Latest Epstein documents: Elon Musk, Andrew figure prominently in new revelations

Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Va., accused the Justice Department of withholding most of Epstein’s documents after releasing more than 3 million documents on Friday.

“Today, the Trump Justice Department released 50 percent of the Epstein dossier and refused to release the rest,” Walkinshaw wrote on X on Friday night. “Why are they hiding the full truth? We will continue to fight for the transparency survivors of Epstein’s crimes demand. This cover-up is indefensible.”

Earlier, Deputy Attorney General Todd Branch said the massive data dump complied with federal law and “marked the end of a very comprehensive” review process.

Due to the potential for pornographic or nudity content, DOJ web pages displaying Epstein files will now ask users if they are 18 years of age or older.

“That includes a large amount of commercial pornography and images that were seized from Epstein’s devices but were not taken by him or taken by those around him,” U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Branch said on Friday.

Ghislaine Maxwell claims in court documents that 25 of Jeffrey Epstein’s male associates reached “secret settlements” to avoid prosecution.

The explosive allegation emerged in a habeas corpus petition filed by Maxwell’s lawyers on Dec. 17 seeking to overturn her criminal conviction. The full petition was posted online by Courthouse News, a news organization covering the lawsuit.

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Donald Trump’s name appears more than 3,000 times in latest version, according to analysis The Independent—— Use the search function on the DOJ website.

This comes despite Deputy Attorney General Todd Branch’s insistence that there is no new evidence that would be “satisfactory” – an indirect reference to the conspiracy about the president.

“I can guarantee that we followed the statute, we followed the bill, and we did not protect President Trump,” Branch said at a press conference Friday morning.

One of the images included in the millions of documents shared Friday includes a chart created by federal authorities that appears to show Jeffrey Epstein’s inner circle.

The document contains photos and names of high-profile people close to the pedophile financier, including Ghislaine Maxwell, his lawyer Darren Indyk, his accountant Richard Kahn and his long-time assistant Leslie Grove, among others.

The names and faces of several other people labeled as “employees” or “girlfriends” were also redacted.