By Rita Cook
Correspondent
Texas Metro News
*Please note the list was released by the DOJ and has been circulating among media sources.
WASHINGTON DC – There is much conversation about what is in the Epstein files.
And while many people might say they do not have time to research what is in those files, if you want to be 100% sure for yourself what is there visit https://www.justice.gov/epstein and do your own research.
According to MSN “More than 300 high-profile individuals including Donald Trump and Sir Keir Starmer have been named in the latest release of documents tied to Jeffrey Epstein under the Epstein Files Transparency Act – though officials have strongly emphasized that appearing in the files does not imply any wrongdoing or legal culpability.”
I do agree with that, which is why I suggest everyone draws their own conclusions on both sides of the aisle.
This is not a time to believe what you are reading from any media source or social media post. There is too much left and right division to put your faith in a matter of such serious consequence.
MSN indicated the names include politicians like the Obamas to singers like Bruce Springsteen, and they appear in a “wide variety of contexts,” according to Attorney General Pam Bondi and deputy AG Todd Blanche.
To the point, there are millions of emails, photos, and documents in batches that have and have not been released.
The Department of Justice began releasing the files in December and according to reports, Congress has now received the full set of files even those that have not yet been released to the public.
It was noted “only sensitive material protecting victims, active investigations, or child abuse content was withheld,” but somehow since that statement it has been reported victim’s names ended up unredacted on the released files and many of the “abusers” who are high ranking figures were redacted.
Other names include Andrew Mountbatten Windsor (formerly Prince Andrew) the most well-known UK figure, President Donald Trump who it is noted appears documents from flight logs to social notices to media references, Elon Musk who appears in archival references and press material, UK’s Sir Tony Blair, Bill Gates, Queen Elizabeth II, Woody Allen, Bruce Springsteen, Michael Jackson, Harvey Weinstein, Mick Jagger, Chris Tucker, Kevin Spacey Bill Clinton, David Copperfield, Katie Couric, Kurt Cobain, and Kim Kardashianm to name a few.
There are film directors, Oscar winners, magicians, TV hosts and rap heavyweights with their names in the files too.
Again, I want to reiterate that the Justice Department has said that having your name in the files does not mean the person committed a crime.
They also noted “The 3.5 million‑page dump includes fake or falsely submitted images, documents and untrue and sensationalist claims gathered during earlier investigations.”
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), said the DOJ is “purposefully muddying the waters on who was a predator and who was mentioned in an email.”
Republican Representative from South Carolina, Nancy Mace said there are “missing names on the list disclosed this evening.”
There will certainly be more hearings, but meanwhile both Khanna and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) both who spearheaded the passing of the Epstein Files Transparency Act are digging in hard from both sides of the aisle.
Massie said this past Sunday he does not have confidence in Bondi due to a tense combative congressional hearing between her and lawmakers.
“I don’t think Pam Bondi has confidence in Pam Bondi,” Massie told host Martha Raddatz on ABC’s “This Week.”
Massie also mentioned the DOJ’s decision not to prosecute billionaire Leslie Wexner, a former client of Epstein’s whose name appears several hundred times in the files and whose name was originally redacted. The DOJ later unredacted Wexner’s name on a 2019 FBI document listing several potential “co-conspirators” of Epstein’s. This also included his convicted accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, who is now serving a 20-year prison sentence.
Massie also pointed out “These survivors would love to have a meeting. It’s not about Bill Clinton, and it’s not about Donald Trump. This Epstein Files Transparency Act was about getting these survivors justice.”
