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fromLGBTQ Nation
19 hours ago

"She must answer": Out gay congressman still expects ex-AG Pam Bondi to testify - LGBTQ Nation

The U.S. House Oversight Committee plans to question former Attorney General Pam Bondi about her handling of Epstein-related files despite her recent firing.
#jeffrey-epstein
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fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

Under oath and unredacted: The top political stories on Epstein this week

Lawmakers press for answers on Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell; Maxwell invoked the Fifth during deposition while Congress reviews Justice Department files with unverified claims.
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fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Six L.A. power players who found themselves in the Epstein files

Recently released Epstein files name several prominent Los Angeles figures and include explicit 2003 email exchanges involving Casey Wasserman.
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fromwww.npr.org
23 hours ago

After the release of the Epstein files, why have there been so few arrests?

No new charges have been brought in the Epstein investigation despite the release of extensive documents and ongoing calls for accountability.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
1 day ago

Congressman Alleges Trump Fired Bondi To Prevent Her From Testifying About Epstein

Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi to prevent her from testifying about Jeffrey Epstein.
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fromJezebel
1 day ago

Jen Shah: Ghislaine Maxwell Has 'No Remorse,' Elizabeth Holmes Had 'Poop Duty'

Jen Shah shares experiences with fellow inmates Elizabeth Holmes and Ghislaine Maxwell, highlighting their bond and prison life challenges.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

What the Epstein case teaches us about grooming podcast

People talk about Jeffrey Epstein as though he's special or as though he's mysterious in some way. That takes away from the truth of it, which is that there are lots of people like him.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

The cover-up is brazen': one journalist's tenacious, traumatic fight to expose Ghislaine Maxwell

Epstein survivors continue facing intimidation, death threats, and surveillance from unknown parties despite Epstein's death and Maxwell's imprisonment, suggesting ongoing protection of powerful individuals connected to the abuse network.
fromFortune
1 month ago

Bill Clinton to finally face Epstein questions from Congress-behind closed doors, at home in Chappaqua | Fortune

Bill Clinton has also not been accused of any wrongdoing. Yet lawmakers are grappling with what accountability in the United States looks like at a time when men around the world have been toppled from their high-powered posts for maintaining their connections with Epstein after he pleaded guilty in 2008 to state charges in Florida for soliciting prostitution from an underage girl.
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fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

A timeline of former Prince Andrew and Ghislaine Maxwell's friendship shows they often traveled and partied together

Many unanswered questions remain about the relationship between Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor - formerly Prince Andrew - and Jeffrey Epstein, but the former royal once said they were introduced by Ghislaine Maxwell. Maxwell, the British socialite who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for sex-trafficking underage girls for Epstein after pleading not guilty, and Mountbatten-Windsor are understood to have enjoyed a close friendship in the '90s and early 2000s, when they were regularly spotted together on the New York and London social scenes.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Billionaire Les Wexner to testify before Congress about ties to Epstein

In his statement, provided by his team, Wexner called himself naive, foolish, and gullible to put any trust in Jeffrey Epstein. I completely and irrevocably cut ties with Epstein nearly twenty years ago when I learned that he was an abuser, a crook, and a liar, he said. To my enormous embarrassment and regret I, like many others, was duped by a world-class con man.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

CNN's KFile Challenges Hillary Clinton's BBC Interview Downplaying Ghislaine Maxwell Link

Hillary Clinton downplayed her past associations with Ghislaine Maxwell despite reporting that Maxwell was an honored guest and partner at the 2013 Clinton Global Initiative.
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

L.A. Mayor Bass says LA28 head Wasserman should step down

Bass told CNN's Dana Bass that it was "unfortunate" that the organizers of the Los Angeles Olympics are supporting Wasserman amid revelations that he exchanged flirty emails with convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell two decades ago. Bass initially declined to take a position on the drama surrounding Wasserman, saying two weeks ago that it was up to the board of the LA28 Olympics - the nonprofit behind the Games - to decide whether to keep him.
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fromConsequence
1 month ago

Casey Wasserman to Sell Talent Agency Following Artist Exodus Over Ghislaine Maxwell Texts

Casey Wasserman is selling the Wasserman Group after clients cut ties following his name appearing in Epstein-related documents.
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

Bondi Punts On Why Ghislaine Maxwell Was Transferred After Agreeing She Doesn't Deserve Special Treatment'

Attorney General Pam Bondi agreed during a Wednesday hearing that Ghislaine Maxwell does not deserve special treatment, but she couldn't identify the reason behind Maxwell's recent controversial prison transfer. Sparks flew between Bondi and lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle when she appeared before the House Judiciary Committee. Things became especially tense on the subject of the Department of Justice's ongoing release of files related to convicted child sex predator Jeffrey Epstein.
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fromESPN.com
1 month ago

LA28 board backs Casey Wasserman after Epstein files scrutiny

Casey Wasserman remains chairman of LA28 after a review found his interactions with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell did not exceed publicly documented exchanges.
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fromFortune
1 month ago

