Before the 2024 presidential election, Donald Trump and JD Vance called for release of more files related to convicted sexual offender Jeffrey Epstein. The new Trump administration promised greater government transparency but has not released the large trove of "Epstein files" supporters demanded. Epstein was found dead six years ago at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan; officials concluded suicide but public skepticism persists. Documents already released include names of powerful figures, including President Trump and former President Bill Clinton, though appearing in flight logs or records is not proof of wrongdoing. Prominent Republicans and right-wing media figures have repeatedly called for additional disclosure. Attorney General Pam Bondi said on Feb. 21 that the Epstein files were "sitting on my desk" to review.
Before the 2024 presidential election, both Donald Trump and JD Vance called for the release of more files related to convicted sexual offender Jeffrey Epstein. In its first months in office, the new Trump administration has promised more transparency in government but it hasn't released any trove of "Epstein files" that supporters have demanded. Epstein was found dead six years ago in the Metropolitan Correctional Center, the federal detention facility where he was being held in Manhattan.
Officials later concluded he died by suicide but public skepticism about his death persists. The names of a number of powerful figures have already appeared in documents related to Epstein's case that have been released, including President Trump and former President Bill Clinton, both of whom socialized with Epstein. But as NPR and other outlets have noted, appearing in Epstein's flight logs and other records is not an indication of wrongdoing.
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