Epstein's files reveal new details of the scandal. What the media writes
Published files concerning Jeffrey Epstein, convicted of sexual crimes, reveal new details about his environment. The documents contain numerous references to US President Donald Trump and his predecessor Bill Clinton, but no direct links to the disgraced financier were found. The disclosure of the files led to some notable resignations. What the world's media have discovered in the Epstein case is in the Izvestia digest.
The New York Times: how Trump figures into Epstein's affairs
The documents published by the US Department of Justice contain numerous references to US President Donald Trump, who was a close friend of Epstein until the early 2000s. Although Trump has repeatedly downplayed the importance of this relationship, they were brought together by a shared passion for young women. The politician denies any wrongdoing in connection with the Epstein case.
The New York Times
Using its own search tool, The New York Times has identified more than 5,300 files containing more than 38,000 mentions of Trump, his wife, his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, and other related words and phrases in the latest batch of emails, government documents, videos, and other documents. The previous parts of the Epstein case, published by the ministry at the end of last year, included another 130 files with references related to Trump.
Many of the documents are news articles and other publicly available materials that ended up in Epstein's inbox. None of these files contain direct correspondence between Trump and Epstein, but only a few of them date back to the early 2000s. Some files show that even after the breakup of the relationship, Epstein was mindful of his former friend and was looking for ways to use Trump's political rise for his own purposes. Some recently released documents reinforce the feeling that Epstein was closely following the president.
CNN: What do the documents say about Epstein and the Clintons?
The latest release of the Epstein case files provides new information about how former President Bill Clinton's staff communicated with Epstein and his longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell, including sometimes obscene e-mail correspondence. The release of the documents came just days before an expected vote in the House of Representatives on the contempt of court case against the Clintons, who rejected a subpoena to testify as part of a bipartisan investigation into Epstein.
CNN
Most of the correspondence between Maxwell and Clinton's staff, studied by CNN, concerns the organization of trips and dinners, and sometimes last-minute invitations to the former president himself. It is unclear whether this correspondence concerned the affairs of the foundation or the personal contacts of Clinton or his staff. In an email dated April 2003, Maxwell wrote to the classified mailing address of Clinton's office: "Glad you're coming to dinner. J.E. asks if you think Clinton would like to come? Let me know."
In another letter dated December 2001, a Clinton staffer asked Maxwell for Prince Andrew's phone number in order to coordinate a golf game during Clinton's trip to Scotland. There is no evidence in the documents that Maxwell personally sent letters to the former president and vice versa. However, the files show that almost a decade after Maxwell was accused of recruiting and sexually abusing girls with Epstein in 2009, she was still respected in Clinton circles.
The Washington Post: The Winter Olympics are in the shadow of the Epstein scandal
The first days of the Winter Olympics in Milan were supposed to be triumphant for Casey Wasserman, chairman of the committee for the organization of the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He planned to make a presentation to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on the preparations for the competition, as well as promote the Los Angeles Games during his visit to Milan.
The Washington Post
Instead, he and the IOC representatives are trying to downplay the significance of the ambiguous emails he exchanged with Ghislaine Maxwell 23 years ago, which were discovered during the government's recent publication of Jeffrey Epstein's case. Although Maxwell openly flirted in the emails, and Wasserman expressed a desire to see her "in a tight leather suit," they do not directly connect him with Epstein himself.
Wasserman issued an apology and tried to further distance himself from Epstein. It's unclear how these emails will affect Wasserman's role in organizing the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles or the sports and entertainment agencies he runs. Wasserman has been the face of the 2028 Games for ten years, helping to promote Los Angeles' bid to host the Olympic Games at the IOC in 2017.
The Guardian: former ambassador to the United States resigned from the Labor Party
Former British Ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson has said he resigned from the Labour Party to avoid "further embarrassment" after new revelations about his friendship with Epstein. The Conservative Party called for an independent investigation into Mandelson's appointment as ambassador, which he served from February to September 2025.
The Guardian
Judging by the bank statements, there were three separate payments of $25,000 made to the former British business minister from Epstein's accounts at JP Morgan bank. In response to a request for this information, Mandelson stated: "I don't have any records and I don't remember receiving these amounts, and I don't know if the documents are authentic." Mandelson reiterated that he was mistaken in believing Epstein and continuing to communicate with him, adding: "I deeply regret this and apologize to the women and girls who suffered."
The former European trade commissioner also assured Epstein in December 2009 that he was "making every effort" to change British policy on bankers' bonuses at his request. In a correspondence that took place a few months earlier, Mandelson's partner asked the financier to pay him 10,000 pounds to pay for a course of osteopathy and other expenses.
Reuters: Slovakia's National security adviser has resigned
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico's national security adviser, Miroslav Lajcak, resigned after new documents from Epstein revealed that they exchanged emails discussing young women. In a statement, he denied any wrongdoing and condemned Epstein's crimes.
Reuters
He described the exchange as informal and frivolous, devoid of any real content, but said he would offer his resignation so that this situation would not be used to attack the Prime Minister. "Not because I've done anything criminal or unethical, but because I don't want him (Fico) to incur political costs for something unrelated to his decisions," he said.
In a video message, Fico announced that he had accepted Lajcak's resignation, calling the adviser an incredibly experienced specialist in the field of diplomacy and foreign policy. On Friday, the U.S. Department of Justice released millions of new files related to Epstein, including text message correspondence from October 2018, when Lajcak served as Slovakia's foreign minister.
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