Lutnick admits travel to Epstein island, downplays relationship | Fortune

Howard Lutnick acknowledged visiting Jeffrey Epstein's private island in 2012 despite Epstein being a convicted sex offender and mischaracterized their relationship's extent.
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fromConsequence
1 month ago

Chappell Roan, Ghislaine Maxwell, and the Epstein Files: Inside the Artist Exodus of Wasserman Music

Indie artists are severing ties with Wasserman Music after leaked 2003 emails showed flirtatious exchanges between Casey Wasserman and Ghislaine Maxwell.
#chappell-roan
#fifth-amendment
fromabc7.com
1 month ago
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Ghislaine Maxwell declined to answer questions from a House committee, citing 5th Amendment rights

fromabc7.com
1 month ago
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Ghislaine Maxwell declined to answer questions from a House committee, citing 5th Amendment rights

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fromPitchfork
1 month ago

Wednesday Leave Wasserman Over CEO's Ties to Jeffrey Epstein

Wednesday left agency Wasserman because Casey Wasserman's communications with Ghislaine Maxwell conflict with the band's values and prompted separation.
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

It's Sickening!' CNN's Elliot Williams Aghast Over Ghislaine Maxwell's Offer to Trump

Williams went on CNN a few hours later and said the whole thing was rotten. It's kind of a reminder of how awful the pardon power is in our world right now. Because the framers drafted it, did not put any guardrails on it, and for the last 240 years or however long nothing has been done to restrain it, Williams lamented.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago
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Virginia Giuffre's Family Torches Ghislaine Maxwell in Thermonuclear Letter: You Deserve' to Be Trapped in a Cage Forever'

fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago
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Virginia Giuffre's Family Torches Ghislaine Maxwell in Thermonuclear Letter: You Deserve' to Be Trapped in a Cage Forever'

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fromemptywheel
1 month ago

Confirmed: Todd Blanche Locked Ghislaine Maxwell into a False Story, Then Rewarded Her - emptywheel

Todd Blanche sought to secure false testimony from Ghislaine Maxwell to minimize damage to Trump instead of eliciting truthful, investigatory information.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

James Comer Trashes Very Bad Person' Ghislaine Maxwell for Taking the Fifth

Chairman Comer opposes clemency or immunity for Ghislaine Maxwell and supports DOJ transparency to secure justice for Epstein survivors.
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fromAbove the Law
1 month ago

Morning Docket: 02.09.26 - Above the Law

Numerous contentious developments: Fifth Circuit allowing indefinite detention of suspected undocumented migrants, high-profile appearances, campus censorship, market regulation, AI legal-advice concerns, and infrastructure litigation.
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

The latest on the search for Nancy Guthrie. And, takeaways from Super Bowl 60

The authorities' search for Today show co-host Savannah Guthrie's mother, Nancy Guthrie, has entered its second week. The people who took Nancy from her Arizona home sent a message to the Guthries. One TV station, KGUN, said it received a ransom note demanding $6 million by this evening. Here's what we know so far about the case. Police have not publicly confirmed the details of the ransom note in concrete terms, NPR's Bill Chappell tells Up First.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Olympic president declines to add pressure on LA Games chair Wasserman over Epstein files link

The IOC declined to pressure or intervene regarding Casey Wasserman’s role after emails linking him to Ghislaine Maxwell surfaced in the Jeffrey Epstein files.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

Thank You, Press!' Melania Aide Shuts Down Reporter Asking First Lady About Ghislaine Maxwell

Melania Trump’s White House press event ended abruptly after a reporter asked about her past relationship with Ghislaine Maxwell, following revelations in released Epstein files.
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

L.A. County supervisor calls for Casey Wasserman to resign from Olympic committee

"I think Casey Wasserman needs to step down,"
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fromQueerty
2 months ago

Despite Tr*mp's relentless attempts to bury them, a fresh pot of Epstein scandals is starting to boil over - Queerty

Ghislaine Maxwell may reveal 29 men allegedly protected by the DOJ, potentially exposing Tr*mp and associates in Epstein-related cover-ups.
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fromFortune
3 months ago

Ghislaine Maxwell claimed 'substantial new evidence' should set her free. Then the new Epstein files dropped | Fortune

Public release of grand jury transcripts renewed focus on victims, revealed an FBI agent's account of Maxwell's role in Epstein's abuse; Maxwell filed a pro se habeas petition claiming new evidence.
fromThe Atlantic
3 months ago

So This Is Why Trump Didn't Want to Release the Epstein Files

"I was never on Epstein's Plane, or at his 'stupid' Island,"
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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Epstein files appear to show Andrew asking Ghislaine Maxwell for inappropriate friends'

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor asked Jeffrey Epstein's fixer Ghislaine Maxwell to arrange meetings with inappropriate friends while she sought friendly and discreet and fun girls on his behalf, the latest documents from the Epstein files appear to show. The largest release yet of files concerning the financier and convicted child sex offender which also raise fresh questions for the US president, Donald Trump include emails in the name of A exchanging detailed messages with Maxwell that appeared to identify the author as Andrew.
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