Jack Posobiec, a far-right political activist, carrying a binder labeled ‘The Epstein Files: Phase 1’ as he exited the White House in February. — Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times)
FOR months, Trump administration officials faced mounting pressure by the far right and online influencers to release the so-called Epstein files, the remaining investigative documents of the sex-trafficking investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, a multimillionaire who hanged himself in a federal jail in New York in 2019.
On July 7, the US Justice Department issued a memo that sought to put an end to the matter, following what it said had been an exhaustive investigation: “This systematic review revealed no incriminating ‘client list’...There was also no credible evidence found that Epstein blackmailed prominent individuals as part of his actions.”
