The Epstein Record had been a scorching matter for his former good friend, Donald Trump, who promised he would launch the names if elected to a second time period as president.
After taking workplace in January, his Legal professional Common, Pam Bondi, claimed she had the Epstein file “sitting on my desk.”
Bondi’s Justice Division did an about-face in July, saying Epstein by no means maintained a “consumer checklist” and that “no additional disclosure could be acceptable or warranted.”
The DOJ claimed many of the materials had been sealed by a court docket to guard Epstein’s victims, and even when the intercourse predator had gone to trial, “solely a fraction” of it “would have been aired publicly.”
Epstein was discovered useless in his New York Metropolis jail cell in 2019 whereas awaiting trial on intercourse trafficking costs.
Trump referred to as the purported checklist the “Jeffrey Epstein Hoax” after blowback concerning the Justice Division’s memo.
Epstein’s former girlfriend and madame, Ghislaine Maxwell, later instructed the DOJ, “The President was by no means inappropriate with anyone. Within the occasions that I used to be with him, he was a gentleman in all respects.” She added that the 2 tycoons have been pleasant however not “shut pals.”