The FBI and Department of Justice have concluded that Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex offender who died in jail nearly six years ago, committed suicide and had no “client list,” according to a report.
An Axios report detailed a memo from the federal law enforcement agencies that found no evidence Epstein blackmailed powerful figures, kept a “client list,” or was murdered in his Manhattan jail cell.
FBI officials, including Director Kash Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino, have previously insisted that Epstein committed suicide while in prison, which the memo indicates is backed up by video footage, but had not previously commented on the other findings.
The FBI and DOJ’s memo follows a lackluster release of some of the Epstein files to the public, a process that top officials vowed on the campaign trail would happen quickly.
In February, Attorney General Pam Bondi released a “first phase” of files related to Epstein but which contained little new information. When thousands of Epstein documents went unreleased in that batch, Bondi called on Patel to release “the full and complete Epstein files.” The FBI director later said in May that he was not “going to rush” the release, pointing out that it was taking longer than expected because of the many redactions related to the victims.
The slow release of the files had prompted backlash from figures on the Right, including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA). Greene previously expressed interest in any evidence on how Epstein may have “gathered evidence on powerful people in order to blackmail them,” which the FBI and DOJ found “no credible evidence” for.
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The agencies signaled in the memo that no more files will be released following these conclusions.
“It is the determination of the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation that no further disclosure would be appropriate or warranted,” the memo said, citing sensitive information related to the victims and the spreading of “unfounded theories” about Epstein.
