{"id":147715,"date":"2025-07-08T15:47:56","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T20:47:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldtribune.com\/?p=147715"},"modified":"2025-07-08T15:47:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T20:47:56","slug":"case-not-closed-key-questions-remain-in-the-search-for-the-truth-on-jeffrey-epstein","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldtribune.com\/2025\/case-not-closed-key-questions-remain-in-the-search-for-the-truth-on-jeffrey-epstein\/","title":{"rendered":"Case not closed: Key questions remain in the search for the truth on Jeffrey Epstein"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>by<\/em><\/span> <span style=\"color: #006699;\"><strong>WorldTribune<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Staff<\/em><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>, July 8, 2025 <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldtribune.com\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Real World News<\/span><\/a><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>During Tuesday&#8217;s White House cabinet meeting, a reporter asked President Donald Trump: &#8220;Your memo and release yesterday on Jeffrey Epstein \u2014 it left some lingering mysteries. I guess one is whether he ever worked for an American or foreign intelligence agency. The former labor secretary, who was Miami U.S. Attorney Alex Acosta \u2014 he allegedly said he did work for an intelligence agency. So can you resolve whether or not he did&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_147716\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-147716\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-147716\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worldtribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/epacost.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"222\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-147716\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alex Acosta, right, who served as Secretary of Labor in President Donald Trump&#8217;s first administration, was quoted as saying he was &#8216;told to back off [Jeffrey] Epstein&#8217; when he was a Department of Justice prosecutor &#8216;because he belonged to intelligence.&#8217;<\/figcaption><\/figure>Trump responded: &#8220;Are you still talking about Jeffrey Epstein?!? This guy&#8217;s been talked about for years. You&#8217;re asking \u2014 we have Texas, we have this, we have all of the things that&#8230; And are people still talking about this guy? This creep? That is unbelievable. Do you want to waste the time? I mean, I can&#8217;t believe you&#8217;re asking a question about Epstein at a time like this when we&#8217;re having some of the greatest success and also tragedy with what happened&#8230; it just seems like a desecration.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Attorney General Pam Bondi then said: &#8220;First, to back up on that. In February, I did an interview on Fox and it&#8217;s been getting a lot of attention because I was asked a question about the client list. And my response was &#8216;it&#8217;s sitting on my desk to be reviewed,&#8217; meaning the file &#8211; along with the JFK, MLK files as well. That&#8217;s what I meant by that. Also to the tens of thousands of video \u2014 they turned out to be child porn downloaded by that disgusting Jeffrey Epstein. Child porn is what they were. Never gonna be released. Never gonna see the light of day. To him being an agent; I have no knowledge of that. We can get back to you on that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, former State Department official Mike Benz posted a series of screenshots on X reminding users that Acosta, Secretary of Labor during Trump\u2019s first administration and the U.S. attorney who arranged Epstein\u2019s 2007 plea deal, reportedly said that he was once told to back off Epstein\u2019s case because he \u201c &#8216;belonged to intelligence&#8217; and to leave it alone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Acosta \u201chad all 11 months of DOJ emails to him in that time period mysteriously disappear,\u201d Benz wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Alex Acosta, the DOJ official who gave Jeffrey Epstein the sweetheart plea deal in 2008 and who was quoted saying he was \u201ctold to back off Epstein because he belonged to intelligence\u201d mysteriously had all 11 months of DOJ emails to him in that time period mysteriously disappear <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZOO0iF9R2G\">pic.twitter.com\/ZOO0iF9R2G<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mike Benz (@MikeBenzCyber) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeBenzCyber\/status\/1942161604151304285?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 7, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Trump\u2019s response to the reporter who questioned the Jeffrey Epstein conclusion sent a clear signal to MAGA\u2019s legion of social media \u201cinfluencers\u201d: \u201cShut up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Major conservative media including Breitbart.com, The Washington Times and Washington Examiner did just that. \u2018The FBI file release will put Epstein conspiracies to rest,\u2019 said the Washington Examiner.\u00a0The legacy media appeared all to happy to let Epstein scandal go.<\/p>\n<p>So what was the master strategist and communicator who has vowed to obliterate the Deep State and \u201cdrain the swamp\u201d thinking? As has been his pattern, he is keeping everyone guessing.\u00a0\u00a0In the meantime, independent media voices that supported him are not backing down.<\/p>\n<p>In a Tuesday op-ed for The Western Journal, Michael Schwarz noted: &#8220;In sum, members of Trump\u2019s administration have asked the public to believe the unbelievable. It would be far easier, in fact, to believe that Epstein worked for the CIA or some other intelligence-focused entity, domestic or foreign, as Acosta reportedly was told.