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2025-02-27 · 1 min read · Edit on Pyrite

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On February 21, 2025, AG Pam Bondi appeared on Fox News and told host John Roberts that the Epstein client list was "sitting on my desk right now to review," generating significant public expectation.

Six days later, on February 27, Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel staged a photo op at the White House distributing white binders labeled "Epstein Files, Phase 1" to 15 conservative influencers, including Chaya Raichik (Libs of TikTok) and Rogan O'Handley (DC Draino). The influencers posed with the folders for social media content.

When they actually opened the binders, the contents turned out to be previously disclosed public information. No client list. No new revelations.

The Epstein files saga continued to unravel through the spring:

  • In May 2025, Bondi briefed Trump that his name appeared in the Epstein files.
  • In July, the Wall Street Journal reported on a birthday message from Trump to Epstein containing a hand-drawn outline of a naked woman with the inscription "may every day be another wonderful secret."
  • On July 7, the DOJ released a memo declaring no Epstein "client list" existed, that Epstein died by suicide, and that there was no evidence of blackmail.
  • Around the same time, DOJ fired Maurene Comey—James Comey's daughter—who had been a lead prosecutor on the Ghislaine Maxwell case.
  • Deputy AG Todd Blanche conducted a two-day interview with Maxwell, after which she was transferred to a minimum-security prison camp in Bryan, Texas.
  • Bloomberg News later revealed 18,000 emails from Epstein's inbox showed Maxwell had lied extensively during the Blanche interview. She remained in the comfortable facility.

    • The Epstein files have never been released. The entire episode—from "sitting on my desk" to "no client list exists"—demonstrated the administration's willingness to use the promise of accountability as a propaganda tool while actively suppressing the underlying evidence.