Epstein Chronicles: The Archives

The Justice Department’s October 13 filing in Phang v. Blanche was a reply defending its request to postpone the deadline for producing the administrative record in Katie Phang’s lawsuit over the Epstein files. DOJ argued that there was no procedural violation in asking for the delay because it had simultaneously filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings that, if successful, could resolve the c...

Attorney General Todd Blanche’s Justice Department turned over handwritten FBI notes connected to three interviews with a woman who alleged that Jeffrey Epstein introduced her to Donald Trump when she was approximately 13 years old and that Trump subsequently sexually assaulted her. The allegation remains an allegation and has not been established in court. The notes became a major point of conten...

A federal judge dismissed with prejudice the civil lawsuit brought against Leon Black by an anonymous woman who had accused him of raping her after she was allegedly “handed off” to him by Jeffrey Epstein. The woman, identified as Jane Doe, said she had been a teenager when the alleged assault occurred in 2002. She asked the court to end the case because she was “medically incapable of continuing,...

LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman contributed $500,000 on September 24, 2026, to Kentuckians Not Corruption, a super PAC supporting Democratic congressional nominee Zach Dembo in Kentucky’s 6th District. Hoffman’s past relationship with Jeffrey Epstein immediately became a campaign issue, with Republican nominee Ralph Alvarado attacking the contribution as “dirty Epstein-class money” and calling on...

Jennifer Araoz filed a lawsuit against the Epstein Estate, alleging she was groomed and sexually assaulted by Jeffrey Epstein when she was a teenager. The lawsuit claims that Araoz was recruited outside her New York City high school by Epstein’s associates, who promised career opportunities and financial support. Over time, Epstein allegedly coerced her into repeated sexual encounters, culminating...

Jennifer Araoz filed a lawsuit against the Epstein Estate, alleging she was groomed and sexually assaulted by Jeffrey Epstein when she was a teenager. The lawsuit claims that Araoz was recruited outside her New York City high school by Epstein’s associates, who promised career opportunities and financial support. Over time, Epstein allegedly coerced her into repeated sexual encounters, culminating...

Jennifer Araoz filed a lawsuit against the Epstein Estate, alleging she was groomed and sexually assaulted by Jeffrey Epstein when she was a teenager. The lawsuit claims that Araoz was recruited outside her New York City high school by Epstein’s associates, who promised career opportunities and financial support. Over time, Epstein allegedly coerced her into repeated sexual encounters, culminating...

Jennifer Araoz filed a lawsuit against the Epstein Estate, alleging she was groomed and sexually assaulted by Jeffrey Epstein when she was a teenager. The lawsuit claims that Araoz was recruited outside her New York City high school by Epstein’s associates, who promised career opportunities and financial support. Over time, Epstein allegedly coerced her into repeated sexual encounters, culminating...

Gretchen Rhodes has come forward with disturbing claims about her time on Jeffrey Epstein’s private island, alleging that she was recruited directly by Ghislaine Maxwell under the pretense of a legitimate job. According to Rhodes, Maxwell brought her on as a masseuse in 2001 and quickly established strict, demeaning rules—she was told to speak only when spoken to and to keep everything she witness...

Gretchen Rhodes has come forward with disturbing claims about her time on Jeffrey Epstein’s private island, alleging that she was recruited directly by Ghislaine Maxwell under the pretense of a legitimate job. According to Rhodes, Maxwell brought her on as a masseuse in 2001 and quickly established strict, demeaning rules—she was told to speak only when spoken to and to keep everything she witness...

The story that Jeffrey Epstein tried to blackmail Bill Gates over an alleged affair with a Russian bridge player is now being touted as the extent of their connection—but that narrative reeks of damage control. It's suspiciously convenient that this "blackmail attempt" is framed as Epstein desperately trying to attach himself to Gates, painting Gates as a distant, disinterested party who barely kn...

The story that Jeffrey Epstein tried to blackmail Bill Gates over an alleged affair with a Russian bridge player is now being touted as the extent of their connection—but that narrative reeks of damage control. It's suspiciously convenient that this "blackmail attempt" is framed as Epstein desperately trying to attach himself to Gates, painting Gates as a distant, disinterested party who barely kn...

