Overview
- The Justice Department posted hundreds of thousands of Epstein-related records and images on Friday and acknowledged the disclosure is incomplete, with additional materials to be uploaded in the coming weeks.
- New photos show Bill Clinton in social settings with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, including on a private plane and by a pool, alongside images placing Bill Gates and Sergey Brin in group settings with Epstein.
- The New York Times reported a closer, long-running Trump–Epstein relationship characterized by speakerphone conversations about sex, while stating it found no evidence tying the president to Epstein’s trafficking of minors.
- Transcripts released under the Epstein Files Transparency Act show Ghislaine Maxwell telling DOJ interviewers she never witnessed the president in inappropriate settings and that her interactions with him were cordial.
- Democratic lawmakers Jamie Raskin and Robert Garcia accused DOJ of violating the law by not fully releasing the files and said they are weighing legal options, as House investigators moved to seek testimony from the Clintons with January dates set for depositions.