Good evening, everyone. This is my final update for tonight—but it’s an important one.
This evening, I spoke with Epstein survivor Jess Michaels and Congressman Robert Garcia. These are longer interviews, and I strongly urge you to watch them in full. Congressman Garcia is unequivocal: he is prepared to hold Pam Bondi in contempt of Congress. Jess Michaels powerfully explains the pain and anger survivors are feeling as the Department of Justice continues to violate federal law in its handling and release of the Epstein files.
There are still a significant number of documents I’m working through, and I’ll continue reviewing them tonight and tomorrow. We’ll begin tomorrow morning with our weekly good news update, with further Epstein coverage coming in the evening.
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Here’s the news:
- House Judiciary Committee Democrats, led by Rep. Jamie Raskin, called for an urgent review of the unredacted Epstein files, questioning why millions of pages remain withheld and warning that redactions must not be used to shield officials from embarrassment or political harm.
- Newly released investigative files show that, less than two weeks before Jeffrey Epstein’s death, his lawyers met with Manhattan federal prosecutors to broadly discuss a possible case resolution and potential cooperation, though no concrete proposal was made.
- More emails showing Epstein communicating with Elon Musk:
- This is an email showing Epstein was worried about journalist Julie K. Brown:
- Newly released Epstein files show that Peter Attia, a recently hired CBS News contributor, exchanged dozens of crude and friendly emails with Jeffrey Epstein over several years—continuing well after Epstein’s earlier conviction—raising scrutiny of Attia and other figures connected to Bari Weiss amid the document dump.
- Here’s Epstein after being told he has “permission to kill” an unidentified man: “whoops”
- Epstein after being told Mary Kennedy was found dead in her backyard: “whoops”
- Another email talking about killing someone:
- Journalist Nellie Bowles said her name appearing in newly released Epstein-related emails reflects a disclosed, on-the-record meeting she later reported on for the New York Times, not secret or improper contact. This is the file that was released referencing her name:
- This is Jeffrey Epstein labeling young girls “little” when describing them. Absolutely horrifying:
- In a 2012 email revealed in newly released files, Jeffrey Epstein said he entertained the possibility that convicted child abuser Jerry Sandusky was innocent, criticizing what he viewed as a rush to judgment by the media and public.
- This is a famous boxer. He previously supported Trump. Not anymore.
- UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer urged Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to testify before the U.S. Congress over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, after newly released Justice Department files detailed ongoing contact—including a Buckingham Palace invitation—years after Epstein’s conviction, reigniting scrutiny of prominent figures linked to the case.
- Here is Epstein asking former UK ambassador Peter Mandelson if he knows any non-US products that might want the endorsement of Leonardo DiCaprio because Leo wants to make money:
- Slovakia’s prime minister accepted the resignation of national security adviser Miroslav Lajčák after newly released Epstein-related documents revealed past contacts, which Lajčák said were legitimate diplomatic communications made before any U.S. investigation.
Other news:
- MPR News reports that after federal immigration agents aggressively detained a St. Peter resident—who is a U.S. citizen and was observing and recording enforcement actions—the woman was released and driven home by the local police chief, though the city later denied that the chief intervened in the federal action.
- A federal judge ordered immigration authorities to release 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father after they were detained in Minnesota while returning from preschool, condemning the child’s detention as cruel and unlawful amid widespread public outrage.
- Donald Trump said Iran is “talking to” the U.S. and suggested negotiations could avert military strikes, even as Washington deploys a naval battle group near Iran amid heightened tensions over protests, nuclear issues, and threats of regional retaliation.
See you in the morning.
— Aaron