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A day after federal agents arrested Epstein in 2019, they were also apparently trying to contact 10 people they called potential 'co-conspirators,' according to a newly released email exchange.
All the names were redacted except three: Ghislaine Maxwell, Jean-Luc Brunel, and Leslie Wexner.
All the names were redacted except three: Ghislaine Maxwell, Jean-Luc Brunel, and Leslie Wexner.
Federal Agents Tried to Contact ‘Co-Conspirators’ in Epstein Case, Emails Show
www.nytimes.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:01 AM
A day after federal agents arrested Epstein in 2019, they were also apparently trying to contact 10 people they called potential 'co-conspirators,' according to a newly released email exchange.
All the names were redacted except three: Ghislaine Maxwell, Jean-Luc Brunel, and Leslie Wexner.
All the names were redacted except three: Ghislaine Maxwell, Jean-Luc Brunel, and Leslie Wexner.
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BREAKING: Huge loss for Trump administration at Supreme Court, which rules that the Trump administration had lacked authority to federalize and deploy the National Guard to execute laws in Illinois. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
December 23, 2025 at 8:17 PM
BREAKING: Huge loss for Trump administration at Supreme Court, which rules that the Trump administration had lacked authority to federalize and deploy the National Guard to execute laws in Illinois. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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BREAKING: A new drop of Epstein files has several mentions of Trump.
There are notes from an assistant U.S. attorney in New York about the number of times Trump flew on Epstein's plane — including one flight that included just Trump, Epstein and a 20-year-old woman, according to the notes.
There are notes from an assistant U.S. attorney in New York about the number of times Trump flew on Epstein's plane — including one flight that included just Trump, Epstein and a 20-year-old woman, according to the notes.
Second big batch of Epstein files includes many mentions of Trump
After a first batch of Epstein document had few mentions of President Donald Trump, the Justice Department disclosed thousands more with many references to the president.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 23, 2025 at 1:25 PM
BREAKING: A new drop of Epstein files has several mentions of Trump.
There are notes from an assistant U.S. attorney in New York about the number of times Trump flew on Epstein's plane — including one flight that included just Trump, Epstein and a 20-year-old woman, according to the notes.
There are notes from an assistant U.S. attorney in New York about the number of times Trump flew on Epstein's plane — including one flight that included just Trump, Epstein and a 20-year-old woman, according to the notes.
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Q: Were you surprised by the number of photos of Bill Clinton in the Epstein files & can you commit to their full release?
TRUMP: There's a lot of people that are angry about all the picture of other people. It's terrible. Everybody was friendly with this guy. I don't like the pictures being shown
TRUMP: There's a lot of people that are angry about all the picture of other people. It's terrible. Everybody was friendly with this guy. I don't like the pictures being shown
December 22, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Q: Were you surprised by the number of photos of Bill Clinton in the Epstein files & can you commit to their full release?
TRUMP: There's a lot of people that are angry about all the picture of other people. It's terrible. Everybody was friendly with this guy. I don't like the pictures being shown
TRUMP: There's a lot of people that are angry about all the picture of other people. It's terrible. Everybody was friendly with this guy. I don't like the pictures being shown
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NEWS: Bill Clinton is demanding full transparency from the Trump DOJ on the Epstein files.
Clinton’s spokesman says the DOJ’s selective release suggests someone is being protected.
He calls on Trump to direct Bondi to immediately release all remaining materials referencing Clinton.
Clinton’s spokesman says the DOJ’s selective release suggests someone is being protected.
He calls on Trump to direct Bondi to immediately release all remaining materials referencing Clinton.
December 22, 2025 at 7:19 PM
NEWS: Bill Clinton is demanding full transparency from the Trump DOJ on the Epstein files.
Clinton’s spokesman says the DOJ’s selective release suggests someone is being protected.
He calls on Trump to direct Bondi to immediately release all remaining materials referencing Clinton.
Clinton’s spokesman says the DOJ’s selective release suggests someone is being protected.
He calls on Trump to direct Bondi to immediately release all remaining materials referencing Clinton.
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"'If the administration’s refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we have effectively handed them a "kill switch" for any reporting they find inconvenient,' Ms. Alfonsi wrote."
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‘60 Minutes’ Pulled a Segment. A Correspondent Calls It ‘Political.’
