Epstein files release
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Pam Bondi says DOJ has released “all” Epstein files required under the Epstein File Transparency Act. But a Channel 4 News analysis, referenced by Retort Media, points to a huge gap between what the FBI seized and what the public has seen. Internal emails cite about 14.6TB of archived data to unpack, while the public repository is roughly 300GB, about 2%.
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Pam Bondi says DOJ has released “all” Epstein files required under the Epstein File Transparency Act. But a Channel 4 News analysis, referenced by Retort Media, points to a huge gap between what the FBI seized and what the public has seen. Internal emails cite about 14.6TB of archived data to...
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Viewers were appalled that “The Five” hosts could be so blithe about child sexual abuse.
Fox Hosts Blasted for Joking That Epstein Is a ‘Sex Rabbi’
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Viewers were appalled that “The Five” hosts could be so blithe about child sexual abuse.
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Rep. Thomas Massie says DOJ, under Pam Bondi’s direction, is removing Epstein-related documents before Congress can review them. He says the files include material on Virginia Giuffre and another referencing Epstein and the CIA.
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Rep. Thomas Massie says DOJ, under Pam Bondi’s direction, is removing Epstein-related documents before Congress can review them. He says the files include material on Virginia Giuffre and another referencing Epstein and the CIA.
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I am so sick of this absolutely absurd "where were all the complaint's about Epstein during Biden...." that MAGA and Fox News keep saying.Viewers were appalled that “The Five” hosts could be so blithe about child sexual abuse.
Fox Hosts Blasted for Joking That Epstein Is a ‘Sex Rabbi’
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Viewers were appalled that “The Five” hosts could be so blithe about child sexual abuse.
First, think about what they are saying. Let's take it as its possible worst case. We as the American people decided to all collectively keep our mouths shut about a massive pedophile ring in order to keep things peaceful during a president's administration. Ok, let's say that impossible thing happened. By claiming this, what they are saying is "Well now we want to protect our people, too, by continuing this code of silence."
Second, it isn't like people chose to keep silent. In fact, when I would see something about it, I tried. I post to Facebook about 5 times a year. Here was a post of mine. Granted, this was technically during Trump1 not Biden, but for those of us with an ethical thought in our heads, who happens to be the president is not part of the thought process of bringing down a pedophile ring. I swear, we have completely lost the plot that this level of thinking actually occurs.
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Epstein was invited to gatherings with US lawmakers after his arrest
In January 2011, Jeffrey Epstein received an email inviting him to join a freshman congressman for breakfast at a luxury hotel in midtown Manhattan.The billionaire pedophile was promised the chance to rub shoulders with Rep. Allen West, a “rising star” Florida Republican, whose district encompassed Epstein’s Palm Beach mansion.
“You will have the opportunity to explore his views on a variety of issues including spending, the national debt, taxes, education, the economy, Islam, Israel, among others,” the letter read.
An hour after it landed in his inbox, Epstein replied that he was “unfortunately” in the Caribbean.
In November 2012, Mortimer Zuckerman, the billionaire then-owner of The New York Daily News and US News & World Report, sent an email to Epstein, asking him to attend a fundraiser at his home for then-Sen. Max Baucus, a Montana Democrat who left office in 2014.
“I'd like to add that Senator Schumer is likely to attend the gathering and I think this will be an excellent chance to interact with two key Senate Democrats,” he wrote, referring to New York’s senior senator.
Zuckerman’s name surfaces repeatedly in the DOJ’s files. In 2009, he exchanged emails with Epstein discussing how to influence media coverage of the sex offender’s 2008 guilty plea. At one point, according to the files, Zuckerman wrote to Epstein, “We r doing major editing over huge objections.”
Just days prior to Zuckerman’s invitation 2012 invitation, Epstein was asked to attend a fundraiser for New York GOP Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, who was then a state assemblywoman. The event — which was ultimately postponed due to Hurricane Sandy — was set to be co-hosted by John Catsimatidis, the billionaire owner of Gristedes and a big Republican donor.
Catismatidis’s name appeared in Epstein’s 1997 address book, according to Business Insider.
A spokesperson for Malliotakis told The Independent: “The Congresswoman never met [Epstein], did not invite him to anything and never received a donation from him.”
