Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell has turned over documentation identifying at least “100 different people” connected to the late pedophile’s inner circle—a bombshell revelation that follows two meetings with a senior official from the U.S. Justice Department.
The disclosure reinforces concerns raised by Attorney General Pam Bondi and others that the release of new documents in the Epstein case could implicate numerous individuals who operated on the fringes of his abuse network.
By providing the evidence, Maxwell has fulfilled a promise to deliver new information in hopes of gaining consideration for a reduced sentence. She is currently serving 20 years for grooming hundreds, possibly thousands, of underage girls whom Jeffrey Epstein exploited over the course of decades.
The reference to the names surfaced after Maxwell was seen returning to her Florida prison following two days worth of meetings with Deputy U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche at a Justice Dept. office in Tallahassee, Fla. Video footage captured the 63-year-old carrying a large box, which may have contained some of the documents, though photos made it difficult to confirm the contents.
The name drop was reported by Florida Politics editor Eric Daugherty online:
More names from the investigation materialized on Thursday, including new references to former President Bill Clinton, Wall Street billionaire Leon Black, fashion designer Vera Wang, media owner Mort Zuckerman, and billionaire and former Microsoft executive Nathan Myhrvold.
Democrats have desperately tried to link President Trump to the late billionaire convicted pedophile, but several party members have privately dispelled that. Axios reports that “several” lawmakers would prefer to use the August recess to focus on clearer policy objectives and midterm planning. One unnamed Democrat put it bluntly: “Candidly, this whole thing [linking Trump to Epstein] is just such bulls**t.”
Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY), the co-chair of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus, told the outlet that he is “not really focused” on Epstein. “I think the big focus is going to be on health care, because that’s what people care about, and I don’t think this issue is big outside the Beltway,” he said.
