The Vault: The Epstein Files

Jes Staley has repeatedly argued that he was unfairly railroaded by his association with Jeffrey Epstein, portraying himself as collateral damage in a scandal he claims was exaggerated and mischaracterized. In public statements and court filings, Jes Staley has insisted that his relationship with Epstein was overstated, that he had no knowledge of Epstein’s criminal conduct, and that the fallout c...

Prince Andrew publicly tried to distance himself from Ghislaine Maxwell as scrutiny of Jeffrey Epstein’s network intensified, presenting their relationship as something largely confined to the past. However, later reporting and released communications indicated that the connection continued privately for years. Maxwell reportedly remained in contact with Andrew until at least 2019, long after the...

After Jeffrey Epstein’s arrest in July 2019, Jean-Luc Brunel seemed to all but disappear from public view. The French modeling agent, long accused of helping Epstein recruit and exploit young women and girls, was reportedly seen only rarely as scrutiny intensified around Epstein’s network. Brunel had spent decades moving through elite fashion circles, but once Epstein was back in custody, he becam...

The affidavit submitted by attorney Bradley J. Edwards in the Southern District of Florida lays out a detailed argument for why the U.S. government should be compelled to produce documents related to the federal handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case. Edwards, representing Jane Doe No. 1 and Jane Doe No. 2, explains that the requested records are essential to proving that federal prosecutors violate...

The affidavit submitted by attorney Bradley J. Edwards in the Southern District of Florida lays out a detailed argument for why the U.S. government should be compelled to produce documents related to the federal handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case. Edwards, representing Jane Doe No. 1 and Jane Doe No. 2, explains that the requested records are essential to proving that federal prosecutors violate...

Tyler Robinson’s defense asked Judge Tony Graf to immediately prohibit prosecutors and investigators from conducting any additional testing on a bullet-jacket fragment recovered during Charlie Kirk’s autopsy until the court resolves the dispute. The defense argued that further forensic work could permanently alter, consume, or destroy the fragment, preventing its experts from independently evaluat...

Tyler Robinson’s defense asked Judge Tony Graf to immediately prohibit prosecutors and investigators from conducting any additional testing on a bullet-jacket fragment recovered during Charlie Kirk’s autopsy until the court resolves the dispute. The defense argued that further forensic work could permanently alter, consume, or destroy the fragment, preventing its experts from independently evaluat...

Danielle Bensky argued that Todd Blanche is unfit to become attorney general because his handling of the Epstein files harmed survivors while doing little to expose or prosecute the people who enabled Epstein. She said the Justice Department released documents containing victims’ names, phone numbers, addresses and deeply personal details, even after survivors and their lawyers had identified info...

Alan Dershowitz had publicly declared that he was eager to appear before the House Oversight Committee, claiming he had “nothing to hide” and was prepared to answer questions under oath about Jeffrey Epstein. The committee sought his testimony because Dershowitz was a member of Epstein’s legal team, helped negotiate the extraordinarily lenient resolution of the Florida investigation and has repeat...

Former Barclays chief Jes Staley told the House Oversight Committee that he was unsure whether Jeffrey Epstein had introduced him to a woman dressed as Snow White, despite emails showing Staley referencing the Disney character. In a July 2010 exchange, Staley told Epstein to “say hi to Snow White” and, when Epstein asked which character he wanted next, replied, “Beauty and the Beast.” Staley repor...

Doug Band told the House Oversight Committee that his personal contact with Jeffrey Epstein was limited, infrequent and largely incidental to his work as Bill Clinton’s longtime aide. He said he barely knew Epstein, did not recall receiving gifts from him and had no knowledge of Epstein’s abuse or other criminal conduct while they were acquainted. Band nevertheless described Epstein and Clinton as...

Doug Band told the House Oversight Committee that his personal contact with Jeffrey Epstein was limited, infrequent and largely incidental to his work as Bill Clinton’s longtime aide. He said he barely knew Epstein, did not recall receiving gifts from him and had no knowledge of Epstein’s abuse or other criminal conduct while they were acquainted. Band nevertheless described Epstein and Clinton as...

