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Exclusive: DOJ, FBI conclude Epstein had no "client list," died by suicide
Axios ^ | July 06, 2025 | Alex Isenstadt

Posted on 07/07/2025 8:26:25 AM PDT by Red Badger

President Trump's Justice Department and FBI have concluded they have no evidence that convicted sex offender and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein blackmailed powerful figures, kept a "client list" or was murdered, according to a memo detailing the findings obtained by Axios.

The administration is releasing a video — in both raw and "enhanced" versions — that it says indicates no one entered the area of the Manhattan prison where Epstein was held the night he died in 2019.

The video supports a medical examiner's finding that Epstein died by suicide, the two-page memo claims.

Why it matters:

The findings represent the first time Trump's administration has officially contradicted conspiracy theories about Epstein's activities and his death — theories that had been pushed by the FBI's top two officials before Trump appointed them to the bureau.

As social media influencers and activists, Kash Patel (now the FBI's director) and Dan Bongino (now deputy director) were among those in MAGA world who questioned the official version of how Epstein died.

Patel and Bongino have since said Epstein killed himself. But it has become an article of faith online, especially on the right, that Epstein's crimes also implicated government officials, celebrities and business leaders — and that someone killed him to conceal them.

The memo says no one else involved in the Epstein case will be charged. (Epstein's associate Ghislaine Maxwell is serving a 20-year sentence for child sex trafficking and related offenses.)

Zoom in:

According to the memo, investigators closely examined footage of Epstein's Manhattan prison cell between around 10:40pm on Aug. 9, 2019, when Epstein was locked in his cell, and around 6:30am the next day, when he was found unresponsive.

The footage, which was reviewed by Axios but couldn't be verified independently, showed no one entering the area, the administration said.

"The FBI enhanced the relevant footage by increasing its contrast, balancing the color, and improving its sharpness for greater clarity and viewability," the memo says.

Investigators found "no incriminating 'client list' " of Epstein's, "no credible evidence ... that Epstein blackmailed prominent individuals," and no "evidence that could predicate an investigation against uncharged third parties," the memo adds.

President Trump's Justice Department and FBI have concluded they have no evidence that convicted sex offender and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein blackmailed powerful figures, kept a "client list" or was murdered, according to a memo detailing the findings obtained by Axios.

The administration is releasing a video — in both raw and "enhanced" versions — that it says indicates no one entered the area of the Manhattan prison where Epstein was held the night he died in 2019.

The video supports a medical examiner's finding that Epstein died by suicide, the two-page memo claims.

Why it matters:

The findings represent the first time Trump's administration has officially contradicted conspiracy theories about Epstein's activities and his death — theories that had been pushed by the FBI's top two officials before Trump appointed them to the bureau.

As social media influencers and activists, Kash Patel (now the FBI's director) and Dan Bongino (now deputy director) were among those in MAGA world who questioned the official version of how Epstein died.

Patel and Bongino have since said Epstein killed himself. But it has become an article of faith online, especially on the right, that Epstein's crimes also implicated government officials, celebrities and business leaders — and that someone killed him to conceal them.

The memo says no one else involved in the Epstein case will be charged. (Epstein's associate Ghislaine Maxwell is serving a 20-year sentence for child sex trafficking and related offenses.)

Zoom in:

According to the memo, investigators closely examined footage of Epstein's Manhattan prison cell between around 10:40pm on Aug. 9, 2019, when Epstein was locked in his cell, and around 6:30am the next day, when he was found unresponsive.

The footage, which was reviewed by Axios but couldn't be verified independently, showed no one entering the area, the administration said.

"The FBI enhanced the relevant footage by increasing its contrast, balancing the color, and improving its sharpness for greater clarity and viewability," the memo says.

Investigators found "no incriminating 'client list' " of Epstein's, "no credible evidence ... that Epstein blackmailed prominent individuals," and no "evidence that could predicate an investigation against uncharged third parties," the memo adds.


TOPICS: Conspiracy; Government; History; Politics
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To: Responsibility2nd

I did. It didn’t show up...................


21 posted on 07/07/2025 8:38:59 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Red Badger

Who are the big name Republicans on the list?


