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Attorney General Pam Bondi has been made aware of "thousands of documents" related to the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein that were previously not disclosed to her office, she said in a letter on Thursday.
Why It Matters
Bondi has been urged by Republican lawmakers to disclose information about Epstein, the late financier and convicted sex offender who mingled with some of the world's most influential figures.
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Epstein was arrested in July 2019 on charges of sex trafficking and died by suicide in a New York federal jail a month later while awaiting trial. His former girlfriend and associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, was sentenced in 2022 for aiding Epstein in the trafficking of minors and is serving a 20-year prison sentence.
President Donald Trump campaigned on releasing the "Epstein list," a rumored document that some people believe may link high-profile individuals to sex crimes. The case has long been a subject of public fascination.
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What To Know
Bondi raised concerns about the documents in a letter to FBI Director Kash Patel on Thursday. The letter was first reported by Fox News.
"I repeatedly questioned whether this was the full set of documents responsive to my request and was repeatedly assured by the FBI that we had received the full set of documents," she wrote. "Late yesterday, l learned from a source that the FBI Field Office in New York was in possession of thousands of pages of documents related to the investigation and indictment of Epstein.
"Despite my repeated requests, the FBI never disclosed the existence of the files. When you and I spoke yesterday, you were just as surprised as I was to learn this new information."
She told Patel that the FBI is to deliver the documents to her office by 8 a.m. Friday, February 28. She also directed Patel to conduct an investigation into why she was not made aware of the files earlier, giving him two weeks to deliver to her a report into his findings.
"There will be no withholdings or limitations to my or your access," she wrote. "The Department of Justice will ensure that any public disclosure of these files will be done in a manner to protect the privacy of victims and in accordance with law, as I have done my entire career as a prosecutor."
What People Are Saying
Attorney General Pam Bondi told Fox News on Wednesday: "What you're going to see, hopefully tomorrow, is a lot of flight logs, a lot of names, a lot of information but it's pretty sick what that man did."
Senator Mike Lee, on X, formerly Twitter: "This information—about Epstein, the Las Vegas shooter, the JFK assassination, etc.—belongs to the American people. It's about damn time they be given access to it!"
What Happens Next
Bondi has said she wanted to release the documents on Thursday. Earlier in the day, several conservative influencers were seen at the White House carrying binders that read "The Epstein Files," though it isn't clear what was in them.
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