Jeffrey Epstein, DOJ
Digest more
Famed magician David Copperfield, who was previously revealed to have ties to Jeffrey Epstein, was named again in a deluge of DOJ files.
The documents released so far have raised fresh questions about the president’s ties to the late sex predator.
The Justice Department released an initial batch of about 100,000 pages on Dec. 19 and warned that it would not be able to release the entire trove by the deadline. Since then, files have come out - sometimes in a trickle, other times in a rush - unannounced and generally with no clear explanation about what’s being provided.
A new batch of Jeffrey Epstein criminal case files were released on Dec. 23, with several new mentions of President Donald Trump. What to know about him:
10hon MSN
Public release of Epstein records puts Maxwell under fresh scrutiny amid her claims of innocence
Two weeks ago, as the Justice Department prepared to begin releasing what are commonly known as the Epstein files, Maxwell filed a habeas petition, asking a federal judge to free her on grounds that “substantial new evidence” has emerged proving that constitutional violations spoiled her trial.
Although the department is mandated to release all documents related to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who died by suicide in 2019, under the Epstein Files Transparency Act passed in November, it has withheld some files, claiming the process is delayed to protect victim identities.
The note was released by the Justice Department as part of a batch of files related to the Epstein investigation.