The Epstein Chronicles

Editorials and opinion columns from The Washington Post, Palm Beach Post and New York Post have approached the Epstein scandal from different political and regional perspectives, but all have reflected the extraordinary institutional failures surrounding the case. The Washington Post has repeatedly argued for transparency, the unsealing of records and a serious examination of the powerful people a...

In a February 2026 internal meeting with employees of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates acknowledged that he had two extramarital affairs with Russian women during his marriage to Melinda French Gates. According to reports from The Wall Street Journal and others, Gates said one relationship was with a Russian bridge player he met at events and the other with a Russian nuclear phy...

House Democrats on the Oversight Committee are seeking testimony from three private investigators—Paul Lavery, Stephen Kiraly, and William Riley—who allegedly removed a significant amount of material from Jeffrey Epstein’s Palm Beach home before law enforcement executed a search in 2005. According to letters sent by the committee, lawmakers want detailed accounts of what was taken, how it was hand...

Newly revealed records show that Jeffrey Epstein rented multiple secret storage lockers in the U.S., including in Palm Beach, and filled them with a disturbing array of items that he apparently tried to hide from law enforcement. According to an inventory obtained by reporters, the units contained computers and hard drives, video tapes and DVDs with erotic content — including material’ said to sex...

A cybersecurity breach exposed files connected to the FBI’s investigation of Jeffrey Epstein after a hacker gained unauthorized access to a server at the FBI’s New York Field Office in February 2023. The intrusion occurred at the bureau’s Child Exploitation Forensic Lab when a server used to handle digital evidence was accidentally left vulnerable by an FBI special agent navigating internal proced...

Sarah Kellen told Congress that she was not a willing architect of Jeffrey Epstein’s operation but one of his victims, claiming Epstein groomed, abused, isolated, and controlled her for years. She described herself as trapped inside his world through sexual, psychological, and emotional coercion, and said Epstein continued to exert power over her even while he was incarcerated. That testimony matt...

Sarah Kellen told Congress that she was not a willing architect of Jeffrey Epstein’s operation but one of his victims, claiming Epstein groomed, abused, isolated, and controlled her for years. She described herself as trapped inside his world through sexual, psychological, and emotional coercion, and said Epstein continued to exert power over her even while he was incarcerated. That testimony matt...

Sarah Kellen told Congress that she was not a willing architect of Jeffrey Epstein’s operation but one of his victims, claiming Epstein groomed, abused, isolated, and controlled her for years. She described herself as trapped inside his world through sexual, psychological, and emotional coercion, and said Epstein continued to exert power over her even while he was incarcerated. That testimony matt...

Julie K. Brown has said the possibility that Jeffrey Epstein had ties to an intelligence service should not be dismissed as wild conspiracy theory. She pointed to Epstein’s close relationship with Ghislaine Maxwell, whose father, Robert Maxwell, was widely reported to have longstanding connections to Israeli intelligence, as well as Epstein’s access to powerful political, financial and diplomatic...

Jeffrey Epstein’s calendar revealed that, years after his 2008 conviction, he was still moving through circles of enormous power and influence. The entries showed scheduled meetings, calls, dinners, and visits involving figures from finance, academia, politics, law, philanthropy, and intelligence-adjacent circles, including names such as Bill Burns, Noam Chomsky, Leon Botstein, Kathryn Ruemmler, B...

Jamie Dimon was pulled directly into the U.S. Virgin Islands’ lawsuit against JPMorgan because he had served as the bank’s chief executive during most of the period when Jeffrey Epstein remained a valued client despite his 2008 conviction and repeated internal warnings about his conduct and financial activity. The Virgin Islands alleged that JPMorgan knowingly benefited from Epstein’s business, ig...

This deposition comes from an unnamed captain at the Metropolitan Correctional Center and provides a detailed account of how Jeffrey Epstein was managed inside the facility, particularly in the Special Housing Unit. The captain describes Epstein’s status following his prior suicide incident, including the decision-making process around his housing, monitoring level, and classification. The testimo...

This deposition comes from an unnamed captain at the Metropolitan Correctional Center and provides a detailed account of how Jeffrey Epstein was managed inside the facility, particularly in the Special Housing Unit. The captain describes Epstein’s status following his prior suicide incident, including the decision-making process around his housing, monitoring level, and classification. The testimo...

Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse are continuing to speak out as more documents tied to his network come to light, describing the lasting psychological damage and the years of silence that followed their exploitation. One survivor, Joanna Harrison, explained that going public is not about attention but about reclaiming control after years of trauma and suppression. Others described experiences...

The congressional depositions of Darren Indyke, Richard Kahn, and Les Wexner have exposed a fundamental flaw in the original Epstein investigation: the deliberate avoidance of the very individuals who formed the backbone of his financial and operational network. Indyke, as Epstein’s longtime attorney and estate executor, helped construct the legal framework that shielded his assets and activities....

If Donald Trump were to issue a presidential pardon to Ghislaine Maxwell for her federal crimes, the doctrine of dual sovereignty could allow the state of New York to pursue separate charges against her without violating the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment. This legal principle recognizes that the federal government and state governments are distinct sovereigns, each with the authori...

If Donald Trump were to issue a presidential pardon to Ghislaine Maxwell for her federal crimes, the doctrine of dual sovereignty could allow the state of New York to pursue separate charges against her without violating the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment. This legal principle recognizes that the federal government and state governments are distinct sovereigns, each with the authori...

Sarah Kellen told Congress that she was not a willing architect of Jeffrey Epstein’s operation but one of his victims, claiming Epstein groomed, abused, isolated, and controlled her for years. She described herself as trapped inside his world through sexual, psychological, and emotional coercion, and said Epstein continued to exert power over her even while he was incarcerated. That testimony matt...

Sarah Kellen told Congress that she was not a willing architect of Jeffrey Epstein’s operation but one of his victims, claiming Epstein groomed, abused, isolated, and controlled her for years. She described herself as trapped inside his world through sexual, psychological, and emotional coercion, and said Epstein continued to exert power over her even while he was incarcerated. That testimony matt...

Sarah Kellen told Congress that she was not a willing architect of Jeffrey Epstein’s operation but one of his victims, claiming Epstein groomed, abused, isolated, and controlled her for years. She described herself as trapped inside his world through sexual, psychological, and emotional coercion, and said Epstein continued to exert power over her even while he was incarcerated. That testimony matt...

This deposition comes from an unnamed captain at the Metropolitan Correctional Center and provides a detailed account of how Jeffrey Epstein was managed inside the facility, particularly in the Special Housing Unit. The captain describes Epstein’s status following his prior suicide incident, including the decision-making process around his housing, monitoring level, and classification. The testimo...

This deposition comes from an unnamed captain at the Metropolitan Correctional Center and provides a detailed account of how Jeffrey Epstein was managed inside the facility, particularly in the Special Housing Unit. The captain describes Epstein’s status following his prior suicide incident, including the decision-making process around his housing, monitoring level, and classification. The testimo...

This deposition comes from an unnamed captain at the Metropolitan Correctional Center and provides a detailed account of how Jeffrey Epstein was managed inside the facility, particularly in the Special Housing Unit. The captain describes Epstein’s status following his prior suicide incident, including the decision-making process around his housing, monitoring level, and classification. The testimo...

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...