FBI Epstein Files Release Stuns Investigators

Missing Epstein records raise questions about Trump. Newly released FBI emails show investigators scrambling to understand what their Jeffrey Epstein files contained about Donald Trump and other prominent figures. In one internal message, an FBI agent listed 18 men connected to Epstein and instructed colleagues to gather any negative or derogatory information about them. Trump's name appeared— do you think it appeared in the middle, at the bottom? No, Trump's name appeared at the top of the list. Agents compiled summaries of tips and allegations they had received, including a claim from a woman who said she was assaulted as a teenager, and another account describing Epstein introducing a woman to him. Most of the tips were unverified, and investigators noted many came from anonymous callers or secondhand sources. The controversy intensified when some underlying interview documents tied to one allegation were initially missing from the Justice Department's document release.