Opinion: Open the Jeffrey Epstein files. All of them.
By David Von Drehle David Von Drehle Columnist focusing on national affairs and politics Email Bio Follow Columnist March 6 at 4:15 PM It is time to uncover all the hidden secrets in the sordid matter of Jeffrey Epstein, the wealthy sex offender with a stable of high-placed friends. Pull up the floorboards and see what slithers or scurries into the light. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit in New York City can lead the way.
Woven by a dream team of expensive lawyers, Epstein’s web of secrets has been unraveling since the Herald’s Julie K. Brown disclosed last year the hidden machinations by former U.S. attorney Alexander Acosta that let Epstein plead guilty in 2008 to relatively minor offenses. Palm Beach police gathered extensive evidence that the financier molested dozens of underage girls. When girls protested his abuse, Epstein allegedly paid them to recruit other children for his frequent “massage” sessions.
Meanwhile, the Herald’s appeal in New York has slowly ripened. The news organization asks that records of a settled lawsuit be unsealed so that the public can understand what happened when British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell — accused by alleged victims of acting as one of Epstein’s procurers — paid “millions” to Virginia Roberts Giuffre, who says she was victimized by the pair. Maxwell denied the charge and called Giuffre a “liar.
For example: What do the FBI and Main Justice know about the strange failure of New York’s district attorney to vigorously investigate alleged sex trafficking at Epstein’s Manhattan townhouse and “modeling agency”? What have the feds heard about Epstein’s conduct at his New Mexico ranch and aboard his private jet? Has there been any contact with law enforcement in the U.S.
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