The Vault: The Epstein Files

The United States responded to Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeal by arguing that her conviction should be affirmed across the board and that none of the issues she raised justified a new trial or dismissal of the indictment. Prosecutors rejected Maxwell’s claim that Jeffrey Epstein’s 2007 non-prosecution agreement protected her from prosecution in New York, arguing that the agreement was made by the U.S....

The United States responded to Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeal by arguing that her conviction should be affirmed across the board and that none of the issues she raised justified a new trial or dismissal of the indictment. Prosecutors rejected Maxwell’s claim that Jeffrey Epstein’s 2007 non-prosecution agreement protected her from prosecution in New York, arguing that the agreement was made by the U.S....

The United States responded to Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeal by arguing that her conviction should be affirmed across the board and that none of the issues she raised justified a new trial or dismissal of the indictment. Prosecutors rejected Maxwell’s claim that Jeffrey Epstein’s 2007 non-prosecution agreement protected her from prosecution in New York, arguing that the agreement was made by the U.S....

This July 27, 2023 filing was Ghislaine Maxwell’s reply brief to the Second Circuit as she appealed her conviction, and it centered heavily on her claim that Jeffrey Epstein’s 2007 non-prosecution agreement should have barred federal prosecutors in New York from charging her at all. Maxwell argued that she was an intended third-party beneficiary of the agreement because it promised protection to E...

The Epstein scandal should be disqualifying for Todd Blanche because it cuts straight to the central question of whether he can be trusted to lead the Department of Justice with independence, transparency, and moral authority. Blanche has been tied to the DOJ’s handling of the Epstein files at a time when the department has faced serious criticism over delayed releases, heavy redactions, disputed...

The Epstein scandal should be disqualifying for Todd Blanche because it cuts straight to the central question of whether he can be trusted to lead the Department of Justice with independence, transparency, and moral authority. Blanche has been tied to the DOJ’s handling of the Epstein files at a time when the department has faced serious criticism over delayed releases, heavy redactions, disputed...

Judge Tony Graf’s newly published written order explains why Tyler Robinson will stand trial on all seven charges in the killing of Charlie Kirk and why prosecutors can continue pursuing the death penalty. The key issue on the capital aggravated-murder count was whether the evidence established probable cause that Robinson knowingly created a “great risk of death” to someone other than Kirk. Graf...

The State’s rebuttal to defense expert Matthew Noedel focused on challenging the significance of his conclusions about the absence of victim blood or other victim-linked biological material in Bryan Kohberger’s car and residence. Noedel had emphasized that investigators conducted an extensive search of Kohberger’s vehicle and apartment and did not find blood tied to Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen...

The transcripts from Jes Staley’s July 24, 2026 interview with the House Oversight Committee revealed just how deep and personal his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein became, while also exposing contradictions in the way Staley had described that relationship publicly. Staley acknowledged visiting Epstein’s Manhattan townhouse dozens of times, traveling to Little St. James on multiple occasions an...

Leon Black’s decision to refuse a sworn deposition and sue the House Oversight Committee over its Epstein investigation has become a brutal illustration of the power imbalance that has haunted the case from the beginning. Black has every right to challenge congressional authority in court, and he continues to deny wrongdoing connected to Epstein, but the broader picture is impossible to ignore: th...

Leon Black’s decision to refuse a sworn deposition and sue the House Oversight Committee over its Epstein investigation has become a brutal illustration of the power imbalance that has haunted the case from the beginning. Black has every right to challenge congressional authority in court, and he continues to deny wrongdoing connected to Epstein, but the broader picture is impossible to ignore: th...

Leon Black has sued the House Oversight Committee in an effort to block or invalidate subpoenas seeking his testimony and records about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. Black argues that the committee has exceeded its constitutional authority and that its investigation lacks a legitimate legislative purpose, while his attorney Susan Estrich has characterized the inquiry as a fishing expediti...

