Jeffrey Epstein contact list: AG Pam Bondi releases highly anticipated DOJ documents
The Justice Department released a new batch of Jeffrey Epstein files after Attorney General Pam Bondi said she was reviewing classified documents in the case – but it’s not the client list.
“This Department of Justice is following through on President Trump’s commitment to transparency and lifting the veil on the disgusting actions of Jeffrey Epstein and his co-conspirators,” Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement Thursday.
Many of the documents were already released during Ghislaine Maxwell’s federal criminal trial, which landed her in prison for decades. They include flight logs, an evidence list, a contact book and a redacted “masseuse list” believed to refer to Epstein’s victims. Many people named in the documents have never been accused of Epstein-related wrongdoing, however, some have, like Maxwell; Prince Andrew, who has denied allegations of wrongdoing; and Jean-Luc Brunel, a French modeling agent who like Epstein died in jail awaiting trial.
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Jeffrey Epstein poses in front of his fleet of private jets in an undated photograph. This photo was one of many unearthed during Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking trial in the Southern District of New York, where she was found guilty and sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2022 for working with Epstein to sexually abuse minors. (U.S. Department of Justice/Mega)
The logs also show prominent Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre, known as Virginia Roberts at the time, flew with him to and from the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Epstein, 66, died in a jail cell in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal trafficking charges. His potential client list has long been an item of public interest, due to his many connections to billionaires, celebrities, academics and global leaders. It has not been released.
A federal court ordered thousands of pages of sealed records to be made public last year. They revealed nearly 200 names, many of which belonged to people who were not accused of crimes.
Many people named in a contact book dated 2003 to 2004 Thursday were also not accused of any crimes in connection with Epstein, including the actor Alec Baldwin, billionaire Richard Branson, and former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg. Epstein also had entries for Rockstar Mick Jagger, Holocaust survivor and author Eli Wiesel, actors Ralph Fiennes and Dustin Hoffman, model Liz Hurley, Michael Jackson, numerous members of the Kennedy family and more.
He was known to socialize with prominent people and also met with them to discuss finance and philanthropy.
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An aerial view of Little St. James Island – one of Jeffrey Epstein’s private islands. This photo was one of many unearthed during Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking trial in the Southern District of New York, where she was found guilty and sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2022 for working with Epstein to sexually abuse minors. (U.S. Department of Justice/Mega)
Other numbers in the contact book included the London bar across the street from Maxwell’s luxe townhouse, the White House, and a Palm Beach business called “Creative Custom Swimwear.” He also had regional entries labeled, “Massage.”
He had landed a sweetheart plea deal in 2008 after paying a high school girl $300 for sex – 13 months in jail with work release during the day. Fallout from that move prompted Florida to pass a new law that allowed the court to release grand jury materials in the case, which are typically secret.
A group of 12 Epstein accusers also sued the FBI last year, alleging the bureau failed to properly investigate credible allegations that he led a “sex trafficking ring for the elite” as far back as the 1990s.
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Ghislaine Maxwell attends Polo Ralph Lauren host Victories of Athlete Ally at Polo Ralph Lauren Store on Nov. 3, 2015 in New York City. (Jared Siskin/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
The FBI previously said it does not comment on pending litigation.
Epstein, his former lover and now a convicted accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell, and unnamed co-conspirators allegedly abused young women and underage girls between 1996 and his death in 2019, according to the lawsuit. Citing police documents, it alleges that Epstein recruited girls between 14 and 16 as well as students at Palm Beach Community College for “sex-tinged sessions.”
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Jeffrey Epstein mugshot from 2019 after federal authorities filed trafficking charges against him. (Kypros/Getty Images)
In addition to Maxwell, another Epstein associate, French modeling agent Jean-Luc Brunel, was also charged with sex trafficking. Like Epstein, he turned up dead in a jail cell.
Maxwell is appealing her conviction while serving a sentence at a federal prison in Tallahassee.
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She is due for release in the summer of 2037.
