In a surprising statement, Attorney General Pam Bondi mentioned that the Donald Trump administration will release more evidence regarding the ongoing investigation about Jeffrey Epstein. As reported by Associated Press, “The FBI, she said, was reviewing ‘tens of thousands of videos’ of the wealthy financier ‘with children or child p-rn.’”
This statement was previously made to a stranger who had a hidden camera and now that it has been made in front of reporters, stakes are high for the Trump administration as they need to prove that they do have unseen evidence of the Epstein case.
Moreover, previously, Bondi had made similar claims but then failed to deliver any bombshell evidence like she claimed, which means this time they should be able to deliver evidence as claimed.
The Associated Press talked to lawyers and law enforcement officials in criminal cases of Epstein and socialite former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell who mentioned that they did not have any idea of the heaps of new evidence that Bondi claimed to have.
AP further reported, “Indictments and detention memos do not reference the existence of videos of Epstein with children, and neither was charged with possession of child s-x abuse material even though that offense would have been much easier to prove than the s-x trafficking counts they faced.”
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However, a little noticed 2023 court filing may contain some clues as hundreds of documents were reviewed by AP and it mentioned that “Epstein’s estate was revealed to have located an unspecified number of videos and photos that it said might contain child s-x abuse material. But even that remains shrouded in secrecy with lawyers involved in that civil case saying a protective order prevents them from discussing it.”
The filing referred to discovery of criminal cases that were found after the case was closed. If these are the evidence that Bondi is claiming to have, the same have not been confirmed by the Justice Department.
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Moreover, the Justice Department also refused to speak to AP regarding this matter and a list of questions about Bondi’s claims were also declined by the spokesperson. Not disclosing the details of when and how Bondi procured the said documents, spokesperson Chad Gilmartin said, “Outside sources who make assertions about materials included in the DOJ’s review cannot speak to what materials are included in the DOJ’s review.”
Since Bondi had faced immense pressure after her first claim about possessing massive evidence against Epstein fell short, it now remains to be seen whether she can deliver this time or if it backfires again.
