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Senate Unanimously Opposes Ghislaine Maxwell Pardon

Democratic senator says she wanted to get both parties on the record

(Newser) - The Senate just told the White House, in unison, to keep its hands off Ghislaine Maxwell's sentence. In a unanimous voice vote Wednesday, senators approved a resolution opposing any presidential pardon or clemency for Maxwell, the Jeffrey Epstein associate serving 20 years for sex trafficking-related crimes, the Hill reports....

Vance to Rogan: We Messed Up on Epstein

Vice president also says Republicans have a 'cool' problem and too many 'dorks'

(Newser) - JD Vance sat for a three-hour interview with Joe Rogan on Wednesday and acknowledged that the Trump administration botched the rollout of the Jeffrey Epstein files. But the mistake was more about messaging than anything sinister, he insisted on the podcast . "I say this with all candor, like we...

Epstein Survivors: Aide Knows More Than She's Letting On

6 victims tell CNN that Lesley Groff met them, handled their passports, handed over cash

(Newser) - Jeffrey Epstein's former assistant is being accused of more than just looking the other way. Lesley Groff told the House Oversight Committee in June that she never met the young women who gave Epstein "massages," never knew their ages, never handled their passports, never paid them, and...

Report: Wiles Saw Vance as 'Conspiracy Theorist' on Epstein

New York Times report reveals the high-level bickering over how to handle the files

(Newser) - In a deeply reported piece for the New York Times , Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan reveal details of what the story calls the "White House freakout" over the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files. They report that a team of top officials—VP JD Vance, chief of staff Susie...

Trump Refiles $10B Lawsuit Over WSJ Epstein Story

Suit claims newspaper defamed Trump with article on disputed Epstein letter

(Newser) - President Trump hasn't given up on getting a huge payout from the Wall Street Journal . His lawyers have refiled a $10 billion lawsuit against the Journal's publisher over a 2025 story that said a "bawdy" letter bearing his name, with a sexually suggestive message and a drawing...

Epstein Aide Testifies She Was a Victim, Not an Accomplice

Sarah Kellen tells House panel the public narrative is wrong

(Newser) - A longtime assistant to Jeffrey Epstein wants to rewrite the public narrative about her role in his orbit. In closed-door testimony to a congressional committee on Thursday, 46-year-old Sarah Kellen rejected accusations that she was an accomplice , instead describing herself as one of the late financier's victims who was...

Inmates Say They Paid for Talk About Ghislaine Maxwell

Women report communications with reporters brought punishment

(Newser) - When Ghislaine Maxwell showed up at a federal prison camp in Bryan, Texas, some of the women locked up there say they learned a fast lesson: Don't talk about her. CNN reports that Julie Howell, serving a year for embezzlement, said she checked the rules, then sent her thoughts...

House Democrats Say Melania Trump Should Go Under Oath

First lady had called for Epstein victims to testify before panel

(Newser) - House Democrats now want first lady Melania Trump placed under oath in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. The Hill reports several members of the House Oversight Committee are urging the step after she publicly denounced Epstein this week as "disgraceful," rejected any connection to him or Ghislaine Maxwell, and...

Epstein Saga Set for the Small Screen
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Epstein Saga Set for the Small Screen

Limited series will follow Laura Dern as Miami Herald reporter who exposed Epstein plea deal

(Newser) - Hollywood is circling a new scripted take on the Jeffrey Epstein saga, with Laura Dern set to lead the charge. Sony Pictures Television is shopping a limited series based on Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story, the book by Miami Herald reporter Julie K. Brown, whose reporting helped reopen...

Ro Khanna Wants a Sit-Down Between King, Epstein Survivors

Democratic congressman urges private audience during Charles III's US visit next month

(Newser) - King Charles is being urged to add an unusual stop to his upcoming US trip: a closed-door meeting with Jeffrey Epstein's accusers. Rep. Ro Khanna, a California Democrat who helped force the release of Epstein-related files last year, has written to the king, who's set to take a...