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December 22, 2025 at 1:27 PM
"'If the administration’s refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we have effectively handed them a "kill switch" for any reporting they find inconvenient,' Ms. Alfonsi wrote."
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Betty Reid Soskin, the National Park Service’s oldest ranger, has died. She was 104.
Betty Reid Soskin, Oldest U.S. Park Ranger and Trailblazing Historian, Dies at 104 | KQED
Betty Reid Soskin, the nation’s oldest National Park Service ranger and a pioneering historian at Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park, devoted her life to preserving Black histo...
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December 22, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Betty Reid Soskin, the National Park Service’s oldest ranger, has died. She was 104.
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“Our story was screened five times and cleared by both CBS attorneys and Standards and Practices..."“It is factually correct. In my view, pulling it now, after every rigorous internal check has been met, is not an editorial decision, it is a political one.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
‘60 Minutes’ Pulled a Segment. A Correspondent Calls It ‘Political.’
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 5:03 AM
“Our story was screened five times and cleared by both CBS attorneys and Standards and Practices..."“It is factually correct. In my view, pulling it now, after every rigorous internal check has been met, is not an editorial decision, it is a political one.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
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And there it is...
December 22, 2025 at 2:55 AM
And there it is...
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An Editor’s Note from 60 Minutes
December 21, 2025 at 9:30 PM
An Editor’s Note from 60 Minutes
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Garcia: If you are a whistleblower at the FBI, at the DOJ, if you worked hard to put the files together and are seeing your work now being hidden by your own DOJ, contact the oversight committee. We have whistleblower protections.
December 21, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Garcia: If you are a whistleblower at the FBI, at the DOJ, if you worked hard to put the files together and are seeing your work now being hidden by your own DOJ, contact the oversight committee. We have whistleblower protections.
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HUNT: So do you think the actions the DOJ is taking this are specifically designed to protect Donald Trump?
JAMIE RASKIN: Well, what else? Yeah
JAMIE RASKIN: Well, what else? Yeah
December 21, 2025 at 2:26 PM
HUNT: So do you think the actions the DOJ is taking this are specifically designed to protect Donald Trump?
JAMIE RASKIN: Well, what else? Yeah
JAMIE RASKIN: Well, what else? Yeah
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WELKER: In any information about President Trump redacted in any of the files that have or will be released?
BLANCHE: No, not unless it's supposed to be redacted until the law, which means victim information or any sort of privileged information. He had nothing to do with the Epstein files.
BLANCHE: No, not unless it's supposed to be redacted until the law, which means victim information or any sort of privileged information. He had nothing to do with the Epstein files.
December 21, 2025 at 2:53 PM
WELKER: In any information about President Trump redacted in any of the files that have or will be released?
BLANCHE: No, not unless it's supposed to be redacted until the law, which means victim information or any sort of privileged information. He had nothing to do with the Epstein files.
BLANCHE: No, not unless it's supposed to be redacted until the law, which means victim information or any sort of privileged information. He had nothing to do with the Epstein files.
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BRENNAN: What are you going to do to force DOJ to comply?
MASSIE: The quickest way and most expeditious way to get justice for these victims is to bring inherent contempt against Pam Bondi. That doesn't require going through the courts. We're drafting that right now.
MASSIE: The quickest way and most expeditious way to get justice for these victims is to bring inherent contempt against Pam Bondi. That doesn't require going through the courts. We're drafting that right now.
December 21, 2025 at 3:43 PM
BRENNAN: What are you going to do to force DOJ to comply?
MASSIE: The quickest way and most expeditious way to get justice for these victims is to bring inherent contempt against Pam Bondi. That doesn't require going through the courts. We're drafting that right now.
MASSIE: The quickest way and most expeditious way to get justice for these victims is to bring inherent contempt against Pam Bondi. That doesn't require going through the courts. We're drafting that right now.
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WELKER: Why was this photo of a desk with a drawer open containing photos of Trump taken down?
BLANCHE: You can see in that photo there are photos of women. We learned there were concerns about them.
W: Are you saying those women are victims of Epstein?
B: No, that's not what I'm saying.
BLANCHE: You can see in that photo there are photos of women. We learned there were concerns about them.
W: Are you saying those women are victims of Epstein?
B: No, that's not what I'm saying.
