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Summary
This legal document, filed on August 11, 2025, outlines the Department of Justice and FBI's position that no further disclosure regarding the Epstein investigation is warranted. It references a July 2025 memo which supported the official conclusion of Epstein's suicide on August 10, 2019, and notes the subsequent public and congressional dissatisfaction, citing various news articles from July 2025 that reported on the controversy and calls for greater transparency.
People (7)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Epstein |
Subject of an investigation by the DOJ and FBI, whose death by suicide on August 10, 2019, is discussed.
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| Perry Stein | Journalist |
Cited as an author of a Washington Post article about the Epstein memo.
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| Sadie Gurman | Journalist |
Cited as an author of a Wall St. J. article about the Epstein investigation conclusion.
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| Alex Leary | Journalist |
Cited as an author of a Wall St. J. article about the Epstein investigation conclusion.
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| Emma Colton | Journalist |
Cited as the author of a Fox News article about the DOJ and the Epstein case.
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| Hannah Rabinowitz | Journalist |
Cited as an author of a CNN article about calls for transparency in the Epstein case.
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| House Speaker Johnson | House Speaker |
Mentioned in the title of a CNN article as joining Republicans in pressing for more transparency on the Epstein case.
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Organizations (7)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Department of Justice | government agency |
Mentioned as determining that no further disclosure on the Epstein investigation is warranted and as the subject of c...
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| Federal Bureau of Investigation | government agency |
Mentioned as determining that no further disclosure on the Epstein investigation is warranted, and its conclusion tha...
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| Wash. Post | company |
Cited as the publisher of an article by Perry Stein et al. regarding the Epstein memo.
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| Wall St. J. | company |
Cited as the publisher of an article by Sadie Gurman & Alex Leary regarding the Epstein investigation.
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| Fox News | company |
Cited as the publisher of an article by Emma Colton regarding the DOJ's transparency on the Epstein case.
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| CNN | company |
Cited as the publisher of an article by Hannah Rabinowitz et al. regarding calls for transparency in the Epstein case.
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| Trump Administration | government agency |
Mentioned in a CNN article title as being pressed by Republicans for more transparency on the Epstein case.
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Timeline (3 events)
2025-07-06
A memorandum was released by the DOJ/FBI, which led to public and congressional dissatisfaction and calls for the release of more records.
Locations (1)
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Mentioned as the location of the cell where Epstein committed suicide.
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Relationships (1)
The document states that it is the determination of both the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation that no further disclosure would be appropriate, indicating a joint stance on the Epstein investigation.
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 809 Filed 08/11/25 Page 8 of 31
One of our highest priorities is combatting child exploitation and bringing justice to victims. Perpetuating unfounded theories about Epstein serves neither of those ends.
To that end, while we have labored to provide the public with maximum information regarding Epstein and ensured examination of any evidence in the government’s possession, it is the determination of the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation that no further disclosure would be appropriate or warranted.
U.S. Dep’t of Just., Untitled Memo (July 2025), https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1407001
/dl?inline, at 1. The memorandum included a hyperlink to video footage from Epstein’s housing unit, which, it stated, supported the FBI’s investigative conclusion that Epstein had committed suicide in his cell at the MCC on August 10, 2019. Id. at 2.
Ensuing news accounts reported public and congressional dissatisfaction with the July 6, 2025 memorandum, and calls for the release of records held by the DOJ and FBI regarding their investigation into Epstein.⁶
⁶ See, e.g., Perry Stein et al., Rift Erupts Among Justice, FBI Leaders Over Epstein Memo, Sources Say, Wash. Post (July 11, 2025), https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/07/11/trump-bondi-patel-bongino-epstein-files/; Sadie Gurman & Alex Leary, Top Trump Officials Split Over Epstein Investigation Conclusion, Wall St. J. (July 11, 2025, 4:38 PM), https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/top-trump-officials-split-over-epstein-investigation-conclusion-9449f83f; Emma Colton, DOJ Brass Vowed Full Transparency on Epstein Before Turning Up Empty-Handed, Fox News (July 13, 2025, 4:56 PM), https://www.foxnews.com/politics/doj-brass-vowed-full-transparency-epstein-before-turning-up-empty-handed [https://perma.cc/V8SV-KSRT]; Hannah Rabinowitz et al., House Speaker Johnson Joins Growing Number of Republicans Pressing Trump Administration for More Transparency on Epstein Case, CNN (July 15, 2025, 7:05 PM), https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/15/politics/epstein-files-trump-bondi [https://perma.cc/7SCN-LGVZ].
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