A 2012 email asking Epstein to attend a fundraiser for former Sen. Max Baucus at a billionaire's home (US Department of Justice)
The following year, an employee at a political fundraising firm penned a similar message to the disgraced financier.
“Dear Jeffrey, I hope you received an invite to the party that Congressman Hakeem Jeffries this Wednesday night in Manhattan,” the email said, adding that it “promises to be a great night.”
In 2017, over a decade after his first arrest, Epstein received another invitation to a dinner with Jeffries, now the top Democrat in the House. The event, which included a meet-and-greet, was hosted by Delegate Stacey Plaskett of the Virgin Islands — whose relationship with Epstein triggered a censure vote last year.
In February 2013, a staffer at a political fundraising firm sent a message to Epstein “on behalf” of then-New York Rep. Joe Crowley, who was in office until 2019.
“Jeffrey, Hope you can join me for my birthday gala next month,” the letter said.
The party was set to be hosted at the Dream Downtown Hotel in Manhattan, with a performance by singer Willie Nile. The convicted sex offender was again invited to Crowley's gala the following year, documents suggest.
A 2013 email inviting Epstein to a party with New York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (US Department of Justice)
Epstein was also offered access to a more business-like gathering.
In April 2011, a former DEA agent turned head of a private security firm invited him to a briefing with then-New York Rep. Peter King, who represented Long Island until 2021. It was set to be held at the Metropolitan Club, a private social club in Manhattan’s Upper East Side.
“Please be our guest for a Breakfast Presentation with Congressman Peter King,” the invite said. The topic of discussion was listed as “Homeland Security.”
Most spokespeople for the named lawmakers did not respond to requests for comment from The Independent, with the exception of two, who said the elected officials never met Epstein.
All of the named lawmakers who are currently in office voted to pass the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which required that the DOJ release its records on Epstein. Being named in the files is not evidence of wrongdoing.
One-on-one meetings
Following his guilty plea, the pedophile billionaire also received several emails inviting him to one-on-one meetings with members of Congress.In July of 2012, a staffer at a political fundraising firm wrote to Epstein asking if he would meet with New Mexico Sen. Martin Heinrich, who was a representative at the time.
“Congressman Martin Heinrich will be in NYC tomorrow and would love to get lunch with you around 12:30pm if you're free,” the email stated.
A 2012 email asking Epstein if he would meet a New Mexico congressman for lunch in New York City (US Department of Justice)
And, between 2011 and 2014, a woman named Barbro Ehnbom repeatedly asked Epstein if he would meet with Colorado Rep. Diana Gegette. In the hopes of setting up a sit-down, she highlighted the congresswoman’s dedication to science.
“Are you by any chance in NYC this week? Next Monday my friend Congresswoman Diana deGette from Colorado is coming to NYC for the NYStemcellFoundation Gala,’ Ehnbom wrote to Epstein in an October 2011 email. “She is one of the few people in congress who who has a scientific agenda and she is good person - want to meet her?”
A spokesperson for DeGette said she had no knowledge of Ehnbom’s relationship with Epstein and that the congresswoman never met the disgraced financier.
“Mr. Epstein did not attend the fundraisers that Ms. Ehnbom emailed about over a decade ago, nor has Rep. DeGette ever received any campaign contribution from Mr. Epstein,” the spokesperson told The Independent. “Rep. DeGette strongly supports the release of the full Epstein files.”
A 2014 email discussing a potential meeting between Epstein and a Colorado congresswoman (US Department of Justice)
While political operatives repeatedly tried to connect lawmakers with Epstein, the disgraced financier, for his part, also pursued several former members of Congress.
In May 2011, Epstein’s assistant sought to set up a meeting with former Democratic Maine Senator George Mitchell, who left office in 1995. In November 2013, Epstein sent a message to Mitchell, writing that it “was a pleasure” meeting him.
The following year, former Democratic Nebraska Sen. Bob Kerrey, who left office in 2001, was invited to a lunch with Epstein at his cavernous Manhattan townhouse.
Other high-profile figures — venture capitalist Peter Thiel and former CIA Director Bill Burns — were listed as potential guests, underscoring that Epstein’s connections reached far beyond the halls of Congress.
Epstein was invited to gatherings with US lawmakers after his arrest
In January 2011, Jeffrey Epstein received an email inviting him to join a freshman congressman for breakfast at a luxury hotel in midtown Manhattan.
