WASHINGTON (AP) — Under questioning from Democrats on Tuesday, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick acknowledged that he had met with Jeffrey Epstein twice after his 2008 conviction for encouraging prostitution of a child, reversing Lutnick’s earlier claim that he had cut ties with the financier after late 2005. Lutnick once again played down his relationship with … Read more
The billionaire’s famous philanthropy reportedly did not extend to his extramarital affairs. Bill Gates is facing intense scrutiny for his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein after a portion of files released by the Department of Justice on January 30. In one 2017 email, Epstein alleged that Gates let his Russian ex-mistress “break down” and sleep on … Read more
Soon-Yi Previn, the wife of the film director Woody Allen, sent emails to Jeffrey Epstein telling the convicted sex offender that the #MeToo justice movement “went too far” – and smearing an underage girl at the center of a sexting case as “pathetic and disgusting” rather than the former US congressman who went to the … Read more
The Cabinet Office’s redaction of files relating to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been compared to the controversial handling of the Epstein files. Andrew Lownie, biographer of the former prince, said the decision to remove parts of the documents after they were released to journalists was “panicking”. Mr Lownie, the author of Entitledhe said: “It’s a bit … Read more
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (L)/Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (R) Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) went scorched earth on President Donald Trump in a New York Times profile on Monday, trashing the president’s claim to Christian faith and stressing her stand on the Epstein files as what sent her over the edge. Greene, who spent years as a … Read more
For years, rumors have circulated on the internet that the late, convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein had a painting of former President Bill Clinton in a blue suit. The image resurfaced on social media after the US Department of Justice released the first installment of additional Epstein files following the passage of the Epstein Files … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — Days after Ghislaine Maxwell asked a judge to immediately release her from a 20-year prison sentence, the public release of grand jury transcripts from her sex-trafficking case has returned attention to the victims whose allegations helped land her behind bars. The release of the transcripts as part of the Justice Department’s … Read more
Deputy US attorney general Todd Blanche said on Sunday that the removal of photos from the Jeffrey Epstein file release, including one of Donald Trump, had “nothing to do” with the president, as the justice department restored an image it had removed a day earlier that included a photo of Trump. The US justice department … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton featured prominently in the first batch of files released Friday by the Justice Department stemming from its investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, as the White House sought to shift the focus of the highly anticipated documents from President Donald Trump. Several photos of Clinton were among … Read more
Bill Clinton is facing renewed questions about the extent of his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein after it featured prominently in the first tranche of unsealed documents. Dozens of photos of Mr Clinton with the late pedophile tycoon have been released by the Trump administration, including one showing him in a hot tub and swimming with … Read more