As the Justice Department confronted mounting pressure to release the Epstein information final yr, FBI employees have been compiling what one described as “salacious” allegations against men in Jeffrey Epstein’s orbit and placing collectively a presentation that included a listing of “prominent names” within the investigative information.
The 21-slide presentation — launched with greater than 3 million paperwork within the Epstein files — outlines the varied federal investigations into the late convicted intercourse offender, his dying and his longtime affiliate Ghislaine Maxwell, who was convicted of kid intercourse trafficking.
One slide lists a dozen names and notes that “numerous” ideas have been made anonymously to the FBI’s tip line. Some of the ideas included claims of sexual misconduct, whereas others weren’t allegations of prison conduct however moderately indicated an affiliation with Epstein.
The men listed, together with President Donald Trump, former President Bill Clinton and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, have been identified to have associations with Epstein and have denied wrongdoing concerning earlier allegations against them.
Efforts by FBI employees to compile among the most explosive claims contained within the Epstein information passed off as public backlash mounted final yr over the Trump administration’s resolution to shut the door on releasing extra paperwork. Separately, the FBI compiled a listing of sexual assault allegations associated to Trump this previous August — lots of which seem to have come from unverified ideas.
Eventually, Congress handed a regulation in November demanding transparency and the release of all paperwork, forcing the Trump administration to act.
It’s not clear from the presentation what steps had been taken to confirm any of the allegations. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche informed NCS earlier this month that the Department of Justice has no plans to convey extra fees associated to Epstein, saying there was nothing within the information to warrant new prosecutions.
NCS has reached out to the DOJ. The FBI declined to remark.
Top Trump administration officers early final yr hyped the release of the Epstein information and a purported “client list,” which has been lengthy sought since Epstein’s dying in 2019, together with by Trump’s base.
Attorney General Pam Bondi initially mentioned final February {that a} consumer listing was sitting on her desk — although the administration mentioned she was referring to other paperwork. Later that month, she gave a gaggle of rightwing influencers binders labeled “The Epstein Files: Phase 1,” which turned out to include already publicized paperwork associated to the intercourse offender.
Under pressure due to the shortage of recent particulars, Bondi promised extra paperwork can be launched.
But the administration started backtracking, NCS previously reported, someday round May 2025 — the identical month that Bondi informed Trump in a gathering that his identify was included within the information.
This sparked backlash that intensified after the DOJ mentioned on July 7 in an unsigned memo that it had concluded there was no consumer listing and that Epstein had died in 2019 by suicide — undercutting conspiracy theories to the opposite. The division didn’t plan to release any new paperwork on the matter, an official informed NCS on the time.
Three days later an email with the topic line “Response to 07/10/2025 Director’s call” broke down materials recovered on Epstein’s gadgets, proof objects seized, and victims’ studies as to whether or not they had accused others of sexual misconduct. The quick abstract signifies a minimum of 4 or 5 of Epstein’s victims had accused unnamed men of sexually abusing them, however that the circumstances have been referred to native regulation enforcement as a result of “there was not enough evidence to federally charge these individuals.”
In an electronic mail later in July, an individual on the FBI was requested to write summaries of “salacious statements” made about 13 folks, together with Trump, Clinton, Mountbatten-Windsor, billionaire Leon Black, and ex-movie mogul Harvey Weinstein.
Among the quick statements supplied have been particulars of newly disclosed but unverified claims of sexual assault made against Trump, together with related claims against Weinstein and Black.
Portions of the emailed listing have been included within the 21-page presentation that included the emblem of the FBI’s Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force.
The presentation was created someday after mid-July 2025, given dates listed within the slides. It featured a timeline of varied state and federal investigations into Epstein, particulars about monetary transactions between Epstein and Maxwell, and a listing of people that attended “proffer” classes – conferences with prosecutors through which an individual can lay out what proof or testimony they may present in a prison case.
In response to a request for remark, the White House referred to a press release issued by the Justice Department final month that mentioned the launched paperwork include “untrue and sensationalist claims against President Trump that were submitted to the FBI right before the 2020 election.”
“To be clear, the claims are unfounded and false,” the press release mentioned, “and if they have a shred of credibility, they certainly would have been weaponized against President Trump already.”
Trump has by no means been accused by regulation enforcement of wrongdoing associated to Epstein.
An lawyer for Black, who stepped away from operating the personal fairness agency Apollo Global Management in 2021 over his ties to Epstein, mentioned in a press release that there was “absolutely no truth” to the allegations and maintained their relationship was solely enterprise associated.
“Mr. Black asked for an independent investigation of his relationship with Epstein. The Dechert law firm investigated and reviewed more than 60,000 documents, interviewed more than 20 people and concluded that Mr. Black paid Epstein for estate planning and tax advice and that he had no awareness of Epstein’s criminal activities,” lawyer Susan Estrich wrote.
“Of the three civil lawsuits filed against Mr. Black, one has been dismissed, the other withdrawn and the other is currently facing a case terminating motion for sanctions. There is absolutely no truth to any of the allegations against Mr. Black,” Estrich mentioned.
Representatives for Clinton and Mountbatten-Windsor haven’t responded to a request for remark.
Weinstein is incarcerated, awaiting a 3rd trial in New York on fees of sexual assault after having already been convicted of comparable fees in Los Angeles.
“This is an unverified FBI tip, not a finding, not sworn testimony, and not evidence of anything. Mr. Weinstein denies the conduct described,” Juda Engelmayer, spokesperson for Weinstein, mentioned in a press release to NCS.
“These intake documents exist precisely so anyone can call in anything — including stories that closely resemble allegations that have been in the public domain for years. The fact that a familiar-sounding narrative appears in a tip line during a high-profile document release does not make it true, tested, or corroborated,” he added.
Clinton has denied accusations of wrongdoing associated to Epstein. He’s scheduled to seem in a deposition as a part of the House’s probe into Epstein later this month – and has pushed for that testimony to be made public.
“I will not sit idly as they use me as a prop in a closed-door kangaroo court by a Republican Party running scared,” Clinton mentioned in a submit to X final week. “If they want answers, let’s stop the games & do this the right way: in a public hearing, where the American people can see for themselves what this is really about.”
Mountbatten-Windsor – the previous Prince Andrew who was stripped of his royal title final yr over his friendship with Epstein – has not responded to the most recent file release.