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US attorney general presses FBI to release all files on Epstein
The US Attorney General has accused federal investigators of withholding thousands of documents related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, and asked the FBI to release all the information by Friday morning without any omissions.
In a public letter, Attorney General Pam Bondi asked FBI director Kash Patel to also investigate why thousands of documents related to Epstein probe were withheld by the agency.
Bondi released the “first phase” of newly declassified files on Thursday, but it contained no major new allegations about Epstein nor revelations about his associates.
Epstein was arrested in July 2019 on charges of sex trafficking and died by suicide while awaiting trial.
The attorney general demanded all information related to the disgraced financier be turned over by 08:00 EST (13:00 GMT) on Friday “regardless of how it was obtained”.
“Late yesterday, l learned from a source that the FBI Field Office in New York was in possession of thousands of pages of documents related to the investigation and indictment of Epstein,” she wrote in the letter. “Despite my repeated requests, the FBI never disclosed the existence of the files.”
Additionally, Bondi directed FBI director Patel to conduct an immediate investigation into why her order to the FBI was not followed.
“You will deliver to me a comprehensive report of your findings and proposed personnel action within 14 days,” she said.
In a post on X, Patel said the agency was “entering a new era—one that will be defined by integrity, accountability, and the unwavering pursuit of justice”.
“There will be no cover-ups, no missing documents, and no stone left unturned,” he wrote.
The declassified files largely contain documents that have been previously leaked but never released in a formal capacity by the US government, according to a statement released by the justice department.
The 10 files include a series of flight logs from Epstein’s private jet, plus a partly-redacted “contacts list”.
While running for the White House, President Donald Trump had promised to release the “Epstein list”, a rumoured document that some believe may link high-profile individuals to sex crimes.
Bondi was also urged by Republican lawmakers to disclose all information about the disgraced financier.
On Thursday afternoon, the White House first handed over the initial batch of 200 files – in binders that read “The Epstein Files: Phase I” – to conservative influencers.
The influencers included political commentator Rogan O’Handley, known as DC Draino, as well as Libs of TikTok creator Chaya Raichik, US media reported.
But the limited information in the latest batch of files disappointed some Republicans, including Representative Anna Paulina Luna, who leads a House Republican task force on government transparency.
“I nor the task force were given or reviewed the Epstein documents being released today,” Luna posted on X. “This is not what we or the American people asked for and a complete disappointment.”
Conservative commentator Glenn Beck wrote: “The Epstein files are a total joke. Who is subverting POTUS?”
Most of the “Epstein docs” over the past several years have come out of civil litigation between one of Epstein’s accusers, Virginia Giuffre, and his former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell.
The 66-year-old had pleaded guilty to soliciting prostitution from a minor in 2008.
Ghislaine Maxwell lost her appeal last year against her own sex trafficking conviction for helping Epstein sexually abuse young girls.
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Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell in 2005. Photo: Joe Schildhorn/Patrick McMullan via Getty
The Department of Justice released more than 100 pages of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein on Thursday. The documents released by Attorney General Pam Bondi include flight logs, a redacted contact book and masseuse list and an evidence list.
Zoom out: The Trump administration is moving to release documents in a range of high-profile cases, such as the JFK assassination.
Bondi is facing scrutiny as to why the documents did not include more new information and has blamed the FBI.
Zoom in: Read the documents Bondi released in the files below.
Editor’s note: This file has been updated with additional documents.
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The Trump administration gave an exclusive briefing Thursday to more than a dozen conservative influencers about files it plans to make public about the late financier and child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Why it matters: The meeting illustrated how the Trump administration is circumventing the mainstream media and instead working with pro-MAGA social media figures to release information.
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The FBI just discovered about 2,400 records tied to President Kennedy’s assassination that were never provided to a board tasked with reviewing and disclosing the documents, Axios has learned.
Why it matters: The discovery — 61 years after Kennedy was killed in Dallas — follows decades of government reluctance to release all documents related to the assassination, which fueled a mountain of conspiracy theories.
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