Jeffrey Epstein list live updates: Bill Clinton, Stephen Hawking and other 170 big names revealed
Numerous documents once classified as confidential, associated with Jeffrey Epstein, have been disclosed in a federal court in New York after a prolonged legal dispute regarding their publication.
The initial batch of what is anticipated to be a large collection of documents, revealing the identities of over 170 individuals, was made accessible to the public on Wednesday.
This followed a directive issued last month by US District Judge Loretta A. Preska. These documents, which were presented in a redacted format, are part of a lawsuit filed in 2015 against Ghislaine Maxwell. Maxwell was found guilty in 2021 for her involvement in Epstein’s criminal activities.
The recently revealed documents consist of emails, transcripts from depositions, and various legal records.
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Jan 04, 2024 09:50 AM IST
Jeffrey Epstein List: Big names linked to sex offender revealed
Who are named in Jeffrey Epstein documents? Big names like Bill Clinton, Naomi Campbell, Alan Dershowitz confirmed.
Jeffrey Epstein List: Professor Stephen Hawking named
Jeffrey Epstein’s emails to Ghislaine Maxwell refute Prof Stephen Hawking’s ‘underage orgy’ allegations.
Jeffrey Epstein List: Ex-Harvard professor Alan Dershowitz exposed
Jeffrey Epstein List: Ex-Harvard professor Alan Dershowitz had sex with minor on numerous occasions.
Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘pedophile’ island: All about the sex abuse safe haven
Jeffrey Epstein’s Little St James island was infamously referred to as ‘Paedophile Island’ by the locals and was in the centrestage of his years long trial and main hub of sex trafficking. Here’s all you need to know about the 75 acre private island in the US Virgin Island that Jeffrey Epstein once called his home.
Jeffrey Epstein list: Noam Chomsky’s name mentioned in court documents
Court documents reveal Jeffrey Epstein had arranged several meetings with scholar Noam Chomsky in 2015 and 2016. These meetings were arranged when he was teaching at MIT. Epstein had donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to the university. The scheduled meetings included a gatherings of academics as well as a flight with Epstein aboard his private jet to New York to have a dinner at his townhouse with film director Woody Allen and his wife, Soon-Yi Previn. In a response to WSJ Chomsky stated, “..first response is that it is none of your business. Or anyone’s. Second is that I knew him and we met occasionally.”
Jeffrey Epstein list: Barrack Obama’s key aide named
The documents indicate that Epstein had three scheduled meetings in 2014 with Burns, who was at that point the deputy secretary of State in the Obama administration. According to the document – Epstein scheduled two evening appointments that September with Mr. Burns at his townhouse, after which he planned for his driver to take Mr. Burns to the airport.
CIA spokesperson later told WSJ, Burns had any kind of relationship with Epstein: “The director did not know anything about him, other than that he was introduced as an expert in the financial services sector and offered general advice on transition to the private sector,” she said. “They had no relationship.”
Jeffrey Epstein list: Court documents confirm Bill Gates visited Epstein’s island
Microsoft founder Bill Gates visited Jeffrey Epstein’s island several times. According to a WSJ report Gates had an affair with a bridge player named Mila Antonova in the early 2010s, while he was still married to Melinda Then, in 2017, well after the Gates-Antonova relationship had ended, Epstein reportedly emailed Gates requesting that he reimburse him for the cost of the schooling. It’s being reported that Gates did not pay Epstein. Later in a startling interview Melinda had confirmed that she ended her marriage with Bill Gates following relationship with Jeffrey
Jeffrey Epstein list: Google co-founder, Sergey Brin named
According to a court filing, Epstein advised Brin from 2004 to 2007, including guidance on how to set up a tax shelter — a tax-saving trust for Brin’s kids called a grantor-retained annuity trust, or GRAT — with bankers at JPMorgan Chase. Brin had become a client of the bank in 2004 following a referral from Epstein
Jeffrey Epstein list: Naomi Campbell was on Jeffrey’s schedule
Famous model Naomi Campbell’s name was in Epstein’s schedules after 2008, and that one of Epstein’s accusers went with him to her event in Paris. According to a WSJ report, Campbell “had no idea Epstein was using her name to attract young girls interested in modeling, and as he did with many others, he overstated their acquaintanceship,” said a spokeswoman for the model. “She deeply regrets having had any contact with Epstein after his conviction.”
Jeffrey Epstein list is not his client list
Some of the John Does and Jane Does are Epstein victims, former employees, people who traveled on Epstein’s plane and other types of associates. Some are journalists or individuals that might have never met Epstein.
Jeffrey Epstein list: Court documents reveal Trump ‘hung out’ with Donald Trump
Former US President Donald Trump has been mentioned by Sjoberg as someone Epstein “called up” and hung out with at one of the then real estate mogul’s casinos in Atlantic City during an unexpected visit to the Garden State town.
Jeffrey Epstein list: Harvard Professor linked to sweetheart deal in Florida
In newly unsealed documents, we learn that Jeffrey Epstein allegedly forced Doe 3 – a minor – to have sex with (be raped by) Harvard Professor Alan Dershowitz on numerous occasions. He also witnessed the rape of many others. Documents state, Dershowitz also played a role in Epstein and his associates’ sweetheart deal in Florida.
Who was Jeffrey Epstein
Jeffrey Epstein was a figure shrouded in mystery and controversy, known for his immense wealth, influential connections, and serious criminal activities. In 2008, he was convicted of soliciting prostitution from a minor and served 13 months in custody, with significant work release privileges. The deal was criticized for its leniency and for suppressing the testimonies of a large number of other alleged victims.
Jeffrey Epstein list: Court document mentions Clinton’s view on victims
From the the Epstein files unsealed:
Question, to a witness: “Did Jeffrey ever talk to you about Bill Clinton?”
Answer: “He said one time that Clinton likes them young, referring to girls.”
In a 2016 deposition of Johanna Sjoberg, one of Epstein’s accusers, she is asked, “Did Jeffrey ever talk to you about Bill Clinton?”
“He said one time that Clinton likes them young, referring to girls,” Sjoberg said.
Jeffrey Epstein list: Victim says Prince Andrew groped her
Court documents revealed that a woman who was allegedly victimised by late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein said Britain’s Prince Andrew put his hand on her breast at Epstein’s Manhattan townhouse in 2001.
The incident, which has been previously reported by other media outlets and Andrew has denied, was among the details described in an initial trove of previously redacted documents that otherwise revealed few new details about the extent of Epstein’s alleged sex trafficking activities.
More documents are expected to be unsealed or unredacted in the coming days.