Epstein connections

Records

1. 2026-09-03Leon Black skips Epstein deposition and sues House panel to block subpoenasBlack skipped the deposition and sued to block the subpoenas1 source
2. 2026-02-06Released emails show Epstein offering help finding Kraft a lawyerEmails reported after DOJ publication; no allegation that Kraft participated in Epstein's crimes1 source
3. 2025-12-23Newly released records listed Trump on at least eight Epstein-jet flightsReported documentary connection; a flight listing does not by itself establish criminal conduct.1 source
4. 2025-11-19Trump signed the Epstein Files Transparency ActPublic Law 119-38 requires release subject to specified redactions and withholding rules.1 source
5. 2025-11-12Epstein privately alleged Trump knew about the girls; the released record does not settle what he meantEmail allegations remain disputed and unadjudicated; contrary sworn testimony is also public.3 sources
6. 2025-09-08Epstein's birthday album contained a suggestive letter attributed to Trump; Trump denied writing itAuthorship remains disputed; the attributed signature is not treated as authenticated here.1 source
7. 2025-07-29Trump said Epstein “stole” young women from Mar-a-Lago, including Virginia GiuffreTrump gave his Mar-a-Lago worker-recruitment account on July 29, 20251 source
8. 2025-07-22Johnson ended the July 2025 House session before an Epstein-files voteHouse left for its August recess without the proposed vote1 source
9. 2025-07-18Trump sued the Wall Street Journal over its Epstein birthday-letter reportCivil litigation documented; filing a complaint does not prove its allegations.1 source
10. 2025-07-07Trump's DOJ and FBI said they found no incriminating Epstein “client list” and closed further disclosureDocumented agency conclusion; it did not adjudicate every third-party allegation.1 source
11. 2024-06-02Trump said he would release Epstein files, then hedged that “phony stuff” could hurt peopleCampaign interview statement; it was not itself a disclosure order.1 source
12. 2021-12-29Federal jury convicted Maxwell; the court later imposed a 20-year sentenceConvicted; 20-year federal sentence imposed in June 20222 sources
13. 2021-01-25Apollo publishes review documenting Leon Black's $158 million payments to EpsteinApollo's own commissioned review put the payments at $158 million2 sources
14. 2020-11-12DOJ review found poor judgment—not professional misconduct—in Acosta's Epstein resolutionOPR found poor judgment but no professional misconduct on November 12, 20203 sources
15. 2020-07-21After Ghislaine Maxwell's arrest, Trump said he wished her wellTrump said twice on July 21, 2020 that he wished Maxwell well after her arrest1 source
16. 2020-07-21Trump said he had met Ghislaine Maxwell numerous times in Palm BeachTrump said on July 21, 2020 that they had met numerous times in Palm Beach1 source
17. 2019-08-10Epstein died while the 2019 federal charges were pendingEpstein died August 10, 2019 while the federal charges were pending1 source
18. 2019-07-12Acosta resigned from Trump's Cabinet amid renewed scrutiny of the Epstein agreementOut of office since July 19, 20192 sources
19. 2019-07-08Federal prosecutors charged Epstein with two sex-trafficking countsCharged in 2019; no trial verdict followed1 source
20. 2017-02-16Trump put the prosecutor behind Epstein's extraordinary non-prosecution deal in the CabinetAcosta resigned in 2019; DOJ's 2020 review found poor judgment, not professional misconduct.3 sources
21. 2002-10-28Trump's own words and archival footage document a long social relationship with EpsteinHistorical association documented by contemporaneous footage and Trump's recorded remarks.2 sources