Timeline: Inside the failures before Jeffrey Epstein's suicide

One of the guards on duty when convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein died in federal custody has been asked to testify before the House Oversight Committee as questions resurface about the breakdowns in the hours leading up to Epstein's suicide.

Epstein's death has fueled years of speculation and conspiracy theories, driven in part by documented lapses in required jail procedures, including missed inmate checks and falsified records.

Former correctional officer Tova Noel, who was asked to testify, and officer Michael Thomas were indicted in November 2019 for allegedly falsifying prison logs to make it appear they had conducted required security checks before Epstein was found dead in his cell. ... Read more

Withheld Epstein files with accusations against Trump released by justice department

FBI documents summarising interviews with a woman who made unsubstantiated claims of sexual assault against Donald Trump have been released as part of the US Department of Justice's (DOJ) trove of Epstein files.

The release follows reports that the documents were missing from the DOJ's database, prompting Democrats to accuse officials of a cover-up.

The DOJ said it mistakenly withheld the files during its review process because they had been "incorrectly coded as duplicative".

The memos describe a series of interviews in 2019 with the woman, who makes uncorroborated claims against Trump and Jeffrey Epstein. The president has consistently denied wrongdoing in relation to the late sex offender. ... Read more