Panel Releases Videos of Clintons' Epstein Testimony

Depositions before House committee total 9 hours

(Newser) - House Republicans just put four-plus hours of Clinton testimony on the internet—twice. The House Oversight Committee on Monday released video of closed-door depositions with Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, conducted last week as part of its inquiry into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and convicted...

Ask Trump, Hillary Clinton Tells Panel Investigating Epstein

Former secretary of state testifies she doesn't know anything that would help the committee

(Newser) - Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton used a closed-door appearance on Capitol Hill on Thursday to say, in effect, that lawmakers are asking the wrong person about Jeffrey Epstein. Testifying before the House Oversight Committee in Chappaqua, New York, the former first lady told lawmakers she has "no knowledge"...

Hillary Clinton Sits for House Grilling on Epstein

Closed-door interview will be followed by another with Bill Clinton on Friday

(Newser) - The moment Bill and Hillary Clinton unsuccessfully fought to avoid has arrived: their depositions in a House investigation of Jeffrey Epstein. Coverage:
  • Closed doors: Members of the House Oversight Committee will question the former secretary of state first on Thursday in a closed-door session, followed by the former president on
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Pal Planned to Expose Epstein. Then Epstein Found Out

WSJ reports on failed 2016 cooperation deal with Frenchman Jean-Luc Brunel

(Newser) - Federal files newly obtained by the Wall Street Journal suggest Jeffrey Epstein came close to being exposed years earlier—by one of his own key facilitators. Reporters Khadeeja Safdar and Caitlin Ostroff detail how French modeling scout Jean-Luc Brunel was in quiet talks in 2016 to cooperate with New York...

Sweeping Probe Into Epstein's New Mexico Ranch Launched

Lawmakers form 'truth commission' with subpoena power to question witnesses

(Newser) - New Mexico is about to dig deeply into what, exactly, happened at Jeffrey Epstein's remote Zorro Ranch . State lawmakers on Monday unanimously approved a $2.5 million "truth commission" billed as the first comprehensive inquiry into alleged trafficking and sexual abuse at the 7,600-acre property, about 30...

Thomas Pritzker Retires as Hyatt Chair Over Epstein Ties

Billionaire cites need to protect hotel chain amid renewed scrutiny of ties

(Newser) - Thomas Pritzker says he's stepping back from Hyatt to shield the company as his ties to Jeffrey Epstein face renewed scrutiny, the Wall Street Journal reports. The 75-year-old hotel billionaire and Hyatt heir is retiring as executive chairman of Hyatt Hotels after newly released Justice Department documents detailed years...

Naomi Campbell's Epstein Ties Under Scrutiny

Supermodel's name comes up hundreds of times; her lawyer says she saw nothing improper

(Newser) - Naomi Campbell is the latest public figure to draw unwanted attention thanks to the Jeffrey Epstein records. A New York Times review found the supermodel's name in nearly 300 Justice Department documents tied to Epstein, including emails, flight and event arrangements, and references from people interviewed by the FBI....

Amid Epstein Files Furor, Casey Wasserman Keeps LA28 Gig

Outside review finds no new information beyond what was already known, committee says

(Newser) - Casey Wasserman is keeping his Olympics gig—at least for now. The chair of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic and Paralympic Games held onto the backing of LA28's Executive Committee on Wednesday, despite escalating criticism over his past ties to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, the Los Angeles Times...

Police Chief Said Trump Called Him About Epstein in 2006

'Thank goodness you're stopping him, everyone has known he's been doing this'

(Newser) - When it became public knowledge that detectives in Palm Beach were investigating Jeffrey Epstein, one of the first people to call the police chief was Donald Trump, according to newly released Justice Department records. Then-Chief Michael Reiter told the FBI in 2019 that Trump told him in 2006, "Thank...

After Epstein Link Surfaces, Chappell Roan Dumps Agent

She's among artists dropping Casey Wasserman's talent agency over flirty emails with Ghislaine Maxwell

(Newser) - Chappell Roan is walking away from one of Hollywood's biggest agencies—and she's saying exactly why. The Grammy winner announced she has cut ties with Wasserman, the talent and sports agency run by Casey Wasserman, after his name surfaced in newly released court records related to Jeffrey Epstein....

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