The US Department of Justice and the FBI have concluded that Jeffrey Epstein did not maintain a client list that could implicate high-profile associates and confirmed he died by suicide, contradicting widespread conspiracy theories surrounding the case.
A two-page memo released by federal investigators found no “incriminating list” of clients and “no credible evidence” that Epstein blackmailed prominent individuals. The memo also stated investigators “did not uncover evidence that could predicate an investigation against uncharged third parties”.
Investigators released footage supporting the medical examiner’s conclusion that Epstein died by suicide at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York in 2019 whilst awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.
The findings address longstanding conspiracy theories suggesting Epstein was murdered to prevent him from implicating government officials, celebrities and business figures involved in his crimes.
FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy Dan Bongino had previously questioned the official narrative regarding Epstein’s death but have since acknowledged he took his own life after joining the Trump administration.
President Donald Trump promised during his campaign to release Epstein-related files, leading some supporters to express frustration with the administration’s handling of the case.
The conclusions drew scepticism from some Trump supporters. Right-wing commentator Rogan O’Handley called the memo “a shameful coverup to protect the most heinous elites” in a post on X.
Some claimed the findings contradicted statements by Attorney General Pam Bondi, who told Fox News in February that Epstein client information was “sitting on my desk right now to review”. White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said Monday that Bondi was referring to all case-related files rather than a specific list.
Conservative supporters had voiced frustration after Bondi released documents already publicly available. Representative Anna Paulina Luna wrote on X: “This is not what we or the American people asked for and a complete disappointment.”
The case re-emerged during a public dispute between Trump and Elon Musk, when Musk claimed without evidence that Trump appears in unreleased government files linked to Epstein. Musk later said he regretted some content he posted about Trump during their row, saying he went “too far”.
(With information from the BBC)
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