The Vault: The Epstein Files

Warren Buffett has reportedly paused his usual mid-year donation to the Gates Foundation while he waits for the results of an outside review into the foundation’s past ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Buffett has given more than $47 billion in Berkshire Hathaway stock to the foundation over the years, making him one of its most important donors, but renewed scrutiny of Bill Gates’ relationship with Epstei...

Jeffrey Epstein’s relationship with Leon Black detonated inside Apollo Global Management because Black was not just any executive — he was Apollo’s co-founder, chairman, and public face. Once it became clear that Black had paid Epstein enormous sums after Epstein’s 2008 conviction, Apollo had a reputational crisis on its hands. The firm launched an independent review through its board’s conflicts...

Denise George tried to attack Jeffrey Epstein’s operation through the money trail, not just the sex-abuse allegations, by using the U.S. Virgin Islands’ civil enforcement power to subpoena banks and financial institutions that handled Epstein’s accounts, entities, trusts, charities, and shell companies. Her office sought records from major institutions including JPMorgan Chase, Deutsche Bank, Citi...

Josh Harris saw the Epstein revelations around Leon Black as an opening to reshape Apollo’s leadership and, according to reporting and later court allegations, pushed to position himself as the natural successor or power center inside the firm. Black’s Epstein relationship had thrown Apollo into crisis, investors were demanding answers, and the firm needed a clean leadership story. Harris had long...

Journalist and political author Michael Wolff has filed a lawsuit in the New York Supreme Court against Melania Trump, alleging that she threatened him with a $1 billion lawsuit over remarks he made about her alleged connections to Jeffrey Epstein. According to Wolff’s filing, Melania’s legal team sent him multiple warnings and demands for retractions after he suggested that she and Donald Trump o...

The newly released congressional Epstein emails expose what many long suspected — that Donald Trump’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein ran far deeper than either man ever admitted. Epstein claimed Trump spent hours with a trafficked girl at his home, while also mocking Trump’s story about having kicked him out of Mar-a-Lago, saying he was never even a member. The emails also reveal journalist Mic...

The question surrounding Michael Wolff and his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein has taken on a much darker shade with the release of the new emails. For years, Wolff positioned himself publicly as a critic, an insider-journalist who supposedly dissected the powerful rather than served them. But the emails paint a very different picture—one where he wasn’t just observing Epstein from afar; he was...

During the civil lawsuit filed by Virginia Giuffre against Prince Andrew, the Duke’s legal team was widely mocked for appearing to scrape the bottom of the barrel in search of credible character witnesses. Instead of producing anyone with real moral weight or first-hand knowledge to vouch for him, Andrew’s defense relied on weak, contradictory claims — including his infamous “I don’t sweat” explan...

The nearly six-hour congressional interview focused on why Bill Gates continued meeting with Jeffrey Epstein after Epstein's 2008 conviction, what Gates knew about Epstein's conduct, and whether Epstein attempted to gain leverage over him. Gates testified that he met Epstein roughly 12 to 14 times between 2011 and 2014, saying he believed Epstein could help attract major philanthropic donations to...

The nearly six-hour congressional interview focused on why Bill Gates continued meeting with Jeffrey Epstein after Epstein's 2008 conviction, what Gates knew about Epstein's conduct, and whether Epstein attempted to gain leverage over him. Gates testified that he met Epstein roughly 12 to 14 times between 2011 and 2014, saying he believed Epstein could help attract major philanthropic donations to...

Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, reportedly visited Jeffrey Epstein twice in 2009 while he was serving his Florida jail sentence for soliciting a minor for prostitution. The visits allegedly took place at the Palm Beach office Epstein used during his controversial work-release arrangement, which allowed him to leave jail for hours each day. Emails released by the Justice Department and reporte...

Karyna Shuliak, Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime girlfriend and one of the last people known to have spoken with him before his death, was licensed as a dentist in New Mexico, adding another strange thread to Epstein’s Zorro Ranch story. Shuliak was born in Belarus, studied dentistry, and later became connected to Epstein after being introduced through Eastern European contacts. Epstein helped fund her...

Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, reportedly visited Jeffrey Epstein twice in 2009 while he was serving his Florida jail sentence for soliciting a minor for prostitution. The visits allegedly took place at the Palm Beach office Epstein used during his controversial work-release arrangement, which allowed him to leave jail for hours each day. Emails released by the Justice Department and reporte...

