A review ordered by the leadership appointed by President Donald Trump of the Department of Justice and the FBI found no evidence that the famous deceased financial Jeffrey Epstein maintained a “list of clients” of associates with whom he chanthaned or conspired to victimize dozens of women, according to a new note reviewed by ABC News.
The department has also published hours of alleged images as part of its review, which according to the authorities confirms even more than Epstein died for suicide while he was in custody in his jail cell in Manhattan in 2019, which contradicts the theories of conspiracy embraced or propagated by the allies of President Trump and others.
It is also likely that the memorandum generates indignation among those who have affirmed that Epstein’s known high profile associates could be involved in their crimes. According to the review of the FBI and the DOJ, no more positions are expected in relation to their probes to Epstein, since the researchers “did not discover evidence that an investigation could preach against third parties not loaded.”
Attorney General Pam Bondi had previously promised the public release of dozens of records associated with federal probes to Epstein, although in recent interviews, he said that the delay was attributed to “tens of thousands” of videos within the possession of the FBI that shows a potential pornography of minors.
At the end of February, Bondi delivered binders with Epstein case files to the influencers of Pro-Trump social networks in the White House, files that finally contained little new information. As ABC News reported at that time, the move caught the officials of the White House off guard and outraged some supporters of the president, who had been promised that more details would be made public.
Jeffrey Epstein is seen in a photo published by the Division of Criminal Justice of the State of New York.
Record of sexual criminals of the state of New York
Bondi has faced growing criticisms from some Trump supporters for the delay in the release of records. Epstein archives for years have been subject to generalized speculation and conspiracy theories that the government was covering information and an alleged “client list” to protect the powerful businessmen and politicians. Multiple sources have told ABC News that this list has never appeared.
By explaining its determination not to release more research records, the Memorandum of the Department of Justice establishes that one of the “highest priorities of the government is to combat child exploitation and bring justice to the victims”, before adding, “perpetuating unfounded theories about Epstein does not serve any of those purposes.”
President Trump and the White House have been dotted with questions in recent months about the time of release of the next “phase” of documents previously promised by Bondi.
In an exchange in the Oval office on April 22, Trump said he did not know when Epstein archives would be launched.
A photo of the Jeffrey Epstein prison cell after his death, August 10, 2019, published by the Department of Justice.
Chief Forensic Doctor Office, New York City through the Department of Justice
“I don’t know. I’ll talk to the attorney general about that,” Trump said. “I really don’t know.”
The technological billionaire Elon Musk, in the middle of an audience that falls with Trump following his deviation from the administration last month, shared an X publication that said that the delay in the release of Epstein’s archives was due to the name of Trump that appeared in them.
“It’s time to release the really big bomb: @realdonaldtrump is in Epstein archives,” he wrote. “That is the real reason why they have not been made public. You have a good day, Djt.”
The post was among several Trump critics that Musk then retired from his account.
Trump soon dismissed Musk’s claims in an interview with NBC News.
“That is called ‘old news’. That has been ancient news.
“There has been talk of this for years and years. And as they know, I was not friendly with Epstein for probably 18 years before I died. I was nothing friendly with him,” Trump added.
In tense private conversations, Bondi had previously pressed to the director of the FBI, Kash Patel, to review the still secret information of the case involving one of the most infamous sexual trafficking criminals in modern history, sources told ABC News.
Up to a thousand FBI agents enlisted, many of whom typically focused on national security matters, enlisted to help with the effort, the sources added.
People leave the west wing and show “Epstein’s archives: phase 1” in the White House in Washington, DC, February 27, 2025.
Brian Snyder/Reuters
In an interview in March, Bondi was asked about the growing pressure of the Trump base to release more files, and confirmed that the department was working to make them public.
“The Maga Group is angry because we don’t know more about Epstein’s archives … Are you going to give us more information? Maria Bartyrome of Fox News asked the attorney general.
Bondi replied that the director of the FBI, Kash Patel, was working to provide the Department of Justice for a timeline for the next launch of the document.
“We will go as much as we can, as fast as we can for the American people,” Bondi said.
Axios was the first to inform the release of the DOJ and the FBI note.