In a September 2 filing, attorneys for Katie Phang accused Attorney General Todd Blanche of continuing to resist a federal court order requiring greater transparency in the government’s release of Jeffrey Epstein-related records. The dispute centers on handwritten FBI interview notes underlying four FD-302 reports that referenced President Donald Trump, as well as a detailed accounting of redactio...

Ghislaine Maxwell’s relationship with the Clintons appears to have been considerably closer than the old public shorthand of “Epstein associate who happened to know Bill Clinton.” In her own 2025 interview with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, Maxwell said flatly that “President Clinton was my friend, not Epstein’s friend,” and described herself as getting along “terribly well” with him. She...

Prince Andrew’s finances have always been far more dependent on the royal system than the image of an independently wealthy prince might suggest. For years, his lifestyle was underwritten in various ways by his position inside the monarchy: official expenses when he was a working royal, access to royal residences, security arrangements, family support and extraordinarily favorable property terms....

The document is a sworn OIG interview transcript from June 15, 2021, involving the Bureau of Prisons captain who oversaw security operations at MCC New York during the period surrounding Jeffrey Epstein’s death. The captain described the command structure inside the jail, including his role supervising lieutenants and reporting up to associate wardens or the warden, while investigators walked him...

Prince Andrew’s infamous Pizza Express alibi is framed as more than just an absurd footnote in the Epstein scandal; it is presented as a symbol of institutional cowardice and elite protection. The core outrage is that a chain restaurant appeared more motivated to scrutinize the Woking claim than Scotland Yard or the broader British establishment seemed to be. Instead of treating Andrew’s statement...

Congress’s Epstein inquiry has now been running for nearly a year, but the investigation has produced far more frustration than accountability. Lawmakers have interviewed major figures, pushed for file releases, questioned former officials, and leaned on the Justice Department for answers, yet they still have little to show when it comes to criminal culpability beyond Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine...

The Karen Read case helped create a toxic blueprint for modern true-crime culture, where serious criminal proceedings are treated like team sports and public opinion is manipulated through repetition, outrage, harassment, and absolute certainty untethered from actual evidence. What happened in Canton went far beyond ordinary disagreement about guilt or innocence. Witnesses were turned into villain...

The Karen Read case helped create a toxic blueprint for modern true-crime culture, where serious criminal proceedings are treated like team sports and public opinion is manipulated through repetition, outrage, harassment, and absolute certainty untethered from actual evidence. What happened in Canton went far beyond ordinary disagreement about guilt or innocence. Witnesses were turned into villain...

The transcripts from Jes Staley’s July 24, 2026 interview with the House Oversight Committee revealed just how deep and personal his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein became, while also exposing contradictions in the way Staley had described that relationship publicly. Staley acknowledged visiting Epstein’s Manhattan townhouse dozens of times, traveling to Little St. James on multiple occasions an...

The transcripts from Jes Staley’s July 24, 2026 interview with the House Oversight Committee revealed just how deep and personal his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein became, while also exposing contradictions in the way Staley had described that relationship publicly. Staley acknowledged visiting Epstein’s Manhattan townhouse dozens of times, traveling to Little St. James on multiple occasions an...

More than a dozen survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell publicly urged billionaire Leon Black to fully cooperate with the House Oversight Committee as lawmakers prepared to question him about his relationship with Epstein. In a letter released ahead of Black’s scheduled deposition, the survivors called on him not only to appear, but also to comply with congressional subpoenas demandin...

Seven women have filed a civil lawsuit in New York accusing celebrity hairstylist Frédéric Fekkai and employee Patrick Coombs of helping groom them for Jeffrey Epstein, including by altering their appearance to suit Epstein’s preferences. According to the complaint, Epstein allegedly sent young women and girls to Fekkai’s Manhattan salon, where their hair was bleached blond and they were styled to...

Eleven Jeffrey Epstein survivors voluntarily dismissed their lawsuit against Leslie Wexner, the Wexner Foundation and Nine East 71st Street Corporation after a prolonged fight over whether the case belonged in state or federal court. The lawsuit was originally filed in New York Supreme Court under the city’s Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Act, accusing Wexner and related entities of helping...