The billionaire pedophile was promised the chance to rub shoulders with Rep. Allen West, a “rising star” Florida Republican, whose district encompassed Epstein’s Palm Beach mansion.
“You will have the opportunity to explore his views on a variety of issues including spending, the national debt, taxes, education, the economy, Islam, Israel, among others,” the letter read.
An hour after it landed in his inbox, Epstein replied that he was “unfortunately” in the Caribbean.
In November 2012, Mortimer Zuckerman, the billionaire then-owner of The New York Daily News and US News & World Report, sent an email to Epstein, asking him to attend a fundraiser at his home for then-Sen. Max Baucus, a Montana Democrat who left office in 2014.
“I'd like to add that Senator Schumer is likely to attend the gathering and I think this will be an excellent chance to interact with two key Senate Democrats,” he wrote, referring to New York’s senior senator.
Zuckerman’s name surfaces repeatedly in the DOJ’s files. In 2009, he exchanged emails with Epstein discussing how to influence media coverage of the sex offender’s 2008 guilty plea. At one point, according to the files, Zuckerman wrote to Epstein, “We r doing major editing over huge objections.”
Just days prior to Zuckerman’s invitation 2012 invitation, Epstein was asked to attend a fundraiser for New York GOP Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, who was then a state assemblywoman. The event — which was ultimately postponed due to Hurricane Sandy — was set to be co-hosted by John Catsimatidis, the billionaire owner of Gristedes and a big Republican donor.
Catismatidis’s name appeared in Epstein’s 1997 address book, according to Business Insider.
A spokesperson for Malliotakis told The Independent: “The Congresswoman never met [Epstein], did not invite him to anything and never received a donation from him.”
A 2012 email asking Epstein to attend a fundraiser for former Sen. Max Baucus at a billionaire's home (US Department of Justice)
The following year, an employee at a political fundraising firm penned a similar message to the disgraced financier.
“Dear Jeffrey, I hope you received an invite to the party that Congressman Hakeem Jeffries this Wednesday night in Manhattan,” the email said, adding that it “promises to be a great night.”
In 2017, over a decade after his first arrest, Epstein received another invitation to a dinner with Jeffries, now the top Democrat in the House. The event, which included a meet-and-greet, was hosted by Delegate Stacey Plaskett of the Virgin Islands — whose relationship with Epstein triggered a censure vote last year.
In February 2013, a staffer at a political fundraising firm sent a message to Epstein “on behalf” of then-New York Rep. Joe Crowley, who was in office until 2019.
“Jeffrey, Hope you can join me for my birthday gala next month,” the letter said.
The party was set to be hosted at the Dream Downtown Hotel in Manhattan, with a performance by singer Willie Nile. The convicted sex offender was again invited to Crowley's gala the following year, documents suggest.
A 2013 email inviting Epstein to a party with New York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (US Department of Justice)
Epstein was also offered access to a more business-like gathering.
In April 2011, a former DEA agent turned head of a private security firm invited him to a briefing with then-New York Rep. Peter King, who represented Long Island until 2021. It was set to be held at the Metropolitan Club, a private social club in Manhattan’s Upper East Side.
“Please be our guest for a Breakfast Presentation with Congressman Peter King,” the invite said. The topic of discussion was listed as “Homeland Security.”
Most spokespeople for the named lawmakers did not respond to requests for comment from The Independent, with the exception of two, who said the elected officials never met Epstein.
All of the named lawmakers who are currently in office voted to pass the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which required that the DOJ release its records on Epstein. Being named in the files is not evidence of wrongdoing.
One-on-one meetings
Following his guilty plea, the pedophile billionaire also received several emails inviting him to one-on-one meetings with members of Congress.
In July of 2012, a staffer at a political fundraising firm wrote to Epstein asking if he would meet with New Mexico Sen. Martin Heinrich, who was a representative at the time.
“Congressman Martin Heinrich will be in NYC tomorrow and would love to get lunch with you around 12:30pm if you're free,” the email stated.
A 2012 email asking Epstein if he would meet a New Mexico congressman for lunch in New York City (US Department of Justice)
And, between 2011 and 2014, a woman named Barbro Ehnbom repeatedly asked Epstein if he would meet with Colorado Rep. Diana Gegette. In the hopes of setting up a sit-down, she highlighted the congresswoman’s dedication to science.
