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At Least 16 Epstein Files Vanish From DOJ Site

More than a dozen posts released Friday were gone by Saturday

(Newser) - At least 16 files have disappeared from the Justice Department's public webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein—including a photograph showing President Trump—less than a day after they were posted, with no explanation from the government and no notice to the public. The missing files, which were...

Early Takeaways From the New Epstein Files
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Dec 20, 2025 9:07 AM CST

Early Takeaways From the New Epstein Files

No major revelations so far, and Bill Clinton shows up a lot

(Newser) - Journalists have been poring over thousands of Jeffrey Epstein files newly released by the Justice Department , a mix of documents, photos, phone recordings, and videos. It's only the first part of a release mandated by Congress, but it will still take quite a bit of time for outlets to...

DOJ Releases Files, Partly Complying With Epstein Law

Criticism follows incomplete trove, redactions

(Newser) - The Justice Department on Friday started putting out a massive batch of records tied to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, meeting part—but not all—of a disclosure mandate Congress imposed and President Trump signed into law last month. Officials said the release would ultimately total several hundred thousand pages, with...

DOJ Won't Make Deadline to Fully Release Epstein Files

Deputy AG says 'several hundred thousand' documents will be released Friday

(Newser) - The Justice Department is not going to release all of its files on Jeffrey Epstein before the deadline. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said Friday that the Justice Department will release "several hundred thousand" documents related to the sex offender, but conceded the first batch will fall short of...

Epstein Case Files Are Due by Midnight

Sources say there will be extensive redactions

(Newser) - The clock is ticking on the release of the Epstein files. By midnight Friday, the Trump administration is required by law to publish a trove of Jeffrey Epstein-related records that could expose new details about the sex offender's crimes and his links to prominent figures, including President Trump, the...

House Democrats Release Dozens More Epstein Photos

They include images of lines from Lolita written on a person's body

(Newser) - Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released more photos from Jeffrey Epstein's estate on Thursday, a day ahead of the deadline for the administration to release its files on the sex offender. CBS News reports that the 68 photos include multiple images of lines from Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita...

Ghislaine Maxwell Asks Judge to Toss Conviction

'Substantial new evidence' has emerged, convict argues in longshot bid for release

(Newser) - Jeffrey Epstein's former girlfriend and longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell asked a federal judge on Wednesday to set aside her sex trafficking conviction and free her from a 20-year prison sentence, saying "substantial new evidence" has emerged proving that constitutional violations spoiled her trial.
  • Maxwell maintained in a habeas
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Harvard Probes Students Over Viral Videos of Larry Summers

Students face potential discipline over unauthorized filming tied to Epstein comments

(Newser) - Harvard is quietly scrutinizing two seniors who helped thrust Larry Summers' ties to Jeffrey Epstein back into the spotlight. Sources tell the New York Times that the university has opened a confidential disciplinary investigation into students Rosie P. Couture and Lola DeAscentiis after they posted TikTok videos of Summers addressing...

One Key to Epstein's Fortune: He Was a 'Prodigious' Liar

New York Times takes a deep look into how Epstein amassed his wealth

(Newser) - So how exactly did Jeffrey Epstein get so rich? The New York Times is out with a deeply reported story that provides perhaps the fullest account yet of how the college dropout began amassing his fortune. It is not a flattering one. "In his first two decades of business,...

Clintons Face Threats of Contempt Over Epstein Probe

Comer threatens contempt proceedings as Clintons offer sworn statements only

(Newser) - A long-simmering clash between House Republicans and the Clintons over the Jeffrey Epstein investigation is nearing a decisive moment on Capitol Hill, the New York Times reports. Rep. James Comer, the Kentucky Republican who chairs the House Oversight Committee, is threatening to seek contempt of Congress charges if Bill and...

Newly Released Epstein Photos Feature Trump, Bill Clinton

House Democrats release another batch

(Newser) - House Democrats released a selection of photos from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, including some of President Trump and former President Clinton, per the AP . The 19 photos released by Democratic lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee were a small part of more than 95,000 they received...

Judge Orders Records From 2019 Epstein Case Unsealed

Move follows new law mandating public release of investigation files

(Newser) - The long-shielded federal case file on Jeffrey Epstein is about to go public. US District Judge Richard M. Berman on Wednesday OKed the Justice Department's request to unseal records from the federal grand jury investigation into Epstein, the convicted sex offender who died in jail in 2019 while awaiting...

Judge: DOJ Can Unseal Ghislaine Maxwell Records

Documents, photos, etc., from Epstein confidant's case could be released within 10 days

(Newser) - The Justice Department can publicly release investigative materials from a sex trafficking case against Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime confidant of Jeffrey Epstein, a federal judge said on Tuesday. Judge Paul A. Engelmayer ruled after the Justice Department in November asked two judges in New York to unseal grand jury transcripts...

Invoking New Law, Judge OKs Epstein Transcripts Release

Ruling concerns first known federal investigation

(Newser) - A federal judge on Friday gave the Justice Department permission to release transcripts of a grand jury investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's abuse of underage girls in Florida—a case that ultimately ended without any federal charges being filed against the multimillionaire sex offender. US District Judge Rodney Smith said...

Ghislaine Maxwell Makes New Plea to Get Out of Prison

Convicted Epstein associate to file habeas corpus petition

(Newser) - Two months after getting shut down by the Supreme Court , Ghislaine Maxwell is trying again to get out of prison. In a court filing to US District Court Judge Paul Engelmayer on Wednesday, Maxwell's lawyers said she intends to file a habeas corpus petition for her release. The filing...

Economic Association Bans Larry Summers for Life

American Economic Association cites Epstein ties, condemns his behavior

(Newser) - An esteemed economic association has banned former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers for life, citing his ongoing friendship with Jeffrey Epstein even after Epstein's 2008 conviction for soliciting prostitution from a minor. The nonprofit said Tuesday that it had accepted Summers' resignation and permanently revoked his membership. The 71-year-old, who...

Democrats Share Photos of Epstein's Island Home

House Dems on Oversight Committee release 10 photos, 4 videos

(Newser) - House Democrats have released 10 photos and four videos taken on Jeffrey Epstein's private island in the Caribbean that they say have never been seen by the public and offer "a harrowing look behind Epstein's closed doors." The images include shots of bedrooms, bathrooms, and a...

Mountbatten-Windsor Stripped of Final Royal Titles

He's no longer a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter

(Newser) - King Charles has stripped his brother, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, of his final royal titles, according to an announcement published Monday in the Gazette, the United Kingdom's official public record. The announcement stated, "The King has directed that the appointment of Andrew Albert Christian Edward Mountbatten-Windsor to be a Knight...

DOJ Goes Back to Judges With New Epstein Law

Filings argue for quick release of files

(Newser) - The Justice Department on Monday renewed its request to unseal grand jury transcripts from Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking cases, arguing the material should be made public under a new law requiring the government to open its files on the late financier and his longtime accomplice. The...

UK PM Suggests Andrew Should Testify on Epstein

Former Prince Andrew has so far ignored request from US congressional committee

(Newser) - Pressure is increasing for the former Prince Andrew to give evidence to a US congressional committee investigating the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after Britain's prime minister suggested he should testify. Keir Starmer declined to comment directly about King Charles III's disgraced younger brother, but told reporters traveling...

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