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The six redacted potential co-conspirators listed in the Epstein files have been revealed.
The identities of the six men were disclosed by Representative Ro Khanna, a California Democrat, in a post on X on Tuesday, as Salvatore Nuara, Zurab Mikeladze, Leonic Leonov, Nicola Caputo, Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem and billionaire businessman Leslie Wexner.
Khanna and Representative Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican, had claimed that the Department of Justice (DOJ) was improperly keeping the information private.
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"My question is, why did it take Thomas Massey and me going to the Justice Department to get these six men's identities to become public?" Khanna said on the House floor. "And if we found six men that they were hiding in two hours, imagine how many men they are covering up for in those 3 million files?"
Why It Matters
The DOJ recently published over 3 million pages of documents, thousands of images and videos from investigations related to Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender who died by suicide in jail while facing sex trafficking charges in 2019.
While officials say it fulfills their obligation under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, debate continues over which information has been redacted, why and whether more releases will be necessary.
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What To Know
Khanna and Massie pushed the DOJ to release all files related to Epstein and accused the department of violating the Epstein Files Transparency Act after a Monday review of the less-redacted files. The six names are believed to be co-conspirators.
One of the most well-known, billionaire businessman Leslie Wexner, founded L Brands, which includes top retail brands like Victoria's Secret and Bath & Body Works.
“There is no reason in our legislation that allows them to redact the names of those men, as far as I can tell,” Massie said in a statement to reporters. “It’s a list of 20 individuals.…Maxwell and Epstein are on the list, and maybe one or two other people, and everybody else is redacted.”
Massie said the names were “likely incriminated” and that one is even high up in foreign government.
“One of the others is a pretty prominent individual,” Khanna added.
“Our bigger concern is that there’s still a lot that’s redacted," he said. "Even in what we’re seeing, we’re seeing redacted versions. I thought we were supposed to see the unredacted versions.”
Khanna added that it appeared the DOJ “blanket-redacted” anyone who was a female, sparking more concerns about who might have been involved in Epstein’s list.
Before the Epstein Files Transparency Act was enacted in November, President Donald Trump and senior members of his administration questioned efforts to compel the release of the files. The Trump White House and DOJ were reluctant to disclose many of the records and tried to discourage Republican support for a congressional push to make them public. But when it became clear a House vote would happen anyway, Trump reversed course and said he would sign the bill rather than fight it.
U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said last month that the department is not making any attempts to protect Trump as it releases the roughly 3 million files related to the Epstein investigations. Trump has repeatedly denied wrongdoing related to Epstein and has not been charged or accused by prosecutors in connection with the billionaire’s crimes.
How Many Times Is Trump Mentioned In The Epstein Files?
A New York Times review of the 3 million pages of released files found more than 38,000 mentions of Trump, first lady Melania Trump, his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida and other related topics.
The mentions do not imply wrongdoing. Many include news clippings, internal DOJ discussions, flight logs, emails, tips and unverified allegations, which are not necessarily evidence of criminal conduct.
Why Didn't Biden Release The Epstein Files?
During Joe Biden's presidency, most of the material was legally sealed or restricted by court orders, grand jury secrecy rules and ongoing investigations.
More largely, the Biden administration touted DOJ independence and did not interfere in prosecutorial decisions. Victim privacy protections also substantially limited what could be publicly disclosed.
There was also no legal obligation or deadline to force a full public release while Biden was in office. Only after Congress passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act in late 2025 did the DOJ begin releasing large batches of documents, but those releases still faced legal challenges and redactions.
What Is The Epstein Files Transparency Act?
The Epstein Files Transparency Act was passed by Congress and signed by Trump in November. The law forced the DOJ to publicly disclose investigative materials related to Epstein and his network, including travel logs, correspondence, records of investigations and prosecutions, and other government files.
Within 30 days of the law's enactment, the attorney general was required to make all unclassified DOJ records associated with Epstein and related investigations publicly available in a searchable, downloadable format.
However, the DOJ did not fully meet the deadline, sparking criticism that only a fraction of the files were publicly released on time and that many documents remain heavily redacted or unreleased.
What People Are Saying
Representative Thomas Massie told reporters: “There is no reason in our legislation that allows them to redact the names of those men, as far as I can tell. It’s a list of 20 individuals.…Maxwell and Epstein are on the list, and maybe one or two other people, and everybody else is redacted.”
Christina Bobb, President Donald Trump's former lawyer, in a recent podcast interview with journalist Caitlin Sinclair: “This is the rich and powerful with a lot of really, really bad information. Now, I don't know that any of it is provable beyond a reasonable doubt at this point, and that the Department of Justice has come out and said, we can't do anything with these documents, whatever. I don't necessarily think that's true either.”
What Happens Next
The DOJ could be forced to reveal the information with the redacted co-conspirators listed. It remains unclear which information is being shielded and for what purposes, sparking concern across the country.
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