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Important Evening Update: Chaos at the DOJ Over Epstein Files as Trump Caught in Another Lie

Aaron Parnas Dec 24

Good evening, everyone. What a day. The Justice Department can’t seem to keep its story straight. Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein are publicly condemning the DOJ’s handling of the case. Donald Trump has been caught in yet another lie after previously claiming he was never on Epstein’s plane, a claim that is now clearly false. And newly released documents continue to paint a picture of chaos and confusion inside the DOJ in the days following Epstein’s death.

All of that is to say: there is a lot to unpack tonight.

And my day isn’t over yet. Later this evening, I’ll be interviewing Ro Khanna about the Epstein files, you’ll have that interview in the morning.

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Here’s what you missed:

• A newly surfaced Truth Social from 2024 shows Donald Trump claiming he was “never” on Epstein’s plane. Today we learned that the Justice Department had documents showing that Trump was not just on Epstein’s plane, but that they were surprised he was on Epstein’s plane as often as he was:

• The Justice Department said, after a two hour long investigation, that a purported note signed by Jeffrey Epstein and addressed to Larry Nassar was fake after review, noting the writing did not match Epstein’s and warning that documents released by the Justice Department are not inherently factual, despite the letter’s shocking content and a postmark dated days after Epstein’s death via the USPS.

• The only problem with the DOJ’s investigation is that in 2019, the DOJ ordered a hand writing analysis of the note. The DOJ did not release the results of the hand writing analysis today. This is the request:

• Deputy Attorney Todd Blanche, meanwhile, is now claiming that more “fake” documents could soon be released to the public:

• Danielle Bensky, a survivor of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse, said she feels revictimized by systemic failures, accusing the Department of Justice of handling survivors carelessly and in an “abhorrent” manner.

• Statement from Epstein survivor Ashley Rubright blasting the DOJ for releasing fake documents:

• Statement from Epstein survivor Marijke Chartouni:

• More documents show the Justice Department discussing memos concerning “co-conspirators” but these memos have not been released to the public:

• Newly released records show confusion and poor communication after Jeffrey Epstein’s Aug. 10, 2019, death, with the U.S. Marshals Service notifying the U.S. Attorney’s Office even as the death was already public, prompting frantic complaints that prosecutors lacked basic facts such as the time and cause of death.

• Documents released by the Department of Justice in the Jeffrey Epstein case were found to have flawed redactions that can be easily reversed, revealing allegations about payments, concealment of abuse, and financial misconduct, raising questions about DOJ transparency and compliance with redaction standards

• The Supreme Court blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to deploy National Guard troops in Illinois, ruling that the president lacked legal authority to federalize and deploy the Guard for immigration enforcement purposes over state objections, thereby setting limits on presidential power in such situations.

• According to The Guardian, the Department of Veterans Affairs halted abortion services for veterans — including in cases of rape or incest — after a Department of Justice memo found the Biden-era policy legally unsound, drawing criticism that the move denies essential health care to veterans

• Beginning in early 2026, the Trump administration plans to resume wage garnishment for student loan borrowers in default—starting with about 1,000 borrowers and expanding monthly—drawing criticism from advocates amid concerns that millions could soon face involuntary collections after pandemic-era payment pauses ended and repayment plans were overhauled.

• According to NBC, Authorities arrested a California mother on suspicion of first-degree murder after the body of her 9-year-old daughter, Melodee Buzzard, was found in rural Utah, with investigators citing evidence of premeditation following the child’s disappearance during a multistate road trip.

• According to Reuters, Venezuela’s ruling-party–controlled National Assembly fast-tracked and approved a law to criminalize oil tanker seizures and related acts, threatening up to 20 years in prison, in direct response to U.S. seizures of tankers under pressure from Donald Trump against President Nicolás Maduro and the country’s sanctions-evading oil trade.

• NBC has confirmed that at least two people were killed and others injured after a suspected natural gas explosion collapsed part of the Silver Lake Nursing Home in Bristol, Pennsylvania, prompting ongoing rescue efforts and an investigation, with Gov. Josh Shapiro calling the incident catastrophic and officials citing a likely gas leak as the cause.

• Libya’s top military commander, Gen. Mohamed Ali Ahmed El Haddad, and seven others were killed when a private jet crashed after takeoff from Ankara, Turkey, due to an apparent technical malfunction, cutting short high-level defense talks aimed at strengthening military cooperation between Libya and Turkey.

See you in the morning.

— Aaron

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Trump DOJ Panics as 30K New Files Are Released - 12/23/25 Afternoon Updates

Ben Meiselas and MeidasTouch Network Dec 23

By Ben Meiselas

The MeidasTouch research team and I spent hours reviewing what the Department of Justice released as “Data Set Eight” of the Epstein files, and the picture that emerges is deeply troubling, not only for what appears in the records, but for what remains missing, redacted, or contradicted by official statements. As president, Donald Trump now presides over a Justice Department that is asking the public to accept its assurances while simultaneously producing documents that undermine those very claims.