“Are you by any chance in NYC this week? Next Monday my friend Congresswoman Diana deGette from Colorado is coming to NYC for the NYStemcellFoundation Gala,’ Ehnbom wrote to Epstein in an October 2011 email. “She is one of the few people in congress who who has a scientific agenda and she is good person - want to meet her?”
A spokesperson for DeGette said she had no knowledge of Ehnbom’s relationship with Epstein and that the congresswoman never met the disgraced financier.
“Mr. Epstein did not attend the fundraisers that Ms. Ehnbom emailed about over a decade ago, nor has Rep. DeGette ever received any campaign contribution from Mr. Epstein,” the spokesperson told The Independent. “Rep. DeGette strongly supports the release of the full Epstein files.”
A 2014 email discussing a potential meeting between Epstein and a Colorado congresswoman (US Department of Justice)
While political operatives repeatedly tried to connect lawmakers with Epstein, the disgraced financier, for his part, also pursued several former members of Congress.
In May 2011, Epstein’s assistant sought to set up a meeting with former Democratic Maine Senator George Mitchell, who left office in 1995. In November 2013, Epstein sent a message to Mitchell, writing that it “was a pleasure” meeting him.
The following year, former Democratic Nebraska Sen. Bob Kerrey, who left office in 2001, was invited to a lunch with Epstein at his cavernous Manhattan townhouse.
Other high-profile figures — venture capitalist Peter Thiel and former CIA Director Bill Burns — were listed as potential guests, underscoring that Epstein’s connections reached far beyond the halls of Congress.
Well well well.
Schumer and Jeffries. Didn't figure Jeffries to be involved as he didn't have a lot of power until after Epstein became toxic but this raises some questions about democratic leadership and just how much power Epstein had after he was initially convicted of wrongdoing. It's obvious he was getting a pass before his last prison stint but if becomes apparent he was playing the long game to the point current congressional leadership was involved then everyone deserves answers.
I made the mistake of reading the replies. What a bunch of absolute scumbags making excuses and shaming the victims.
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yeah it is disgusting. Don't go to the Replies ever. I saw a news story today that the Islamic Society of Tulsa was holding an open house for all to come and see after Broken Arrow voted down allowing a new Mosque to be built in the city....and the comment were just VILE and some of those people need to be arrested for the threats they made to Muslims
Supposedly, first term Trump admin blocked the release as it was “under investigation.” Even if the Biden admin wanted to release the files they couldn’t.
Is that accurate?
I was told this on reddit when I questioned why multiple administrations prior to this one didn't prosecute anyone involved so take it with a grain of salt as I didn't look any further at the time.
As part of the original agreement by Acosta during the Bush administration everything was sealed and needed congressional action to overturn the agreement. So legally everyone from Bush to when congress passed the law opening up the files during the 2nd Trump term couldn't pursue it.
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Trump campaigned on doing something that was illegal and started backpeddling when it became apparent people wanted full disclosure and not just something he could use for partisan means.
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"Hillary Clinton said that she and Bill are getting pulled into the Epstein matter because you have something to hide."
Trump: "I have nothing to hide, I've been exonerated, I have nothing to do with Jeffrey Epstein. I watched Hillary in Munich and she seriously has Trump Derangement Syndrome."
Trump: "I have nothing to hide, I've been exonerated, I have nothing to do with Jeffrey Epstein. I watched Hillary in Munich and she seriously has Trump Derangement Syndrome."
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Marshall
The Trump regime just made it official, they’re not releasing any more Epstein files.
Over 3 million documents are still sealed, and Pam Bondi’s acting like the job is “done.”
Thomas Massie called it:
“This is the Epstein Administration.”
Over 3 million documents are still sealed, and Pam Bondi’s acting like the job is “done.”
Thomas Massie called it:
“This is the Epstein Administration.”
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Marshall
Steve Bannon advised Jeffrey Epstein on how to handle allegations that he was a serial pedophile, recommending lawyers and scheduling what they called “media training.” The findings from the Epstein-related documents reveals the extent of Bannon’s efforts to advise Epstein when many were abandoning him.
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Hyatt Hotels heir Tom Pritzker today expressed "regret" over his association with Epstein as he announced his retirement as executive chair of the firm, becoming the latest high-profile figure to step down over ties to the sex offender.
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