The U.S. Justice Department and the FBI said they had no evidence that billionaire Jeffrey Epstein extorted high-profile individuals, kept a secret “client list,” or was murdered. Epstein was accused of sex crimes and pimping.
Axios reports this, citing the findings of the Justice Department and the FBI.
Official version of Epstein's suicide confirmed
According to information released in the document, investigators provided video evidence that no one entered the Manhattan jail where Epstein was being held on the night of his death in the summer of 2019.
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This video confirms the official version of suicide, which was previously voiced by the forensic expert.
Axios highlights that for the first time, the Trump administration has refuted popular conspiracy theories about the circumstances of Epstein's death.
Such theories were actively spread by representatives of the Make America Great Again (MAGA) camp, among whom were FBI adviser Cash Patel and his deputy Dan Bongino.
Both later said they were convinced that Epstein had been murdered. Media and social media speculated that the billionaire had information about sexual crimes committed by high-ranking officials, businessmen and celebrities and was eliminated to cover up the truth.
According to the Justice Department's updated report, investigators found no client lists that could be considered credible.
There is also no evidence that Epstein blackmailed anyone in power or had any compromising information. There is also no basis for bringing cases against third parties who have not been formally charged.
The department notes that further disclosure of materials related to Epstein's activities is inappropriate because they contain sensitive information about child sexual abuse, victim data, and information that could lead to unfounded indictments of innocent people.
Epstein and Trump's Relationship
Axios notes that it is still unclear whether Donald Trump's name is mentioned in the case materials, given that he and Epstein knew each other back in the 1990s and attended the same parties.
In a 2017 conversation with writer Michael Wolff, Epstein called Trump “my closest friend.”
In 2019, Trump publicly stated that he was “not a fan of Epstein” and had not spoken to him for 15 years. He also noted that he had banned Epstein from his golf resorts in the early 2000s.
Recall that on June 5, Elon Musk made a statement on social media, where he hinted that recordings of Trump's involvement in the Epstein case exist, and that this explains why the data has not yet been made public. Musk subsequently deleted this post.
