Rich and powerful in the new Epstein files: New files released with Trump allegations [View all]

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The Justice Department’s Jan. 30 release of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein shows new ties with the world’s most powerful people, including information about his relationship to Richard Branson, Bill Gates and Elon Musk—and the Trump administration released additional files Friday that include previously missing allegations against President Donald Trump.

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The DOJ released approximately three million documents Jan. 30, including 2,000 videos and 18,000 photos, part of the government’s requirement to release its full documents on Epstein under federal law—but coming more than a month after the files were required to be released by Dec. 19.

The files released Jan. 30 include a wide variety of documents, including emails between Epstein and his powerful figures—such as Musk—documents related to Epstein and associate Ghislaine Maxwell’s times in prison and witness interviews with Epstein victims, though many are heavily redacted.

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche denied the Trump administration had “covered up” any of the Epstein files by failing to release them sooner, pointing to the millions of pages the government had to review and arguing, “There’s not some tranche of super-secret documents that we’re withholding.”

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