The most recent set of documents related to the deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has been made public. This latest release comprises roughly half the quantity of documents that were disclosed on Wednesday night, January 3, 2024, totaling around 40 documents. The collection consists of hundreds of pages containing testimonies and legal submissions.
In the upcoming days, the courts are anticipated to unveil several hundred additional documents following the ruling by U.S. District Judge Loretta Preska last month. The judge determined that there was no legal basis for the continued concealment of over 150 names of “John and Jane Does” mentioned in the records. The unsealing process, as per Preska’s order, commenced after January 1.
The documents revealed on Wednesday were part of an earlier settled defamation lawsuit initiated by Virginia Giuffre against Epstein’s associate, Ghislaine Maxwell. Giuffre asserted that she was a teenage victim of Epstein, directed by him and Maxwell to engage in sexual activities with influential men.
The unsealed documents from Wednesday included arguments presented by Giuffre’s attorneys, who sought to depose former President Bill Clinton as part of the legal action against Maxwell. The lawyers asserted that Clinton held crucial information about his close association with the defendant and Jeffrey Epstein.
The unredacted document highlighted the reason behind seeking Clinton’s testimony, stating, “In a 2011 interview, Ms. Giuffre mentioned former President Bill Clinton’s close personal relationship with Defendant and Jeffrey Epstein. While Ms. Giuffre made no allegations of illegal actions by Bill Clinton, Ms. [Ghislaine] Maxwell, in her deposition, raised Ms. Giuffre’s comments about President Clinton as one of the ‘obvious lies’ to which she was referring in her public statement that formed the basis of this suit. Apart from the Defendant and Mr. Epstein, former President Clinton is a key person who can provide information about his close relationship with Defendant and Mr. Epstein and disapprove Ms. Maxwell’s claims.”
Other associates of Epstein, including Prince Andrew, are also mentioned in the documents.
In response to the document release, Sigrid McCawley, the Managing Partner of Boies Schiller Flexner and counsel for Giuffre, emphasized the public’s right to know more about Epstein’s activities. McCawley stated, “The public has wondered and many have rightly demanded to know how Epstein operated his vast, global sex trafficking enterprise and got away with it for decades.”
Late on Wednesday night, Maxwell’s attorneys, Arthur L. Aidala and Diana Fabi Samson, issued a statement indicating that Maxwell took no position on the court’s decision to unseal documents in Giuffre v Maxwell, as these disclosures have no bearing on her pending appeal. The statement conveyed Maxwell’s focus on the upcoming appellate argument and her consistent assertion of innocence.