The DOJ’s posture has been unusually defensive. In a public statement announcing the release of nearly 30,000 additional pages, the department took an unusually defensive tone, insisting that some materials contained “untrue and sensational claims” about Donald Trump, asserting that if any allegation had “a shred of credibility,” it would have been weaponized years ago. The department framed the disclosure as a commitment to transparency, while emphasizing legal protections for victims of Jeffrey Epstein.

Among the disturbing materials is a letter that is alleged — and I emphasize alleged — to have been postmarked shortly after Epstein’s death to Larry Nassar, the former USA Gymnastics physician convicted of serial sexual abuse. The letter, returned to sender and submitted for handwriting analysis by the FBI, contains grotesque language referencing sexual exploitation and includes a line invoking “our president.” The existence of such a letter was widely reported on in 2023, though its contents at the time were unknown. Until now. Investigators have not publicly confirmed the letter’s authorship, and the results of the handwriting analysis have yet to be discovered in the files or presented to the public by the FBI. We are calling on the DOJ and FBI to provide the official conclusions made regarding this document.

Perhaps even more significant are internal DOJ communications from 2019 documenting the existence of ten Epstein co-conspirators. Prosecutors and investigators discussed locating, interviewing, and serving grand jury subpoenas on these individuals across multiple states, including New York, Florida, and Massachusetts. One email describes teams traveling to interview approximately twenty-five victims and notes dozens of calls to the FBI tip line. Yet in sworn testimony years later, FBI Director Kash Patel stated unequivocally that there was “no credible information” that Epstein trafficked victims to anyone else. Why would Trump’s FBI director claim there were no co-conspirators, when the files clearly show that to be false?

Those two realities cannot both be true. Either federal investigators pursued co-conspirators because evidence warranted it, or senior officials later misrepresented the contents of their own files. The newly released emails suggest the former.

The documents also show that a grand jury subpoena was issued to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in October 2021 in connection with the investigation of Ghislaine Maxwell. A representative of the club was compelled to appear before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. This is not speculation; it is a matter of record.

Another set of records involves a separate investigation into the “We Build the Wall” scheme, in which Steve Bannon was later pardoned by Trump at the federal level before pleading guilty in a state case. During forensic review of Bannon’s phone, investigators flagged a photograph of Trump and Maxwell.

Perhaps most consequential is a January 2020 email between federal prosecutors summarizing flight records obtained during the Maxwell investigation. According to that email, Trump traveled on Epstein’s private jet “many more times than previously had been reported,” including at least eight flights between 1993 and 1996, several of which included Maxwell. On two flights, Trump was present with a potential witness in the Maxwell case, the prosecutor wrote. The message notes that Trump sometimes traveled with family members and, in one instance, was listed as the only passenger with Epstein. The prosecutors emphasized that they were flagging this information so it would not “be a surprise down the road.”

That email, too, appears in the files.

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The release also includes FBI intake reports from 2020 documenting tips from private citizens. These reports explicitly caution that the statements are not verified and should not be construed as fact. Still, they describe why the FBI deemed the information worthy of preservation. One report recounts a former limousine driver describing a 1995 encounter with Trump and remarks he claimed to have overheard. Another references secondhand accounts of a party at Mar-a-Lago described as involving prostitution. None of these allegations have been adjudicated, and responsible reporting requires that distinction. But responsible governance requires honesty about what the government possesses and how it has handled it.

What troubles me most is not that allegations appear in an FBI file (law enforcement records often contain unproven claims), but that the administration appears determined to minimize, redact, or dismiss their existence while castigating anyone who reports on them. Hundreds of thousands of Epstein-related documents remain unreleased. Names of alleged co-conspirators are blacked out (a violation of the law, by the way). Victim interviews referenced in internal emails have not been produced. And sworn testimony from senior officials now stands in stark contrast with their own agency’s records.

The rule of law depends on equal application, not selective transparency calibrated to protect the powerful. If the Department of Justice wants the public to trust its conclusions, it must first earn that trust by releasing the full record, explaining discrepancies, and allowing independent scrutiny to do its work. And frankly, it needs to stop acting like Donald Trump’s personal public relations crisis management firm.

Anything less is simple damage control masquerading as transparency.

I’ll continue to keep you updated. Keep a lookout on the MeidasTouch YouTube channel and podcast feed for new reports all day, including some great new interviews. By the way, have you listened to today’s show with me and my brothers, Brett and Jordy? I hope you have a chance to check it out now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen. If you already follow and listen to the podcast, consider leaving a 5-star review while you are there.

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