump Letter
The Republican-led House Oversight Committee said Monday it has obtained documents from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate — including the disgraced financier’s so-called “birthday book,” which Democrats claim contains a letter President Donald Trump allegedly signed for Epstein’s 50th birthday in 2003. Ranking Democrat Robert Garcia posted an image on X of …
Read More »Justice Department Fights NBC News Request to Unseal Epstein Associates’ Names
The Justice Department is urging a federal judge not to unseal the names of two associates of Jeffrey Epstein who received large payments from the disgraced financier in 2018, citing privacy concerns raised by the individuals themselves. In a filing made public Friday, prosecutors said both associates — one paid …
Read More »House Oversight Panel Releases Epstein Files, But Most Were Already Public
The House Oversight Committee on Tuesday released thousands of files it has received from the Justice Department on the sex trafficking investigations into Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, bowing to growing bipartisan pressure to make more of the case public. But the release — posted in a sprawling Google Drive …
Read More »Justice Department Publishes Ghislaine Maxwell Interview Transcripts
The Justice Department on Friday released transcripts of interviews with Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend and accomplice, as the Trump administration scrambles to blunt mounting criticism over its handling of the sex-trafficking case. The disclosure comes after weeks of turmoil inside the administration, fueled by frustration among President Donald …
Read More »House Oversight Says DOJ to Begin Releasing Epstein Records This Week
The Justice Department will begin turning over records related to Jeffrey Epstein to Congress on Friday, House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) announced Monday, following weeks of pressure from Democrats and some Republicans demanding more transparency into the disgraced financier’s case. “Officials with the Department of Justice have informed …
Read More »Judge Rejects DOJ Bid to Unseal Ghislaine Maxwell Grand Jury Records
A federal judge on Monday denied the Justice Department’s request to unseal grand jury materials from Ghislaine Maxwell’s criminal case, ruling that the transcripts would reveal no meaningful new information about her or Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes. U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, issued …
Read More »House Panel Subpoenas DOJ’s Epstein Files, Bill and Hillary Clinton
The House Committee on Oversight issued subpoenas Tuesday for testimony from former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, among other ex-government officials from both Democratic and Republican administrations, regarding knowledge of Florida sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Committee Chair James Comer of Kentucky also subpoenaed the U.S. Department of …
Read More »Trump Claims Epstein “Stole” Virginia Giuffre From Mar-a-Lago Spa
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein “stole” Virginia Giuffre from his Mar-a-Lago estate, an explosive statement that adds a new and controversial layer to Trump’s longstanding connection with the disgraced financier. Speaking to reporters, Trump confirmed that Giuffre — one of Epstein’s most prominent accusers …
Read More »Democrats Call on Pam Bondi to Testify Over Trump Briefing on Epstein Files
Attorney General Pam Bondi is under mounting pressure to testify before Congress following a report that she informed President Donald Trump his name appeared in internal documents from the Jeffrey Epstein sex-trafficking investigation. According to a report published Wednesday by The Wall Street Journal, Bondi told Trump earlier this year …
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