The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) under President Donald Trump has filed a controversial legal motion seeking to prevent the appointment of an independent monitor to oversee the release of internal files related to convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, court filings show. In a motion submitted on Friday, January 16,…
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is facing mounting legal and political scrutiny over its continued failure to fully release documents related to the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, despite a statutory deadline requiring disclosure by December 19, 2026. As of late January 2026, the DOJ has not released any new…
An unclassified, heavily redacted Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) intake document, released as part of the ongoing Epstein Files disclosures, contains serious allegations against U.S. President Donald Trump, though the claims remain unverified. The document, dated March 8, 2020, records a follow‑up tip submitted to the FBI’s National Threat Operations Center by a woman alleging…
The U.S. Department of Justice has begun releasing a long-anticipated cache of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier who died by suicide in a New York jail in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal sex-trafficking charges. Friday’s disclosure marks the first wave of several expected document releases under the Epstein Files Transparency Act,…
A federal judge in New York has approved the Justice Department’s request to unseal long-restricted records from Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex-trafficking case. The move marks one of the first major disclosures mandated under the newly enacted Epstein Files Transparency Act. But the judge cautioned the public not to expect the sweeping revelations many have been anticipating.…
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is once again at the center of a political firestorm — but this time, she’s directing it squarely at President Donald Trump. In a revealing “60 Minutes” interview and a follow-up thread on Twitter/X, the Georgia Republican described a heated private phone call in which Trump allegedly “screamed” at her for…
Twenty-four survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse, including the family of the late Virginia Giuffre, are demanding that Congress stop stalling and release every file tied to the disgraced financier’s decades-long trafficking operation. In a pointed letter delivered ahead of a long-anticipated House vote, survivors urged lawmakers to approve the Epstein Files Transparency Act, calling this…
In a surprise move that is drawing bipartisan scrutiny and public outcry, House Speaker Mike Johnson abruptly adjourned the House of Representatives a day early—just as momentum was building around a potential vote to release sealed files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and subpoena his longtime associate, Ghislaine Maxwell. The early dismissal of…
In a significant development in the ongoing scrutiny of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, the U.S. Department of Justice has formally contacted attorneys for Ghislaine Maxwell, signaling plans to meet with the convicted sex trafficker as part of renewed efforts to uncover the full scope of Epstein’s criminal network. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche confirmed on…