When at the beginning of June Elon Musk said the president Donald Trump It appeared in the files of Jeffrey Epsteinreactivated a requirement of the Republican Base that led the Magnate to the presidency of the United States for the second time: that the alleged list of famous clients was published to which the millionaire accused of sexual trafficking of minors and exploitation of a network of sexual abuse was black. But in a turn that marks a radical change in what he said until not long ago, the government now ensures that this list does not exist. What happened?
Epsteinwho was waiting for a trial for sexual traffic charges, He was found dead in 2019 in his cell in a New York prison. The authorities concluded at that time that committed suicide. But those who push the conspiracy theoriesamong them Trump supporters grouped in the movement Make America Great Again (Maga)They assure that He was killed Because I knew a lot about the elites.
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In the electoral campaign, in addition to supporting conspiracy theories around EpsteinTrump also promoted bulos related to fraud in the elections, conspiracy theories about vaccines, among others.
A woman from a protest group called “Hot Mess” holds a poster by Jeffrey Epstein in front of the Metropolitan Correctional Center on July 8, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Stephanie Keith / Getty Images North America / AFP).
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Maga has been pressing for the publication of the Epstein listbecause it ensures that it will incriminate an elite of liberals that were accomplices of the sexual trafficking network of the pedophile and would evidence moral corruption in the dome of the Democratic party.
But after the recent statement of the Department of Justice that there is no Epstein lista crack has opened in the Republican party that grows over the days. Influential voices of magician have said that they are deeply frustrated by the lack of transparency of the government.
The president of the United States, Donald Trump, greets while walking through the South Garden upon arrival at the White House in Washington, DC, on July 15, 2025. (Photo of Jim Watson / AFP).
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Trump He replied on Wednesday and said that He no longer wants the support of his “former followers.”
“The new scam (of the Democrats) is now called ‘Jeffrey Epstein’s deception’ And my former followers have fallen into this ‘nonsense’ completely. They have not learned the lesson “wrote Trump In his social truth network.
“Let these weak keep going and do the work of the Democrats. Nor do they think of talking about our incredible and unprecedented success, because I don’t want your support anymore! ”, He added.
Epstein and Trump were friends for years, and they were frequently seen at parties of high society in Florida and New York, according to numerous reports. But no evidence or testimonies have been disclosed that incriminate the current president in crimes.
These are the keys to understand the case:
Trump’s promise
A protester holds a photo of US President Donald Trump with Jeffrey Epstein during a demonstration of Maga in North Carolina, on July 17, 2019. (Photo by Nicholas Kamm / AFP).
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Before the start of his second term, Trump promised his followers to reveal the truth of the Epstein case. The same then said the current attorney general Pam Bondi, which also leads the Department of Justice, and the current deputy director of the FBI, They give a bongo.
In addition, in 2023 the current director of the Federal Office of Investigations, Kash Patel; And Bongino said the Democratic government was hiding information about the Epstein case.
Even Patel came to mention that Congress blocked the release of the names of the alleged clients of Epstein.
The Epstein list “is on my desk”
The US attorney general, Pam Bondi, speaks during a press conference with President Donald Trump in the White House on June 27, 2025. (Photo of Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP).
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On February 21, a month after Trump assumed the position, the attorney general Bondi said in an interview with Fox News that the Epstein list had: “It’s on my desk right now to check it. That has been a directive of President Trump. I’m checking it. ”
February 26, Bondi He spoke with Fox News again and said the Department of Justice planned to publish “many flight records” and “many names” related to Epstein.
The files are published, but there is nothing new
A day later, Bondi delivered folders in the White House with the files of the Epstein case to a group of pro-trump influencers for publication. But these documents contained little new information.
According to ABC News, mainly It was previously disclosed information in the criminal and civil judgments related to Epstein and his partner Ghislaine Maxwell.
The publication outraged some supporters of Trump and later Bondi accused the FBI office in New York to retain information on research to Epsteinbut did not specify what material was being held.
