close
close

Jeffrey Epstein Files Latest: Bondi accuses FBI of holding back “thousands of pages” and calls for the publication on Friday

Relatives: Jeffrey Epstein's “Customer List” under the series of federal secrets that are released

Your support helps us tell the story

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, the independent is on site when the story develops. Regardless of whether it is the financial data of Elon Musk Pro-Trump-Pac or to produce our latest documentary “The A Word”, which illuminates the American women who fight for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to take the facts out of the news.

In such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on site. Your donation enables us to continue to send journalists to speak to both sides of history.

The Independent will trust Americans throughout the political spectrum. And in contrast to many other high -quality news agencies, we decide not to exclude the Americans with Paywalls from our reporting and analysis. We believe that quality journalism should be available to everyone who is paid by those who can afford it.

Their support makes the difference.

Pam Bondi has accused the FBI of having held back “thousands of pages” by Jeffrey Epstein documents, since the US general prosecutor demands all documents after Friday morning.

In a public letter, Bondi asked the newly confirmed FBI director Kash Patel to also examine why, after repeated inquiries, thousands of documents were allegedly held back in connection with the Epstein probe.

The Attorney General instructed the office to “hand over all records, documents, audio and video recordings as well as materials in connection with Jeffrey Epstein and its customers, regardless of how such information was received”, until 8 a.m. Friday -, which has now been passed. It was not immediately clear whether the Bondi office had received the requested additional Epstein files.

In a post on X Patel said: “There will be no cover -up, no missing documents and no stone has remained untracted.”

The “first phase” version, which was eagerly awaited in connection with the disadvantage financier on Thursday, turned to disappointments between the conservative figures after it did not contain any major new allegations about Epstein or his employees. Around 200 page divided between 10 files contents a number of flight protocols from Epstein's private jet, a partially reduced “contact list” and a darkened list of “massesuses”.

The deadline of Bondi 8 a.m.

The deadline for the FBI to deliver the remaining Epstein documents to the office of Attorney General Pam Bondi until 8:00 a.m.

In a letter to the FBI director Kash Patel on Thursday, Bondi said that the office had failed about his alleged promise to provide the “complete documents” in connection with the incredulous financier.

“Until 8:00 a.m., tomorrow, February 28, the FBI will deliver the complete and complete Epstein files to my office, including all records, documents, audio and video recordings as well as materials that relate to Jeffrey Epstein and its customers, regardless of how such information was obtained,” she wrote in the letter.

In a separate declaration by the Ministry of Justice, on Thursday it stated that Bondi “was later informed about thousands of pages with documents”, which “have not yet been announced”.

The general prosecutor's deadline has now passed.

James LiddellFebruary 28, 2025 13:01

Even the right conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer questioned those who blame the “deep state”.

James LiddellFebruary 28, 2025 12:41

Bondi instructs Patel to examine the failure of the FBI to deliver “complete” set of Epstein documents

The Attorney General Pam Bondi has instructed the FBI director Kash Patel to carry out an “immediate” investigation of the perceived failure of the office, to deliver the “full sentence” of Jeffrey Epstein files.

In a letter to Patel on Thursday, Bondi said that the agency “repeatedly insured” she had received all documents in connection with the disgrace financier.

Bondi asked Bondi, together with the request to place all documents on her desk until 8 a.m., has two weeks to examine the alleged misfortune.

“I also use to carry out an immediate examination of why my command was not followed by the FBI,” she wrote in the letter.

“You will provide me with a comprehensive report on your findings and proposed personnel measures within 14 days.”

James LiddellFebruary 28, 2025 12:21

FBI has an hour to hand over thousands of Epstein files

The FBI only has an hour to meet Pam Bondi's request and to deliver the remaining Epstein documents to your office until 8:00 a.m.

The Attorney General indicated Kash Patel that the newly confirmed director of the office in a letter on Thursday to publish “thousands of pages” previously not announced about the convicted sex offender

This was followed by the Ministry of Justice, in which only 200 pages of files were published and had no new allegations about the deceased sex offender or his employees.

James LiddellFebruary 28, 2025 12:00 p.m.

Democratic legislators dampen at Doj for “promise” of complete Epstein files

James LiddellFebruary 28, 2025 11:52

Epstein's flight protocols show what we already knew: Donald Trump flew with the Lolita Express

Previously published flight protocols have shown that Donald Trump flew at Jeffrey Epstein's private jets at least seven times in the nineties – although President denied any knowledge of the abuse of the sex offender.

The public prosecutor at Ghislaine Maxwell Court proceedings in 2022 shows that Trump with Epstein flew several times with his private jet, a Boeing 727 called “Lolita Express”, with his former wife Marla Maples and his children Eric and Tiffany Trump as well as a beauty queen and an older AID to Bill Clinton.

Epstein often used the plane to ferry young women between New York and his main residence in Palm Beach, where many of his alleged actions have taken place sexual abuse.

“We know [Clinton] Was called Lolita Express several times on the plane. He has been another friend of his for many years, ”General Prosecutor Pam Bondi told Fox News last month. Clinton denied the claim.

“Compare that to Donald Trump, who hadn't spoken to him [Epstein] Over a decade after he had thrown him out of Mar-A-Lago for bad behavior. “

The couple finally failed for years before Epstein's first arrest for prostitution was requested. Trump said in 2019 that he was “not a fan of Epstein” and had not spoken to him with him since the early 2000s.

James LiddellFebruary 28, 2025 11:36 am

Epstein files do not contain any important new allegations

The Hyped phase -1 publication of the Epstein files on Thursday ended with disappointment for many conservative personalities who expressed their contempt after they had not contained any major new allegations because of the deceased sex offender or his employees -of which a large part of which have been made public for years.

In detail on 200 side and 10 separate files, the papers A number of flight protocols from Epstein's private jet, a partially reduced “contact list” and a fully darkened list of more than 250 “mass”.

A large part of the material was previously published material from the public prosecutor's office of Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein's girlfriend, a few years after the life of the accident financier in a prison cell in Manhattan in August 2019, while in August 2019 he was waiting for new charges for girls' trading.

Over the years, thousands of pages with records by complaints, Epstein's criminal dockets, public disclosures and freedom of information have been published.

In January 2024, a court sealed the final batch of a wealth of documents that had been collected in a lawsuit that was submitted by Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre as evidence.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

James LiddellFebruary 28, 2025 11:15

MTG 'proud' by Bondi and Patel, although he deals with an area of ​​Maga counter -reactions

James LiddellFebruary 28, 2025 10:50

Very little new information is expected to be published, say doj officers

Very little new information is expected to be published after the Attorney General Pam Bondi had applied for the publication of “thousands of papers” in relation to Jeffrey Epstein, and claims that according to a report, the FBI has retained the list of “complete” list.

Two officials from the high -ranking Ministry of Justice announced NBC that the lack of new information was due to how much has already been published.

One of the doj employees said that they perceive the time of the publication of the Epstein files as a “distraction” of other matters.

The FBI director says that “no stone will remain untracted” for a devastable Bondi letter

James LiddellFebruary 28, 2025 10:04