The extent of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse turned out to be far larger than the early public version of the case suggested. At first, the story was often framed around a limited number of victims in Palm Beach and a wealthy sex offender who had somehow received an absurdly lenient plea deal. But as survivors came forward, lawsuits were filed, flight logs were examined, police records resurfaced, and fe...

Les Wexner was one of the most important people in Jeffrey Epstein’s rise, yet for years he managed to remain far less publicly radioactive than figures like Ghislaine Maxwell, Prince Andrew, Bill Clinton, or Leon Black. Wexner gave Epstein extraordinary access, trusted him with financial power, and allowed him into the center of his personal and business world, including through power of attorney...

Melanie Walker is a physician and neuroscience/global-health figure who worked in Bill Gates’ orbit while also having long-running ties to Jeffrey Epstein. She joined the Gates Foundation in 2006 as a senior program officer and later remained connected to Gates through consulting work and health-related proposals. Reporting from The Wall Street Journal described her as a confidante to both Gates a...

A woman suing Leon Black alleged that, when she was a teenager, her cheerleading coach “Elizabeth” groomed her and sent her into Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s orbit, where she claims she was later trafficked to Black and raped at Epstein’s Manhattan townhouse in 2002. Black denied the allegations and moved for sanctions against the woman’s lawyers, arguing that her claims were not proper...

Leon Black accused Guzel Ganieva, a former Russian model who sued him for defamation and alleged sexual abuse, of having possible ties to Russian intelligence. In a legal filing, Black’s lawyers argued that Ganieva should be forced to turn over information about any relationship she may have had with Russian government officials or intelligence-linked figures. Black’s side claimed those questions...

The lawsuits filed against Leon Black in connection with Jeffrey Epstein are among the most graphic and disturbing to emerge from Epstein’s orbit. Several women, including Cheri Pierson and a plaintiff identified as Jane Doe, accuse Black of violent sexual assaults that allegedly took place inside Epstein’s Manhattan townhouse. Pierson claims Black raped her in 2002 after Epstein arranged what was...

Apollo Global Management (along with VICI Properties) struck a massive deal to acquire The Venetian Resort, Palazzo, and Sands Expo from Las Vegas Sands for about $6.25 billion. The deal split the real estate and operations: VICI bought the land and real estate assets (~$4 billion), while Apollo acquired the operating company. Apollo is responsible for running day-to-day operations including hotel...

Leon Black was subpoenaed by the House Oversight Committee in the middle of his closed-door testimony about Jeffrey Epstein after he refused to answer questions about possible non-disclosure agreements involving women connected to Epstein. Chairman James Comer said lawmakers wanted the NDAs to determine whether Epstein was involved in writing them, arranging them, funding them, or using them to si...

The nearly six-hour congressional interview focused on why Bill Gates continued meeting with Jeffrey Epstein after Epstein's 2008 conviction, what Gates knew about Epstein's conduct, and whether Epstein attempted to gain leverage over him. Gates testified that he met Epstein roughly 12 to 14 times between 2011 and 2014, saying he believed Epstein could help attract major philanthropic donations to...

The nearly six-hour congressional interview focused on why Bill Gates continued meeting with Jeffrey Epstein after Epstein's 2008 conviction, what Gates knew about Epstein's conduct, and whether Epstein attempted to gain leverage over him. Gates testified that he met Epstein roughly 12 to 14 times between 2011 and 2014, saying he believed Epstein could help attract major philanthropic donations to...

The nearly six-hour congressional interview focused on why Bill Gates continued meeting with Jeffrey Epstein after Epstein's 2008 conviction, what Gates knew about Epstein's conduct, and whether Epstein attempted to gain leverage over him. Gates testified that he met Epstein roughly 12 to 14 times between 2011 and 2014, saying he believed Epstein could help attract major philanthropic donations to...

The nearly six-hour congressional interview focused on why Bill Gates continued meeting with Jeffrey Epstein after Epstein's 2008 conviction, what Gates knew about Epstein's conduct, and whether Epstein attempted to gain leverage over him. Gates testified that he met Epstein roughly 12 to 14 times between 2011 and 2014, saying he believed Epstein could help attract major philanthropic donations to...