This FBI FD-302 memorializes a December 4, 2019 proffer interview with a heavily redacted woman who described both financial and sexual dimensions of her relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. She told investigators that in late 2018, after financial stress connected to apartment renovations and after public reporting on Epstein had already intensified, she met Epstein at his New York residence and ex...

Sarah Kellen Vickers, Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime assistant and one of the women named in his 2007 non-prosecution agreement as a potential co-conspirator, reportedly told congressional investigators that she was not an accomplice in Epstein’s abuse operation but one of his victims. In closed-door testimony before the House Oversight Committee, Kellen denied helping Epstein traffic or abuse girls a...

The filing was the Justice Department’s October 12, 2026 memorandum asking the federal court to dismiss New Mexico’s lawsuit over access to unredacted Jeffrey Epstein records or, alternatively, grant summary judgment in DOJ’s favor. The department acknowledged that New Mexico had begun investigating possible crimes at Epstein’s Zorro Ranch in 2019, had turned its investigative material over to fed...

The filing was the Justice Department’s October 12, 2026 memorandum asking the federal court to dismiss New Mexico’s lawsuit over access to unredacted Jeffrey Epstein records or, alternatively, grant summary judgment in DOJ’s favor. The department acknowledged that New Mexico had begun investigating possible crimes at Epstein’s Zorro Ranch in 2019, had turned its investigative material over to fed...

The filing was the Justice Department’s October 12, 2026 memorandum asking the federal court to dismiss New Mexico’s lawsuit over access to unredacted Jeffrey Epstein records or, alternatively, grant summary judgment in DOJ’s favor. The department acknowledged that New Mexico had begun investigating possible crimes at Epstein’s Zorro Ranch in 2019, had turned its investigative material over to fed...

The filing was the Justice Department’s October 12, 2026 memorandum asking the federal court to dismiss New Mexico’s lawsuit over access to unredacted Jeffrey Epstein records or, alternatively, grant summary judgment in DOJ’s favor. The department acknowledged that New Mexico had begun investigating possible crimes at Epstein’s Zorro Ranch in 2019, had turned its investigative material over to fed...

A bipartisan group of lawmakers led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Robert Garcia, with Republican Rep. Thomas Massie also backing the measure, introduced the Epstein Wall Street Records Act, legislation aimed at forcing federal regulators to examine the financial institutions and executives that maintained ties to Jeffrey Epstein. The bill would require agencies including the Federal Reserve an...

Newly released High Court documents showed that Thames Valley Police feared Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor could obstruct searches of his properties by arguing that officers needed permission from King Charles because the residences or property belonged to the Crown. Police searched Royal Lodge in Windsor and Andrew’s home on the Sandringham Estate in February while investigating allegations that he i...

The piece argues that Ghislaine Maxwell’s U.S. citizenship could potentially be challenged because of answers she gave on her naturalization application before becoming a citizen in 2002. According to the story, Maxwell answered “no” when asked whether she had ever committed an offense for which she had not been arrested and whether she had been involved in procuring prostitution or related conduc...

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez sued the U.S. Department of Justice on August 5, 2026, accusing the federal government of obstructing the state’s renewed criminal investigation into alleged abuse, trafficking and other crimes connected to Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch. The lawsuit seeks access to unredacted federal investigative files that New Mexico says are necessary to identify victims,...

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez sued the U.S. Department of Justice on August 5, 2026, accusing the federal government of obstructing the state’s renewed criminal investigation into alleged abuse, trafficking and other crimes connected to Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch. The lawsuit seeks access to unredacted federal investigative files that New Mexico says are necessary to identify victims,...

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez sued the U.S. Department of Justice on August 5, 2026, accusing the federal government of obstructing the state’s renewed criminal investigation into alleged abuse, trafficking and other crimes connected to Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch. The lawsuit seeks access to unredacted federal investigative files that New Mexico says are necessary to identify victims,...

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez sued the U.S. Department of Justice on August 5, 2026, accusing the federal government of obstructing the state’s renewed criminal investigation into alleged abuse, trafficking and other crimes connected to Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch. The lawsuit seeks access to unredacted federal investigative files that New Mexico says are necessary to identify victims,...