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Donald Trump's pick for FBI director, Kash Patel, has advocated for the Jeffrey Epstein and the Sean "Diddy" Combs lists to be released, and has said the American public deserves to know all of the names on them.
The President-elect nominated Patel, an America-first advocate who has often spoken out against what he and Trump call the "deep state," to head the FBI on Sunday. Many people, including Elon Musk, who is running the advisory Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have posted about Patel's previous calls for the Epstein and Diddy lists to be made public.
Patel has said he wants to expose what he sees corruption of the "deep state" and restore faith in Federal agencies by allowing full disclosure with the public, and the world is waiting to see how far he will go to achieve this.
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An X account called "Has Kash Patel Released the Epstein List?" has been set up solely for the purpose of updating people on whether Patel has updated the Epstein list.
Newsweek has contacted Trump's transition team, via email, for comment. It has also contacted Patel's organization, Fight With Kash, via email, for comment on behalf of him.
What is the Diddy List?
The term "Diddy list" refers to the list of celebrities and public figures who have been accused of being associated with the rapper's alleged parties, so-called "freak-offs," during which sexual misconduct and grooming allegedly took place.
Combs has been accused of participating in sex-trafficking activity in a lawsuit filed on February 26, with a number of celebrities appearing in previous court filings.
Attorneys for Combs have strongly denied the allegations, previously telling Newsweek, "We have overwhelming, indisputable proof that his claims are complete lies."
Jeffrey Epstein Flight Logs—What We Know
Epstein's plane was derisively called the "Lolita Express" by certain media outlets following allegations that it was used to fly underage girls to some of the late financier's properties.
Some flight logs have already been released, including some in 2021 that showed that Trump, Bill Clinton and Prince Andrew took multiple trips on Epstein's plane.
This was revealed after Prosecutors released 118 pages of flight logs as evidence in the trial of longtime Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell.
Individuals named in the documents are not necessarily accused of wrongdoing and neither Trump nor Clinton have been linked to any offenses committed by Epstein or Maxwell.
What Kash Patel Has Said About Releasing Them
Patel, who was a federal public defender and prosecutor before joining the Trump White House during his first term, repeatedly promised to dismantle the "deep state."
He has made it clear multiple times that he thinks this should include revealing the Epstein and Diddy lists, most recently in an interview with conservative podcaster Benny Johnson, on his podcast at the beginning of November.
"To me, what you mentioned is the most important part: restoring trust in our agencies and departments," Patel said, "And the way to do that isn't to treat them like a piñata, hoping for something good to pop out. The way to do it is by giving the American people the truth. And that's what they feared about Donald Trump. He's going to come in there and might just give them the Epstein list, the 'Diddy list,' and everything else they're terrified of being exposed."
Patel was also quoted by the EconoTimes as saying: "These documents, particularly those linked to Epstein and Diddy, could shed light on matters the American people deserve to understand. It's time to clear the air and reveal who's been involved in covering up the truth."
Last year, Patel, while on the Benny Johnson podcast again, said to Republicans: "Put on your big boy pants and let us know who the pedophiles are."
Trump has suggested he might make the Epstein list public, during an interview with podcaster Lex Fridman, but he has not yet promised to do so.
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