Thousands of Epstein videos with children
May 7 Bondi He referred to the issue again to affirm that the delay in publishing records associated with federal investigations on the case was due to the Review of “tens of thousands” of videos in possession of the FBI that show “Epstein with children or child pornography.”
There is no Epstein list
But the outcome announced on July 7 nobody expected. That day, the Department of Justice and the FBI published a memorandum in which they assured that their review determined that “There was no ‘customer list’ incriminatory ”and what “There was no credible evidence that Epstein would blackmail prominent individuals as part of their actions.”
They added that no more positions are expected in relation to their investigations on Epsteingiven that The researchers “did not discover evidence that it could base an investigation against unhealthy third parties.”
The Department of Justice also published images of images as part of its review, which according to officials They confirm that Epstein died for suicide while he was detained in his cell in Manhattan in 2019.
When the Department of Justice defended its decision not to disseminate more investigation records, he said that one of the “highest priorities of the government is to combat child exploitation and do justice to the victims.”
“Perpetuating unfounded theories about Epstein does not serve any of those ends,” He added.
They wanted to expose the Democrats
The international analyst Francisco Belaunde Matossian He recalled that The Epstein case was a Trump battle knight During the 2024 election campaign To point against their rivals.
“Republicans thought that with the Epstein list could expose some Democrats. But what happened now? If this list exists, the decision not to publish it would then aim to protect people close to the government. But all this is still in the field of speculation“Belaunde said Commerce.
“What is clear is that There is a brutal contradiction between what prosecutor Bondi said and what has now been stated. The current authorities had even fed fed the theory of the existence of the Epstein list. That is what irritates part of the Trump followers base ”, He added.
“In addition, it must be remembered that the Republicans himself pushed the narrative that Epstein He was killed in jail so that he did not reveal names of people linked to the Democrats, but there was never a proof that he would have been killed, ” He stressed.
The origin of the Epstein list
British socialité Ghislaine Maxwell and American financial Jeffrey Epstein. (Photo of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York / AFP).
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Jeffrey Epstein He paid money to adolescents to perform sexual acts, and used who his girlfriend ever was, Ghislaine Maxwellto recruit them.
A chronology The case helps explain the origin of the theory about the existence of the Epstein list.
2005 – 2008, first public complaints
- Jeffrey Epstein He is investigated for sexual abuse of minors in Florida.
- There is talk of multiple victims, but the case ends in a controversy Judicial Agreement In 2008.
- No “list” is mentioned, but The perception that there is a legal cover -up arises.
Compromising documents appear
- 2009: The first ones are filtered Flight records From Epstein’s plane (“Lolita Express”) In judicial demands. Celebrities, businessmen, academics and political appeared. Many of those trips had no connection with crimes.
- 2015: The Gawker site publishes a version of the “Black Book” of Epstein contacts With hundreds of names.
- Although I do not proof crimes, The idea of an hidden elite network is born.
2019, arrest, death and conspiracy theories
- July: Epstein is arrested for sexual trafficking of minors.
- August: He dies in his New York cell. Officially it is determined that he committed suicide.
- The security cameras failed and the security guards did not comply with the protocols to monitor it, which triggers the theory that Epstein “I knew too much”.
- In social networks the phrase is popularized: “Epstein Didn’t Kill Himself (Epstein didn’t commit suicide)”.
2020 – 2022, some revelations
- Several judicial documents are released, including names and statements.
- It is confirmed that some celebrities, businessmen and politicians They were related to Epsteinbut not everyone is involved in crimes.
- The public and alternative media insist that “The complete list” remains hidden.
2023 – 2025, political promises and controversy
- Donald Trump and other magician allies promise Disseminate all Epstein files if they return to power.
- June 2025: Elon Musk accuses Trump of being on the list and says that explains his silence.
- July 2025: Trump’s government states that “There is no classified Epstein list”what unleashes An internal rebellion in Maga.