December 21, 2025 at 2:51 PM
WELKER: Why was this photo of a desk with a drawer open containing photos of Trump taken down?
BLANCHE: You can see in that photo there are photos of women. We learned there were concerns about them.
W: Are you saying those women are victims of Epstein?
B: No, that's not what I'm saying.
BLANCHE: You can see in that photo there are photos of women. We learned there were concerns about them.
W: Are you saying those women are victims of Epstein?
B: No, that's not what I'm saying.
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At least 15 photos from Epstein files, including with Trump and females, have disappeared from DOJ website: www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Files made available Friday no longer appear on DOJ’s website
Fifteen pictures from the Epstein docs that were released yesterday by the Department of Justice have now been removed from the DOJ site as of today.
www.nbcnews.com
December 20, 2025 at 11:40 PM
At least 15 photos from Epstein files, including with Trump and females, have disappeared from DOJ website: www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
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BREAKING: At least 16 files from the Epstein release disappeared from DOJ's webpage, including a photo of Trump, with no explanation.
At least 16 files have disappeared from the DOJ webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein
The Justice Department’s webpage for documents related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is missing at least 16 of its files a day after they were released.
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December 20, 2025 at 9:30 PM
BREAKING: At least 16 files from the Epstein release disappeared from DOJ's webpage, including a photo of Trump, with no explanation.
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WOW: The DOJ has DELETED an image from its release of the Epstein files that shows photos of Trump in a drawer.
Yesterday, we noted that this image — file 468 — likely slipped through the cracks while officials were attempting to hide materials pertaining to Trump.
Now, it’s gone.
Yesterday, we noted that this image — file 468 — likely slipped through the cracks while officials were attempting to hide materials pertaining to Trump.
Now, it’s gone.
December 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
WOW: The DOJ has DELETED an image from its release of the Epstein files that shows photos of Trump in a drawer.
Yesterday, we noted that this image — file 468 — likely slipped through the cracks while officials were attempting to hide materials pertaining to Trump.
Now, it’s gone.
Yesterday, we noted that this image — file 468 — likely slipped through the cracks while officials were attempting to hide materials pertaining to Trump.
Now, it’s gone.
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I don’t think the law passed by Congress said that DOJ has to release less than 1% of the materials by Dec 19.
December 20, 2025 at 11:52 AM
I don’t think the law passed by Congress said that DOJ has to release less than 1% of the materials by Dec 19.
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Garcia: This is not a real release. This is continuing a coverup that's been going on now for months.
December 19, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Garcia: This is not a real release. This is continuing a coverup that's been going on now for months.
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Khanna: "The law clearly required all unclassified information being released today. They obviously have not complied with that law. They claim it's because it was only a few weeks -- well they've known about this for months."
December 19, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Khanna: "The law clearly required all unclassified information being released today. They obviously have not complied with that law. They claim it's because it was only a few weeks -- well they've known about this for months."
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Schiff: "I think we ought to bring Pam Bondi before the Senate Judiciary Committee demand answers as to why the DOJ has violated the law."
December 19, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Schiff: "I think we ought to bring Pam Bondi before the Senate Judiciary Committee demand answers as to why the DOJ has violated the law."
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The Justice Department released its first batch of Epstein files. This updating guide tells you what we know so far.
See the Epstein Files and Other Materials Released So Far
The Justice Department released more records tied to its investigation into the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Here’s a guide to what is public so far.
on.wsj.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The Justice Department released its first batch of Epstein files. This updating guide tells you what we know so far.
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What!
Smells like more of a coverup
This is a violation of the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
Deputy Attorney General Blanche in video:
"I expect that we're going to release more documents over the next couple of weeks."
Here's the LAW:
Smells like more of a coverup
This is a violation of the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
Deputy Attorney General Blanche in video:
"I expect that we're going to release more documents over the next couple of weeks."
Here's the LAW:
December 19, 2025 at 3:54 PM
What!
Smells like more of a coverup
This is a violation of the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
Deputy Attorney General Blanche in video:
"I expect that we're going to release more documents over the next couple of weeks."
Here's the LAW:
Smells like more of a coverup
This is a violation of the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
Deputy Attorney General Blanche in video:
"I expect that we're going to release more documents over the next couple of weeks."
Here's the LAW: