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Jeffrey Epstein had at least ten associates. The FBI confirmed this in an internal email exchange from 2019, during Donald Trump's first term as president. The problem is that the names of seven of these suspects have remained secret and it is not known whether they were ever questioned, charged, tried or prosecuted.
This hot detail was brought to the attention of Congressman Ro Khanna, co-author of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which forced the Trump administration to release the files. The American president reacted harshly on his Truth Network: "Another witch hunt. Democrats worked with Epstein, not Republicans. Publish the names, shame them."
In an email to the newspaper Repubblica, Khanna denounced: “ This publication was a bombshell. The files include an email mentioning ‘10 associates’, even though Kash Patel had testified that there was no credible information indicating that Epstein trafficked women with anyone other than himself .” Patel is currently the director of the FBI, whom Khanna accuses of lying.
The email mentioned by the Democratic congressman is dated July 9, 2019, at 11:15 a.m., and comes from the FBI's "Catch" unit tasked with prosecuting crimes against children and human trafficking.
It posed this question to superiors: "We are requesting an update on the 10 co-conspirators to date. Can you tell us how many of them you have located, questioned, and subpoenaed before the grand jury? I believe the total is 5 in New York, 1 in North Carolina, 1 in Boston, and 3 in Florida."
About an hour later, at 12:21 p.m., an agent who identifies himself as Sean responds: “Of the 10 associates, 3 have been located in Florida and subpoenaed; 1 in Boston, 1 in New York, and 1 in Connecticut. 4 of the 10 have not been located but are being sought, one is a wealthy businessman from Ohio; the remaining 3 are beyond our capacity. Our team is flying tonight or tomorrow morning to several areas of Florida to interview approximately 25 victims.” Another email reveals three of the ten names: Epstein’s ex-girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell; modeling agent Jean-Luc Brunel; and Victoria’s Secret CEO Les Wexner. The other seven have been redacted.
According to Congressman Khanna, this is a key development for at least three reasons. First, to know the names of the accomplices and especially whether they were ever questioned or prosecuted, to establish whether they committed crimes or possessed other important information. This is what the victims are demanding. Second, if the internal FBI emails have not had any follow-up, to understand why. This would also be essential in light of what had happened previously in the Epstein case.
In 2007, prosecutor Ann Marie Villafaña conducted the investigation and wrote an 83-page document with 60 charges. Epstein accepted a plea deal, approved by prosecutor Alexander Acosta, who later became labor secretary in the first Trump administration. In 2018, the Miami Herald published an investigative series denouncing the deal, and Epstein was charged again in New York. Was protection also provided for unknown accomplices? The third reason is to establish whether Patel lied and why.
“ Americans deserve the truth. The Justice Department’s refusal to implement the law they passed in Congress and release all the files is an obstruction of justice. They should also release the FBI’s questions to witnesses who mention other men, so the public knows who was involved. The department spends more time defending Epstein’s circle than the survivors,” Khanna now says. He added: “ That’s why Congressman Massie and I are preparing an impeachment inquiry against Secretary Bondi in Congress. Survivors and the public demand transparency and justice.” / La Repubblica
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