Pam Bondi, Jeffrey Epstein
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Former Attorney General Pam Bondi might be out of the Trump administration, but the pressure over her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files is not going away. After President Donald Trump announced Bondi was out and being replaced by Todd Blanche as acting attorney general,
Legal experts tell NPR five possible reasons that, despite the accusations made against rich and powerful people in the files, the DOJ have made no additional arrests. The big one? Lack of evidence.
Universities pressured to strip names of those who appear in the Epstein files from campus buildings
Scrutiny has landed on university donors as well as several academics whose emails with Epstein surfaced in the latest files.
The federal government’s online Epstein library contains a five-page handwritten report of an FBI interview with an inmate who awoke the morning of Aug. 10, 2019 to the loud commotion in the Special Housing Unit, or SHU, where he and Epstein were jailed. “Breathe! Breathe!” he recalled officers shouting about 6:30 a.m.
A large share of science funding comes through philanthropy, with little legal or public scrutiny. This lack of oversight allowed Jeffrey Epstein to cultivate scientists and launder his reputation.
NEW YORK, April 2 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge granted preliminary approval on Thursday to Bank of America's $72.5 million settlement with women who accused the bank of facilitating their sexual abuse by Jeffrey Epstein. U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff in Manhattan scheduled an August 27 hearing to consider final approval.
Newly appointed interim Attorney General Todd Blanche has made clear that the Justice Department (DOJ) has fully released the Epstein files, protecting victims while insisting that no one—including President Donald Trump—was given special treatment during the review.
Fox News host Brian Kilmeade bashed Rep. Thomas Massie for his fixation on Epstein, saying he had "no interest" in the story until it could hurt President Trump