The US Justice Department released documents related to sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein on Thursday, but the first batch posted publicly contained no new revelations about his connections to prominent figures, disappointing those who had anticipated bombshell disclosures.
This is absurd. How can we trust what Trump's Attorney General decides to release? If Trump or anyone close to him were on any of those flights (and I'm NOT saying they were), does anyone seriously think she'll release the unedited logs??? https://t.co/wkrYQd0RHG
— Stanphyl Capital (@StanphylCap) February 27, 2025
Attorney General Pam Bondi first shared the materials with conservative social media influencers at the White House before making them public. The documents included copies of flight logs from Epstein’s private plane, a heavily redacted address book, and a completely blacked-out list of “MASSEUSES.”
Pam Bondi: "We're releasing the first of the Epstein files tomorrow."
— Tony Kinnett (@TheTonus) February 27, 2025
Americans: "Cool! Then we'll get to read them?"
Bondi: "Well actually you'll get to see fun little photo shoots of conservative personalities & influencers holding a binder!" pic.twitter.com/cspoCg4s9b
“The first phase of declassified files largely contains documents that have been previously leaked but never released in a formal capacity by the U.S. Government,” the Justice Department noted in a statement accompanying the release.
Read: Donald Trump Expresses Reluctance to Declassify Epstein Files: “Phony Stuff”
Bondi had heightened expectations during a Wednesday Fox News interview, saying she would release “a lot of names, a lot of information — it’s pretty sick what that man did.” She later demanded FBI Director Kash Patel provide “the full and complete Epstein files” by Friday morning. And then there was also this:
BREAKING: Social media influencers who received the Epstein binder were caught posting identical messages, making it seem like a coordinated advertisement. pic.twitter.com/QEKYI7Adc7
— The General (@GeneralMCNews) February 27, 2025
Conservative influencer Liz Wheeler, who received early access to the documents, acknowledged the lack of new information during a livestream. “We’re all waiting for bombshells… And that’s not what’s in this binder,” Wheeler told her followers.
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.), who leads a House GOP task force on government transparency, called the release a “complete disappointment” on social media.
That's right @RepLuna https://t.co/kMMDQ6XZcN
— Jacob Shamsian ⚖️ (@JayShams) February 27, 2025
Epstein, who died in a Manhattan jail cell in August 2019 while awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges, had connections to numerous high-profile figures including former presidents and business leaders. His death was ruled a suicide.
The address book released Thursday appeared to match one previously published by news outlets in 2015 and 2021, containing names including Michael Jackson, Prince Andrew, and former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.
They actually did it! The fools actually released information that was already out there, but they had the audacity to erase Trump's name from the list.
— Chris D. Jackson (@ChrisDJackson) February 27, 2025
You can't make this stuff up. https://t.co/ll6h1LnD5E pic.twitter.com/M5AHoYfAJB
Read: Trump Flew on Epstein’s Plane for Weekend Fundraisers
President Donald Trump, who was in office when Epstein was arrested, has publicly distanced himself from the disgraced financier, though he was among the prominent individuals who had associated with Epstein in the past.
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