The Jeffrey Epstein Files are not a new fad. However, the Donald Trump administration played an active part in bringing them the late financier’s criminal scandal back into focus even before the the Republican politician’s inauguration in January. Then-podcaster and present day-FBI Director Kash Patel was one such figure in the MAGA camp, who especially blew up the issue out of proportion, making hefty promises right-and-left about how Trump would order the release of these so-called documents as soon as he steps back into office.
What’s in these files? These documents are now one of the most-wanted asks owing to people’s desire of wanting to know who may have been in the “Jeffrey Epstein client list,” as many call. The files, however, are expected to include much more than just the list in question, as the the Justice Department’s findings linked to Epstein’s criminal case are also part of the huge dossier of documents.
And yet, the masses are most importantly concerned with the ‘client list,’ which the US authorities, including the FBI, maintain never actually existed in the first place, as determined in a memo released earlier this year. Nonetheless, the infamously elusive list is believed to be a compilation of names of celebrities and other high-profilers who may not only have shared friendly ties with the disgraced man, but could have also been clients to whom the convicted pedophile allegedly trafficked underage girls.
The much-awaited files have in one way been kept under wraps to protect Epstein’s victims. In other cases, many simply believe they are being “covered up” by the authorities to protect a significantly high-profile individual. Billionaire Elon Musk himself was named in the partially redacted documents newly released by the House Democrats on Friday (US time) despite him implicating Trump in the Epstein scandal, given their years-old ties.
Every high-profile name in the Jeffrey Epstein Files
The people named here haven’t been formally accused of any wrongdoing related to Epstein’s case. There names pop up in the flight logs, or Epstein’s itineraries, agenda or schedules for the day.
- Elon Musk: Scheduled to visit Epstein’s private island in December 2014, though he dismisses the claims.
- Trump ally Steve Bannon – Breakfast plans in Feb 2019
- PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel – Lunch plans in Nov 2017
- Prince Andrew in flight logs (2000)
- Bill Clinton on flight logs
- Businessman Tom Pritzker – Breakfast plans in Jan 2014
- Frederic Fekkai
- Leon Black
- Larry Summers
- Ariane de Rothschild
- Reid Weingarten
- David Blaine
- French model agency boss Jean-Luc Brunel
- Bill Gates
- Ron Baron
- Josh Harris
- Gregory Riches
- Adam Perry Lang
- Ghislaine Maxwell
Previously announced names in legal records/lawsuits related to Epstein (before Trump admin said otherwise)
- Donald Trump
- Hillary Clinton
- Leonardo DiCaprio
- Michael Jackson
- Stephen Hawking
- Former US Vice President Al Gore
- American stage magician David Copperfield
- Lawyer and media pundit Alan Dershowitz – represented Epstein in 2006
- New York police detective-turned-journalist investigating Epstein, John Connelly
- Ex-Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak
- Kevin Spacey
- Bruce Willis
- Heidi Klum
- Alec Baldwin
- Sir Mick Jagger
- Bianca Jagger
- Courtney Love
- Naomi Campbell
- George Lucas
- British billionaire Richard Branson
- Cameron Diaz
- Cate Blanchett
- Chris Tucker
- Ralph Fiennes
- Robert F Kennedy Hr
- James Michael Austrich
- Sarah Ferguson, former wife of Prince Andrew and Duchess of York
- Linguist Noam Chomsky
- American hedge fund manager Glenn Dubin
- Ex-New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson
- Ex-Miss Sweden and Glenn Dubin’s wife Eva Andersson-Dubin
- British journalist Sharon Churcher
- AI pioneer Marvin Minsky
- Janusz Banasiak, Epstein’s Palm Beach house manager
- Former accountant in Epstein’s NY office Bella Klein or Klen
- Former FBI Director Louis Freeh
- Model Anouska De Georgiou
- Celebrity hairstylist Frederic Fekkai
- Celebrity hairstylist’s son Alexandra Fekkai
- Bill Clinton aides Doug Band
- Epstein’s butler Jo Jo Fontanella
- Ghislaine Maxwell’s press agent Ross Gow
- Epstein’s ex-assistant Sarah Kellen
- Epstein’s former assistant Adriana Ross
- Author Wendy Leigh
- Dr Steven Olson
- Detective Joe Recarey
- Chief Michael Reiter
- Private jet pilot Dave Rodgers
- Investigator Dough Schoetlle
- L Brands founder Les Wexner
- His wife Abigail Wexner
- Investigative journalist and author Vicky Ward
- New York decorator Mark Zeff
- Epstein’s ex-household manager Alfredo Rodriguez
- Mexican designer Ricardo Legorreta
Doctors/experts who treated Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre, according to the Independent
- Physician Dr Chris Donahue
- Dr Karen Kutikoff
- Dr John Harris
- Dr Wah Wah
- Psychologist Judith Lightfoot
- Psychiatrist Dr Carol Hayek
- Dr Darshanee Majaliyana
- Dr Mona Devansean
- Dr Michele Streeter
- Physician assistant Donna Oliver
- Dr Scott Robert Geiger
This is not an exhaustive list.