No. of Recommendations: 9
Disagree. There’s always something.Yes. Politifact did a recent write-up, with some interesting points...
"The files are not made up by anyone — they collectively represent investigative evidence and findings from law enforcement documents, victims’ testimonies, and court cases."
"The Epstein files, refer to the federal government’s investigative files pertaining to the prosecution of deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein."
"In 2007, while Bush was president, federal investigators at the FBI and U.S. attorney's office prepared to indict Epstein, but negotiations between Epstein’s lawyers and the U.S. attorney's office in Florida’s Southern District led by Alexander Acosta resulted in a secret deal that let Epstein avoid federal charges."
"The Justice Department’s 2020 report said Epstein spent the next decade, from 2009 to 2019, embroiled in legal battles with victims who were seeking monetary damages and challenging the validity of the non-prosecution agreement. During this period, the U.S. attorney’s office fought efforts to unseal documents."
"Maxwell’s federal court trial happened in November 2021. She was convicted on five counts related to sex trafficking of minors between 1994 and 2004. She was sentenced in 2022 to 20 years in prison. Maxwell’s trial involved the unsealing of documents from the 2017 settled defamation suit and of bank records, photos, and flight logs, but the judge restricted the release of Maxwell’s entire address book which some believe could hold incriminating details about "clients" involved in sex trafficking."
"On July 17, the Trump administration fired for undisclosed reasons Maurene Comey, the federal prosecutor who worked on the Epstein and Maxwell cases and James Comey’s daughter."
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2025/jul/18/...