22 posted on 07/07/2025 8:40:58 AM PDT by DFG
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To: BobL

if true then that should be what the report says, that it cannot be disclosed due to (named) judge’s order.

Truth of matter a bit easier to accept than obvious BS from the 3 stooges (Bondi, Patel and Bongino)


23 posted on 07/07/2025 8:41:54 AM PDT by b4me (Pray, and let God change you. He knows better than you or anyone else, who He made you to be.)
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To: Red Badger

This is the usual play in Washington: Blackmail yields more and better political results than prosecution.


24 posted on 07/07/2025 8:42:24 AM PDT by Rlsau1
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To: Red Badger

No mention of Mossad.


25 posted on 07/07/2025 8:42:47 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“Diversity is our Strength” just doesn’t carry the same message as “Death from Above”)
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To: Texas Eagle

“Where did Prince Andrew go to get his reputation back?”

What I want to know is where Bongino goes to get HIS reputation back after spewing this BS. He had a good thing going in media, but spewing this obvious crap will end any chance of returning to that venue again.


26 posted on 07/07/2025 8:42:57 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam (It's hard not to celebrate the fall of bad people. - Bongino)
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To: Red Badger

If there was “no list” and everything was being covered up, why the hell did he commit “suicide?”


27 posted on 07/07/2025 8:43:18 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Correction! America is a nation of LEGAL IMMIGRANTS! All of mine came here legally. No free stuff.)
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To: brownsfan

Crossed those 2 off my list.


28 posted on 07/07/2025 8:43:44 AM PDT by bgill
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To: Red Badger

Did an Epstein even exist or is all this just a hazy urban myth.


29 posted on 07/07/2025 8:45:57 AM PDT by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: Red Badger

“ Ghislaine Maxwell is serving a 20-year sentence for child sex trafficking and related offenses.)
Who was she trafficking the kids to? No one? Just driving them around, road tripping?
This crap is laughable.
What next? JFK was not murdered, just put into early end of life cycle?
Nothing to see here, move along….


30 posted on 07/07/2025 8:47:18 AM PDT by 9422WMR
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To: Red Badger

I’m wondering how many times Kash was on the island.


31 posted on 07/07/2025 8:48:24 AM PDT by nonliberal (Russia is not my enemy.)
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To: PGR88

I do believe you nailed it.


32 posted on 07/07/2025 8:50:20 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“Diversity is our Strength” just doesn’t carry the same message as “Death from Above”)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

I suppose because it adds to the intrigue and games for us peons - ya’ know bread and circuses. Just like Maxwell being in jail, it looks the part to stir up certain groups of people, so they had to do it, but maybe she is in pretend jail and really at some nice resort?

seems there is an ever growing number of liars that God will have to deal with.


33 posted on 07/07/2025 8:50:20 AM PDT by b4me (Pray, and let God change you. He knows better than you or anyone else, who He made you to be.)
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To: Red Badger

If this is true, then release everything you have on file about Jeffrey Epstein, all the emails, video tapes, phone calls, flight logs, etc., so the public can see why one person committed suicide and one person is in jail.


34 posted on 07/07/2025 8:50:20 AM PDT by srmanuel
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To: Red Badger

I thought that the estate on Lolita Island was loaded with hidden audio/video equipment. What was that for?


35 posted on 07/07/2025 8:51:22 AM PDT by PLMerite ("They say that we were Cold Warriors. Yes, and a bloody good show, too. 😁 " - Robert Conquest )
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To: Red Badger

does anybody believe this ?
just curious


36 posted on 07/07/2025 8:51:31 AM PDT by faithhopecharity ("Politicians aren't born, they're excreted." Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
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To: Red Badger

So we are protecting sexual deviants and who knows what else.


37 posted on 07/07/2025 8:51:38 AM PDT by Altura Ct.
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To: faithhopecharity

Not me..................


38 posted on 07/07/2025 8:54:11 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Red Badger

They have had years to “ disappear “ the client list, it was wiped years ago.


39 posted on 07/07/2025 8:54:14 AM PDT by delta7
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To: DFG

The biggest of all: Israel.


40 posted on 07/07/2025 8:55:41 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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