US NewsDOJ Says No Epstein "Client List," No Murder, No New DocsWhat's going on: On Monday, the Justice Department dropped a new, highly anticipated memo about Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier and accused sex trafficker. It said there’s no evidence he ever kept a “client list,” blackmailed powerful figures, or was murdered, Axios reports. The DOJ also released 10 hours of security video showing nobody entered his jail cell during that time frame the day he died by suicide. The update came months after the DOJ teased its findings, with Attorney General Pam Bondi telling Fox News in February that a so-called “client list” was “sitting on my desk right now to review.” The department says it has no plans to release any new documents on the case. What it means: The DOJ’s decision isn’t sitting well with news hounds, true crime fans, and right-wing conspiracy theorists who’ve remained fixated on the Epstein case. Some are questioning the integrity of DOJ leaders, with one far-right influencer calling the update a “shameful coverup.” Analysts and some folks on the left have implied that the DOJ only took this action after Elon Musk insinuated on X that Trump was in the Epstein files — without providing evidence. (Musk later deleted the post, and Trump strongly denied the claim.) The White House defended the DOJ’s actions and called them a commitment to “transparency.” Related: Where Are the Women of #MeToo Now? (The New Yorker) |