President Donald Trump’s Justice Department and FBI concluded in a memo released Monday that they found no evidence that convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein kept a “client list” or was murdered, snuffing any further inquiry into the matter.
The two-page memo states that an “exhaustive review” revealed no incriminating client list, no credible evidence that Epstein blackmailed prominent individuals, and no grounds to pursue investigations against uncharged third parties.
The conclusions contradict Attorney General Pam Bondi’s February statement to Fox News that Epstein’s client list was “sitting on my desk right now to review” as part of “a directive by President Trump.”
The memo reaffirms that Epstein died by suicide on August 10, 2019, at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City as he faced federal sex trafficking charges. Video footage showed no one entered his cell area between 10:40 p.m. on August 9 and 6:30 a.m. the next morning, according to investigators.
“This systematic review revealed no incriminating ‘client list,'” the unsigned memo states. “We did not uncover evidence that could predicate an investigation against uncharged third parties.”
The Justice Department said it will not release additional documents, citing the presence of child sexual abuse material and sensitive victim information in the files. In February, the Justice Department released what it called the “first phase” of Epstein files, but the documents largely contained previously public information including flight logs and contact books. The release disappointed supporters who expected new revelations.
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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt defended the investigation Monday, saying Bondi was referring to “the entirety of all of the paperwork” related to Epstein’s crimes, not a specific client list.
“They committed to an exhaustive investigation,” Leavitt said, referring to the Justice Department.
The conclusions mark a retreat from conspiracy theories that have flourished online, particularly among conservatives who believed Epstein maintained detailed records of powerful associates. Among them, FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino, who repeatedly questioned the official account of Epstein’s death … until, of course, their appointments to the bureau.
There was also Vice President JD Vance, who in 2021 publicly wondered about how the country’s “wealthiest and most powerful people were connected to a guy who ran a literal child sex trafficking ring,” but “then that guy died mysteriously in a jail? And now we just don’t talk about it.”
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Elon Musk recently claimed without evidence that Trump’s name appeared in the Epstein files at the peak of his breakup feud with the President. He posted an image titled “The Official Jeffrey Epstein Pedophile Arrest Counter” after the memo was announced.
The memo states that investigators identified more than 1,000 victims of Epstein’s abuse and found more than 10,000 downloaded videos and images of illegal child sexual abuse material in his files.
“One of our highest priorities is combating child exploitation and bringing justice to victims,” the memo reads. “Perpetuating unfounded theories about Epstein serves neither of those ends.”
It concludes that no further charges are expected in the Epstein case. His associate Ghislaine Maxwell is serving a 20-year sentence for child sex trafficking and related offenses.
Epstein, 66, was a wealthy financier who operated a sex trafficking operation that exploited dozens of underage girls at his homes in New York, Florida, and his private Caribbean island. His death foreclosed the possibility of a trial that could have implicated other powerful figures.
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