Jeffrey Epstein used his wealth, elite connections, and access to influential lawyers to insulate himself from the consequences of years of sexual abuse allegations. He cultivated relationships with politicians, financiers, academics, royalty, and powerful institutions, giving him an aura of legitimacy that made authorities appear reluctant to treat him like an ordinary criminal suspect. When Palm...

Spencer Kuvin said he remains deeply skeptical that Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide, arguing that the man he encountered during depositions and mediations never appeared defeated, remorseful or frightened about his future. According to Kuvin, Epstein was extraordinarily arrogant and seemed convinced that he would once again escape serious consequences. Kuvin said that attitude, combined with the r...

Author Michael Gross recalled spending a deeply unsettling day and night with Jean-Luc Brunel while researching his 1995 book about the modeling industry. Gross conducted one of the few lengthy interviews Brunel ever gave, questioning him about allegations that he sexually abused young models and about his cocaine use. Brunel denied the accusations and minimized his drug problem, but Gross said hi...

The affidavit submitted by attorney Bradley J. Edwards in the Southern District of Florida lays out a detailed argument for why the U.S. government should be compelled to produce documents related to the federal handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case. Edwards, representing Jane Doe No. 1 and Jane Doe No. 2, explains that the requested records are essential to proving that federal prosecutors violate...

The affidavit submitted by attorney Bradley J. Edwards in the Southern District of Florida lays out a detailed argument for why the U.S. government should be compelled to produce documents related to the federal handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case. Edwards, representing Jane Doe No. 1 and Jane Doe No. 2, explains that the requested records are essential to proving that federal prosecutors violate...

The probable-cause affidavit alleges that Tyler Robinson carried out the September 10, 2025 shooting of Charlie Kirk during an event at Utah Valley University. Investigators said campus surveillance tracked a dark-clothed suspect carrying a backpack as he moved toward the Losee Center, climbed onto its roof and took a prone position overlooking the courtyard shortly before Kirk was shot in the nec...

The probable-cause affidavit alleges that Tyler Robinson carried out the September 10, 2025 shooting of Charlie Kirk during an event at Utah Valley University. Investigators said campus surveillance tracked a dark-clothed suspect carrying a backpack as he moved toward the Losee Center, climbed onto its roof and took a prone position overlooking the courtyard shortly before Kirk was shot in the nec...

An external review commissioned by the Gates Foundation found that Jeffrey Epstein participated in roughly 30 meetings with Bill Gates and nine other foundation leaders and employees between 2011 and 2014. The meetings reportedly focused on philanthropic matters, including a proposed donor-advised fund, polio eradication strategy, donor introductions and Gates’s involvement with a nonprofit that l...

Former New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas has offered to assist the state’s renewed investigations into Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch, alleging that federal authorities effectively shut his office out of the case after he began investigating in 2019. Balderas said his team interviewed one survivor and was developing a potential first-degree criminal sexual penetration charge against Epste...

Jes Staley’s appearance before Congress centers on the collapse of his long-running effort to portray his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein as distant, professional and misunderstood. The record suggests something far closer: years of communication, visits, continued contact after Epstein’s 2008 conviction and descriptions of the relationship that went well beyond ordinary banker-client business....

Doug Band told the House Oversight Committee that his personal contact with Jeffrey Epstein was limited, infrequent and largely incidental to his work as Bill Clinton’s longtime aide. He said he barely knew Epstein, did not recall receiving gifts from him and had no knowledge of Epstein’s abuse or other criminal conduct while they were acquainted. Band nevertheless described Epstein and Clinton as...

Doug Band told the House Oversight Committee that his personal contact with Jeffrey Epstein was limited, infrequent and largely incidental to his work as Bill Clinton’s longtime aide. He said he barely knew Epstein, did not recall receiving gifts from him and had no knowledge of Epstein’s abuse or other criminal conduct while they were acquainted. Band nevertheless described Epstein and Clinton as...

Jeffrey Epstein was allegedly continuing to abuse young women even while serving his Florida jail sentence and supposedly being monitored by state and local authorities. After pleading guilty in 2008, Epstein was granted an extraordinarily permissive work-release arrangement that allowed him to leave the Palm Beach County Stockade for as long as 12 hours a day, six days a week, and travel to an of...