The hope is that approximately 200 names associated with Jeffrey Epstein will be made public. The deadline for the controversy over the unveiling of these names was approached late on Monday night, and the list might be made public on Tuesday.
Connected to the Jeffrey Epstein-Ghislaine Maxwell sexual trafficking conspiracy, about 200 names may be disclosed on Tuesday by a New York judge, potentially revealing the identities of dozens of collaborators of the disgraced financier, previously known only by the alias “John” in court documents.
The deadline for the unsealing of names has passed, following the filing in 2015 by Virginia Giuffre, the late British press baron Robert Maxwell’s daughter, of a single defamation claim against Maxwell. Nearly nine years later, the names have come to light as a result of legal statements.
A year later, in 2016, U.S. District Judge Robert Sweet dismissed Maxwell’s proposal to dismiss the case, finding that “the truth of the facts was more extensive in the relevant world than the alleged defamatory statements” and Giuffre was a “constant underage victim” between 1999 and 2002 by “parties involved in sex trafficking.” The lawsuits were settled outside of court in 2017.
🔥🚨BREAKING NEWS: Jeffrey Epstein’s court documents with the list of over 200 names is getting released in a few hours. Nothing will ever be the same again. pic.twitter.com/WFVvZYWJor
— Dom Lucre | Breaker of Narratives (@dom_lucre) January 2, 2024
From that source, not only did previously undisclosed names emerge, but also a series of civil cases, including actions against Britain’s Prince Andrew for “knowingly and willfully igniting sexual exploitation and emotional distress,” without accepting responsibility outside of court, resulting in a $12 million settlement. Any accusations against the royal figure for inappropriate behavior are regularly refuted.
The Maxwell case also prepared the stage for federal sex trafficking charges against her, with five of six counts proven guilty in December 2021, resulting in a 20-year prison sentence.
However, the expectation that the aging defamation cases could lead to the release of names from criminal allegations might be excessive. Epstein took his own life during the anticipation of his trial in 2019, and federal prosecutors declared their mission accomplished after Maxwell’s sentencing.
However, the 51-page ruling issued by U.S. District Judge Loretta Preska on Tuesday clarifies whether or not to unseal or alter some 180 John and Jane Doe names, potentially seriously embarrassing a number of well-known individuals.
The list comprises people who were already well-known as Epstein and Maxwell associates, such as staff members or pilots aboard their aircraft. This might also include the claimed victims of Epstein, whose identities were connected to assets including a mansion in New York, a villa in Palm Beach, and a private island in the United States.Virgin Islands, and homes outside Santa Fe.
The focus will likely be on the names of John Does, with John Doe 162, according to ABC News on Monday, being a witness who testified that she was 17 when she was in Epstein’s New York mansion with Prince Andrew, Maxwell, and Epstein.
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton‘s association was identified as Doe 36 by ABC News and mentioned in more than 50 modified filings, according to court records. While Giuffre did not accuse Clinton of wrongdoing, she claimed to have met him on the island he denied ever visiting.
While Clinton’s name repeatedly surfaced in connection with Epstein, including a 2002 New York Magazine article, where he was described as a “highly successful financier and philanthropist with a deep understanding of global markets,” allegations of wrongdoing were never made against Clinton, who claimed he had not spoken to Epstein for over a decade and had never been to his residences in Little St. James Island, New Mexico, or Florida.
Epstein’s pilot records revealed extensive travel on Epstein’s plane, including trips to Paris, Bangkok, and Brunei in the years after leaving office in 2001. According to ABC, Giuffre’s lawyers contacted Clinton’s legal representatives about her testimony, but they responded that her testimony would not be helpful.
After Epstein’s arrest in 2019:
Clinton issued another statement, saying he had not spoken to Epstein in “over a decade” and had never visited Epstein’s islands or residences in Florida.
While statements before Epstein’s sentencing could potentially provide insight into discussions between Epstein and Maxwell, most attention is now on Maxwell’s post-incarceration behavior in Florida, as she seeks release and attempts to rebuild her reputation upon her return to New York’s financial scene.
Epstein’s scheduling diaries, reaching the Wall Street Journal this year, disclosed the extent to which the financier continued to build his network during ongoing legal battles related to Epstein in the U.S. Virgin Islands and two American banks.
Among the boldly named individuals were CIA Director William Burns, White House Counsel Katherine Ruemmler under Barack Obama, left-wing professor and activist Noam Chomsky, billionaire venture capitalist Reid Hoffman, and former president of Harvard Lawrence Summers.
Among the others were Woody Allen, Bill Gates, Ehud Barak, the former Israeli prime minister, Thorbjørn Jagland, the former chairman of Barclays, and Jess Staley.
According to a familiar acquaintance of Maxwell and Epstein, who spoke to The Guardian last year, the patterns of Epstein’s behavior were not vastly different before and after his sentencing. They said, “He wasn’t a changed man.
whichever, you must realize that he believed he had done nothing illegal, and he has the freedom to act whichever he pleases if he has the means to do so.”How these disclosures will affect the lives and reputations of those affected is still up in the air.
