The US Justice Department has released a vast trove of previously undisclosed documents related to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, whose death in prison in 2019 sparked outrage and conspiracy theories. The release includes over three million pages from the investigation into Epstein's sex trafficking allegations, as well as photos and videos.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said all images of women were redacted from the documents, except those related to Ghislaine Maxwell, who was convicted of recruiting underage girls for Epstein. The latest release is expected to shed new light on Epstein's associations with influential figures, including President Donald Trump and former president Bill Clinton.
The documents confirm that Trump and Epstein socialized in the same circles, with multiple trips on Epstein's private jet recorded. A January 2020 note from federal prosecutors also mentioned eight trips by Trump between 1993 and 1996. The Justice Department said some of the documents "contain untrue and sensationalist claims" about Trump.
Trump has expressed concerns that innocent people who met Epstein may have their reputations smeared, while Clinton's spokesman urged the Justice Department to release all related materials, saying he had nothing to hide. "Someone or something is being protected," Angel Urena said. "We do not know whom, what or why. But we do know this: We need no such protection."
The release comes as a Republican-led House panel votes to launch contempt of Congress proceedings against Clinton over his refusal to testify in the Epstein probe. The delay in releasing the documents was attributed to the painstaking redaction of over 1,000 victims' identities from the files.
The sweeping blackouts across many of the documents have fueled skepticism that the disclosure will silence conspiracy theories of a high-level cover-up. The Trump administration's tight control over the release has raised eyebrows, with some questioning whether the move is an attempt to shield influential figures from scrutiny.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said all images of women were redacted from the documents, except those related to Ghislaine Maxwell, who was convicted of recruiting underage girls for Epstein. The latest release is expected to shed new light on Epstein's associations with influential figures, including President Donald Trump and former president Bill Clinton.
The documents confirm that Trump and Epstein socialized in the same circles, with multiple trips on Epstein's private jet recorded. A January 2020 note from federal prosecutors also mentioned eight trips by Trump between 1993 and 1996. The Justice Department said some of the documents "contain untrue and sensationalist claims" about Trump.
Trump has expressed concerns that innocent people who met Epstein may have their reputations smeared, while Clinton's spokesman urged the Justice Department to release all related materials, saying he had nothing to hide. "Someone or something is being protected," Angel Urena said. "We do not know whom, what or why. But we do know this: We need no such protection."
The release comes as a Republican-led House panel votes to launch contempt of Congress proceedings against Clinton over his refusal to testify in the Epstein probe. The delay in releasing the documents was attributed to the painstaking redaction of over 1,000 victims' identities from the files.
The sweeping blackouts across many of the documents have fueled skepticism that the disclosure will silence conspiracy theories of a high-level cover-up. The Trump administration's tight control over the release has raised eyebrows, with some questioning whether the move is an attempt to shield influential figures from scrutiny.
! Like, there are like THREE MILLION pages of documents that were never released before and now they're finally out 
. Apparently Trump and Epstein were BFFs for like, a really long time and even took trips on Epstein's private jet together 
. And the craziest thing is that some of these docs say that Trump had eight trips with Epstein between 93-96 which is wild considering all the drama he's been in about it lately 
. I'm low-key thinking that maybe there's more to this story than we know and I'm totally here for the conspiracy theories 
. And can you even imagine how many secrets are being protected by those redactions 
? Like, what's really going on behind closed doors?! 
Like, Trump and Clinton on Epstein's jet, multiple times? That does raise some serious questions about what went down behind closed doors. And now that we're seeing these documents, it's like, why was this info kept under wraps for so long? 
And can you believe they had to redact like 1,000 victims' identities? That's just wild! 
And Clinton's spokesman is like, totally right - we do need transparency, even if it means a little bit of reputational damage.
. I mean, it's been 6 years since Epstein died and there's still so much around his associates that raises red flags 
. It's like, if Trump and Clinton really didn't have anything to hide, why keep it all under wraps? 
. I mean, we know some docs are redacted because of victim identities, but what about other stuff? Is it possible that someone or something is trying to block the truth from coming out? 
and then Trump's got the nerve to say that innocent people are getting their reputations smeared 
which, tbh, does sound pretty fishy 
anyways, gotta wonder what's really going on behind the scenes... all this secrecy and redacting... it's like they're trying to hide something 
this whole thing is just so messed up 
meanwhile the victims are still out there who were affected by this 
and the fact that trump and clinton both had connections to epstein is just wild 
it's like they think they're above the law or something 
anyway i guess we'll have to wait and see how this all plays out 
Three million pages of documents? That's a huge chunk of info to sift through. 
It's one thing to have conspiracy theories floating around, but when you've got actual evidence like this... it's a whole different ball game. 
I'm definitely gonna be following this one, and I hope they actually release most of the files without too much editing! Fingers crossed we get some clarity on this Epstein saga 
? I'm not buying that the Trump team is worried about innocent people being smeared – they're just trying to avoid getting their own hands dirty 
. And Clinton's all like "someone's got my back" 
... probably because he knows he's got some skeletons in his closet too 
. Can't wait to see what other juicy tidbits come out of this mess 
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. But in all seriousness, I do hope this release helps bring some accountability and a sense of justice to those who were affected by Epstein's actions 
. Let's just say that if you've got nothing to hide, then let the truth shine through! 
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️. Who do you think is gonna get dragged into this mess next? 
. The fact that so many powerful people were associated with Epstein and now their reputations are being scrutinized suggests that we can't just sweep things under the rug or silence others to protect ourselves 
. If Trump was flying around on Epstein's private jet, did he not know what was going on? Did he not do his due diligence? These are questions we need to be asking ourselves about our own associations and actions 
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. The fact that they're trying to redact images of women from the documents is just a major red flag - what are they hiding exactly? 
It's not like it's going to hurt anyone's rep to be associated with a sex trafficker... oh wait, it kinda is 
. The Justice Department better get their act together and release all the deets ASAP, or else we'll just be stuck in this conspiracy theory limbo forever 
. This whole thing stinks of fishy business 
.