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Michael Snyder via <a href=\"https:\/\/themostimportantnews.com\/archives\/12-important-questions-that-all-americans-should-be-asking-about-the-shameful-attempt-to-cover-up-the-truth-about-jeffrey-epstein\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\">TheMostImportantNews.com<\/span><\/a>, wrote: &#8220;After waiting for years for the truth about Jeffrey Epstein\u2019s sex trafficking operation to come out, and after months of being promised that stunning new information would be released soon, now we are being told to forget the entire thing. The people that were brought in to run the Justice Department and the FBI were supposed to restore faith in the system, but instead they are destroying it. Nobody that can think rationally is buying the lies that we are being fed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Snyder noted 12 &#8220;important questions that all Americans should be asking about the shameful attempt to cover up the truth about Jeffrey Epstein&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p>#1 Why were Jeffery Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell arrested and charged with operating an enormous sex trafficking ring that supposedly involved thousands of clients if no such clients ever existed? As Robby Starbuck has pointed out, apparently we are supposed to believe that all of the powerful men that visited Epstein\u2019s island were \u201cjust there to catch some waves and relax\u201d\u2026<\/p>\n<p>#2 Why did U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi tell Fox News in February that Epstein\u2019s client list was \u201csitting on my desk right now to review\u201d if no such client list ever existed?\u2026<\/p>\n<p>#3 What was in the \u201cthousands of documents\u201d related to the Epstein case that were suddenly discovered in February?<\/p>\n<p>#4 When Bondi claimed that the Epstein flight logs would \u201cmake you sick\u201d in March, what did she mean by that?<\/p>\n<p>#5 In May, Bondi confessed that there were \u201ctens of thousands of videos\u201d related to the Epstein investigation. What was in those videos?<\/p>\n<p>#6 Other than Jeffery Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, why hasn\u2019t anyone else that was involved in the sex trafficking operation ever been arrested?<\/p>\n<p>#7 The memo that was released on Sunday night says that there will be \u201cno further disclosure\u201d in this case. Does this mean that the Trump administration\u2019s search for the truth ends here?<\/p>\n<p>#8 The memo also states that there is no \u201cevidence that could predicate an investigation against uncharged third parties\u201d. Does this mean that none of the men that were having sex with underage girls will ever be brought to justice?<\/p>\n<p>#9 On the night that Epstein died, why were there so many strange \u201ccoincidences\u201d?<\/p>\n<p>The jail had been told Epstein should have a cellmate, and that a guard must check on him every 30 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>But on the night he died, his cellmate was transferred and not replaced and he was not checked on as often as required.<\/p>\n<p>Two guards fell asleep at their desks \u2013 and later falsified their records.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, two cameras in front of Epstein\u2019s cell malfunctioned that night \u2013 while another\u2019s footage was \u201cunusable\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>#10 Hours of video footage from outside Epstein\u2019s cell on the night that he died has been released. Did they think that we wouldn\u2019t notice that a full minute has been cut out of that video footage?<\/p>\n<p>#11 During the time that Elon Musk had unprecedented access to the government\u2019s computer systems, did he learn some startling truths about the Epstein investigation? If so, will he reveal what he knows now that he has started his own political party?<\/p>\n<p>#12 Why was this memo about the Epstein case released to the public late on Sunday night on the 4th of July weekend? Were they hoping that it would make as little news as possible?<\/p>\n<p>Snyder concluded: &#8220;I am so upset. The victims of Epstein\u2019s sex trafficking operation are never going to get any justice. And all of the very sick men that committed unspeakable crimes are never going to be held accountable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cThe Epstein Case is a very big deal to the MAGA base. We need answers from the DOJ and FBI, and we\u2019re not going to let this go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>MAGA demands justice. And justice is non-negotiable.<\/p>\n<p>Catch my commentary on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobFinnertyUSA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RobFinnertyUSA<\/a> tonight on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NEWSMAX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NEWSMAX<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cjHa2kDBrK\">pic.twitter.com\/cjHa2kDBrK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brandon Straka #WalkAway (@BrandonStraka) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrandonStraka\/status\/1942395569843925181?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 8, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/freepressfoundation.org\/fight-back\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ad3434;\">Support<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #333399;\"><a style=\"color: #333399;\" href=\"https:\/\/freepressfoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Free Press Foundation<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by WorldTribune Staff, July 8, 2025 Real World News During Tuesday&#8217;s White House cabinet meeting, a reporter asked President Donald Trump: &#8220;Your memo and release yesterday on Jeffrey Epstein \u2014 it left some lingering mysteries. I guess one is whether he ever worked for an American or foreign intelligence agency. The former labor secretary, who [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":147716,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,9,10,18,35,24,16,12,5],"tags":[83,6],"class_list":["post-147715","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusives","category-rest-of-the-best","category-top-stories","category-top-story","category-u-s","category-u-s-intelligence","category-u-s-politics","category-world-links","category-world-tribune","tag-case-not-closed-key-questions-remain-in-the-search-for-the-truth-on-jeffrey-epstein","tag-worldtribune-com","last_archivepost"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldtribune.com\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147715","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldtribune.com\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldtribune.com\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldtribune.com\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldtribune.com\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=147715"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/worldtribune.com\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147715\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldtribune.com\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=147715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldtribune.com\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=147715"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldtribune.com\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=147715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}