8 h. ago White House denies that Trump wrote Epstein letter and calls investigation a Democrat ‘hoax’ – live

White House press secretary denies that president wrote Epstein a card that included the outline of a woman’s body for the sex trafficker’s 50th birthdayPhoto of novelty check suggests Epstein ‘sold’ Trump a womanJeffrey Epstein’s 50th birthday book – in picturesMy colleague, Oliver Holmes, has been going through the Jeffrey Epstein 50th birthday album that House Democrats on the oversight committee released on Monday, after they subpoenaed Epstein’s estate.As Oliver notes, much of the book seems to be a collection of flattering and celebratory letters – often highly sexualised – from people who knew Epstein. They include photos of him embracing women in bikinis whose faces were redacted, and others showing scenes featuring wild animals having sex.Bill Clinton, who had left the US presidency a couple years before the publication of the book, is listed in the “friends” section.Peter Mandelson, the current UK ambassador to the United States, called Epstein his “best pal”. There are al...

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18 h. ago Epstein ‘assistant’ met Duke of York and saw private palace quarters, book says

The words came as part of a ‘birthday book’ for the paedophile financier compiled by sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell.

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35 h. ago After outing Trump as an ‘FBI informant’ on Epstein case, House Speaker Mike Johnson tries to explain himself

Louisiana Republican’s comments follow pressure from Democrats for more documents related to sex offender’s trafficking case

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39 h. ago Trafficking victims rescued from brothels 'forced to have sex with 13 men per day'

The women, who were trafficked from their home country, also told how they were only given one day off per month.

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65 h. ago Angela thought she had found her dream man when she met suave Tyree... but then he unleashed an unimaginable hell on her

Angela Williams, who is now 41, from Texas, was subject to the worst horrors imaginable, having been savagely beaten and left for dead by her 'boyfriend' and pimp.

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6 d. ago Epstein list live updates: Trump says files are ‘irrelevant’ distraction from his success as survivors make emotional pleas for docs release

Sex trafficking survivors demand Congress release all documents related to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell cases, as only two Republican votes needed

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6 d. ago Epstein list live updates: Sex trafficking survivors invite Trump to meet with them as he again says case is ‘Democrat hoax’

Dozens of survivors gathered in Washington, D.C. demanding Congress release all documents related to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell cases

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6 d. ago Trump bashes Epstein files as ‘Democrat hoax’ as Republicans rally nearby with sex trafficking victims

Trump’s remarks came as Epstein’s victims were speaking out alongside members of Congress outside the Capitol

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6 d. ago Epstein list live updates: ‘We know the names,’ sex trafficking survivors warn as they speak out on Capitol Hill

Dozens of survivors gather in Washington, D.C. to demand Congress release all documents related to Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell cases

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6 d. ago Epstein victim who helped put him behind bars breaks her silence

‘There were many people that knew what he was doing that were involved in the sex trafficking ring,’ Lisa Phillips, an Epstein survivor, said

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6 d. ago Epstein files live updates: Victim crucial to sex trafficking case speaks publicly for first time

Dozens of survivors gather in Washington, D.C. to demand Congress release all documents related to Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell cases

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6 d. ago The rise of the internet crusaders turning outrage into a (very lucrative) career

Naming, shaming and earning... the booming accountability economy is proving that shaming bad behaviour can pay off

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7 d. ago US House committee releases more than 33,000 pages of Jeffrey Epstein files

Files appear to contain information already in public domain as calls grow for release of all pertinent documents The US House of Representatives oversight committee on Tuesday released thousands of pages of records related to the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein from the department of justice.The release comes as the Trump administration has been embroiled in months of controversy over its decision not to release additional files in the case. Epstein died by suicide in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges and was alleged to have abused hundreds of girls. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Four things to watch as Congress takes over Epstein files probe after Trump inaction on sex trafficker’s ‘list’

The House will have a forced vote, Chuck Schumer dusts off a little-known rule and Trump’s response will all characterize the next phase of the Epstein investigation, Eric Garcia writes

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7 d. ago Trump faces new Epstein headache as Congress returns from recess

Lawmakers plan pressure campaign for release of Epstein files as victims meet with speaker and oversight committeeUS politics live – latest updatesCongress returns to session on Tuesday, and with it will come a political headache for Donald Trump in the form of renewed attention on the investigation into the disgraced financier Jeff Epstein and his death, a subject that the president has sought to avoid in recent weeks.While the president got a month-long break from the Epstein issue when lawmakers left town for the annual August recess – with the House of Representatives wrapping up a day early because of the controversy over Epstein – the calm is likely to end quickly. On Tuesday afternoon, representatives from both parties have planned press conferences and legislative maneuvers intended to put pressure on the Trump administration for more transparency over Epstein, whose suicide while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges in 2019 has been the subject of conspiracy theories t...

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8 d. ago A House committee investigating the Jeffrey Epstein case has withdrawn a subpoena to Robert Mueller

A House committee investigating the Justice Department’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case has withdrawn a subpoena to former FBI Director Robert Mueller

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8 d. ago Weinstein accuser Kaja Sokola: ‘It is very important for people to speak out’

Woman who testified at producer’s trial says despite mixed verdict she is proud to have stood up and told her story Victims of sexual crimes and #MeToo harassment have, on multiple fronts, seen setbacks in the US in recent months.The movie mogul Harvey Weinstein is now looking at a third trial on sexual assault charges after previous cases delivered mixed results for his victims. A high-profile case of federal racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking against the rapper Sean Combs returned a verdict only on lesser charges. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Sex trafficking PE teacher found dead days after arrest for meeting minor

Thad Olson, 58, was one of five men busted by cops as part of a human trafficking investigation in Illinois in the US on August 21 and was found dead just days later

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9 d. ago Ghislaine Maxwell hinted at Epstein’s ties to Trump officials – why wasn’t she pressed for names?

Experts raise questions about the DoJ’s interview with the Epstein associate that left questions remainingAs deputy US attorney Todd Blanche announced last week that the justice department would release transcripts of his interview with Ghislaine Maxwell, he described this disclosure as being “in the interest of transparency”.“Except for the names of victims, every word is included. Nothing removed. Nothing hidden,” Blanche also said of his two-day sit down with Maxwell, who was convicted sex trafficking in relation to Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse of teenage girls. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Epstein estate will hand ‘birthday book’ at center of Trump defamation case to Congress

Rep. Robert Garcia of California said that the estate of the sex trafficker would comply with a subpoena and turn over the book and ‘other documents’

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