A evaluation ordered by President Donald Trump-appointed management of the Justice Division and the FBI discovered no proof that infamous deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein saved a “shopper listing” of associates whom he blackmailed or conspired with to victimize dozens of girls, in line with a brand new memo reviewed by ABC Information.
The division has additionally launched hours of purported footage as a part of its evaluation, which officers say additional confirms Epstein died by suicide whereas in custody in his jail cell in Manhattan in 2019 — contradicting conspiracy theories lengthy embraced or unfold by allies of President Trump and others.
The memo can be prone to generate outrage amongst those that have claimed Epstein’s recognized high-profile associates might be implicated in his crimes. Based on the FBI and DOJ evaluation, no additional costs are anticipated in reference to their probes into Epstein, as investigators “didn’t uncover proof that would predicate an investigation towards uncharged third events.”
Legal professional Normal Pam Bondi had beforehand promised the general public launch of scores of information related to federal probes into Epstein, although in latest interviews, she has claimed the delay was attributed to “tens of 1000’s” of movies inside the FBI’s possession displaying potential pornography of minors.
In late February, Bondi handed out binders with Epstein case information to pro-Trump social media influencers on the White Home — information that in the end contained little new info. As ABC Information reported on the time, the transfer caught White Home officers off guard and outraged some supporters of the president, who had been promised that extra particulars could be made public.
Jeffrey Epstein is seen in a photograph launched by the New York State Division of Legal Justice.
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Bondi has confronted rising criticism from some Trump supporters over the delay in releasing the information. The Epstein information for years have been the topic of widespread hypothesis and conspiracy theories that the federal government was overlaying up info and a supposed “shopper listing” to guard highly effective businessmen and politicians. A number of sources have advised ABC Information that no such listing has ever surfaced.
In explaining their willpower to not launch additional information from the investigation, the DOJ memo states that one of many authorities’s “highest priorities is combatting little one exploitation and bringing justice to victims,” earlier than including, “Perpetuating unfounded theories about Epstein serves neither of these ends.”
President Trump and the White Home have been peppered with questions in latest months over the timing of the discharge of the following “section” of paperwork beforehand promised by Bondi.
In an trade within the Oval Workplace on April 22, Trump mentioned he was unaware of when the Epstein information could be launched.
A photograph of Jeffrey Epstein’s jail cell after his dying, Aug. 10, 2019, launched by the Division of Justice.
Workplace of the Chief Medical Examiner, Metropolis of New York by way of DOJ
“I do not know. I am going to converse to the Legal professional Normal about that,” Trump mentioned. “I actually do not know.”
Tech billionaire Elon Musk, within the midst of a public falling out with Trump within the wake of his departure from the administration final month — shared a put up on X that claimed the delay in releasing the Epstein information was because of Trump’s title showing in them.
“Time to drop the actually huge bomb: @realDonaldTrump is within the Epstein information,” he wrote. “That’s the actual motive they haven’t been made public. Have a pleasant day, DJT.”
The put up was amongst a number of important of Trump that Musk later faraway from his account.
Trump quickly after dismissed Musk’s claims in an interview with NBC Information.
“That is referred to as ‘previous information.’ That is been previous information. That has been talked about for years. Even Epstein’s lawyer mentioned I had nothing to do with it — it is previous information,” he mentioned.
“This has been talked about for years and years. And as you understand, I used to be not pleasant with Epstein for in all probability 18 years earlier than he died. I used to be under no circumstances pleasant with him,” Trump added.
In tense non-public conversations, Bondi had beforehand pressed FBI Director Kash Patel to evaluation the still-secret info from the case involving one of the notorious intercourse trafficking criminals in trendy historical past, sources advised ABC Information.
As many as a thousand FBI brokers, a lot of whom have been sometimes centered on nationwide safety issues, have been enlisted to assist with the hassle, sources added.
Folks stroll out of the West Wing and present “The Epstein Information: Section 1” binders, on the White Home in Washington, D.C., February 27, 2025.
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In an interview in March, Bondi was requested concerning the growing stress from Trump’s base to launch extra information, and confirmed that the division was working to make them public.
“The MAGA group is mad that we do not know extra concerning the Epstein information…are you going to offer us any extra info? Fox Information’ Maria Bartiromo requested the lawyer basic.
Bondi responded that FBI Director Kash Patel was engaged on offering the DOJ with a timeline for the following doc launch.
“We are going to get out as a lot as we will, as quick as we will to the American folks,” Bondi mentioned.
Axios was first to report the discharge of the DOJ and FBI’s memo.
