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What new Epstein files reveal about Trump: five major takeaways

New Epstein document dump sharpens scrutiny on Trump’s past ties, adds detail but few conclusions A fresh tranche of U.S. government records tied to Jeffrey Epstein offers new specifics on former President Donald Trump’s proximity to the financier in the 1990s and early 2000s, while underscoring how much remains unverified or sharply disputed. The materials, uneven and heavily redacted, do not alter the public record on Trump’s conduct. Trump has long denied any wrongdoing, and the Justice Department has labeled some of the…

Trump warns releasing Epstein files could damage reputations in first remarks

Trump warns release of Epstein files could ‘ruin’ reputations as bipartisan pressure mounts on Justice Department WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump, speaking at Mar-a-Lago in his first public comments since the Justice Department began releasing investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein last Friday, cautioned that people who “innocently met” the convicted sex offender could see their reputations damaged as photos and documents surface. “This whole thing with Epstein is a way of trying to deflect from the tremendous success…

Trump administration rejects cover-up claims over redacted Jeffrey Epstein records

Justice Department denies shielding Trump as fury grows over redacted Epstein files The U.S. Justice Department denied it redacted Jeffrey Epstein files to protect President Donald Trump as criticism mounted over a partial, heavily censored release of documents that has angered victims and prompted bipartisan demands for full disclosure. Victims of the late sex offender said the newly released cache — with many pages blacked out and images blurred — fell far short of what Congress ordered under a law compelling publication…

Biggest revelations in the latest Jeffrey Epstein case files release

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Friday released a new cache of documents from its investigations into the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a partial disclosure that rekindled political scrutiny and drew immediate complaints over heavy redactions and missing materials. The long-awaited “Epstein files” have been a persistent political flashpoint for President Donald Trump, whose supporters and Republican allies pressed for full transparency. Yet the initial tranche — hundreds of thousands of…

Thousands of heavily censored Epstein court records released to the public

U.S. Justice Department releases thousands of Jeffrey Epstein files, heavy redactions, Clinton photos, scant mention of Trump The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday released thousands of heavily redacted documents tied to Jeffrey Epstein, offering new images and records that featured former President Bill Clinton while making scant reference to President Donald Trump. The partial disclosure, mandated by a law Congress passed last month over White House objections, arrived after months of resistance from the administration…

U.S. Justice Department releases latest batch of Jeffrey Epstein case files

The U.S. Justice Department has released more than 300,000 pages of records from investigations into Jeffrey Epstein, responding to mounting political pressure and a new law compelling disclosure. The trove, posted online with redactions, immediately intensified a yearslong fight over transparency around the late financier and convicted sex offender’s connections to powerful figures. It was not immediately clear how much of the material is new, given extensive disclosures since Epstein’s 2019 death in a New York jail, ruled…

Jeffrey Epstein ally Ghislaine Maxwell petitions court for prison release

Ghislaine Maxwell has asked a U.S. federal judge to throw out her sex trafficking conviction and free her from a 20-year sentence, arguing in a habeas corpus petition that “substantial new evidence” and constitutional violations undermined the fairness of her 2021 trial. Filed in Manhattan federal court, the petition asserts that material that could have led to Maxwell’s acquittal was withheld while false evidence reached the jury, resulting in what her lawyers describe as a “complete miscarriage of justice.” In the filing,…

Trump shrugs off newly released Jeffrey Epstein photos as trivial

Trump dismisses newly released Jeffrey Epstein photos as ‘no big deal’ WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday brushed off the release of new photos showing him with Jeffrey Epstein, telling reporters the images were “no big deal” and insisting the late financier appeared in countless pictures with prominent people long before his 2019 death. “Everybody knew this man,” Trump said at the White House. “He was all over Palm Beach. He has photos with everybody. I mean, almost — there are hundreds and hundreds of people…

Jeffrey Epstein estate unveils new photos featuring President Donald Trump

House Democrats release new Jeffrey Epstein photos showing Trump as DOJ faces release deadline Democrats on the House Oversight Committee on Friday released a fresh batch of photos from the estate of the late Jeffrey Epstein, including three images of Donald Trump, intensifying pressure on the U.S. Department of Justice days before a court-ordered deadline to disclose its own cache of Epstein-related files. The committee’s Democrats said they are reviewing more than 95,000 images obtained from Epstein’s estate and made 19…

Trump approves bill to unseal long-hidden Jeffrey Epstein files

Trump signs bill ordering Justice Department to release Jeffrey Epstein documents President Donald Trump on Thursday signed bipartisan legislation directing the Justice Department to make public files from its long-running probe of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The move comes after weeks of political pressure and signals a reversal from earlier opposition by the White House. Trump had previously urged Republicans to block the measure, fearing a precedent for exposing internal investigative records, according to two…