Good evening everyone. I have a critical update to share tonight. I just spoke directly with Amanda and Sky Roberts, family members of Virginia Roberts Giuffre, who gave an emotional and urgent interview about a major new law introduced today and their reaction to tomorrow’s hearing, as Pam Bondi and the White House attempt to move past the Epstein files.
I will be on Capitol Hill tomorrow morning for a press conference with survivors and will share a full update afterward. I will then cover Pam Bondi’s testimony and spend the day meeting with members of Congress. I have already sent dozens of redacted files to lawmakers for comparison with the unredacted versions, and I expect to have new and consequential information soon.
Here’s the news:
Congressional Democrats, led by Chuck Schumer and Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández, introduced “Virginia’s Law” alongside Epstein survivors and the family of Virginia Giuffre to abolish statutes of limitations for sex trafficking and abuse cases, expand civil remedies for adult victims and their survivors, including for crimes committed abroad under U.S. jurisdiction, and press for fuller public release of millions of still-unreleased Epstein investigation documents, though the bill faces an uncertain path in a Republican-controlled Congress.
Karoline Leavitt said today that the White House is “moving on” from the Epstein files as they relate to President Trump:
Rep. Jamie Raskin says unredacted Epstein files reference Donald Trump extensively — claiming Trump’s name appears “more than a million times” — and include material he argues contradicts Trump’s public statements, while Raskin criticizes the DOJ’s limited access and redactions and calls for full public release of the documents.
Epstein survivors released the following letter ahead of Pam Bondi's testimony tomorrow blasting the DOJ's failures and demanding answers to 15 key questions during her hearing. "The Department’s actions to-date mirror the very dynamics Epstein relied upon: powerful actors protected by secrecy, while victims are exposed, scrutinized, and made to bear the consequences."
Emails in newly released Epstein files show Jeffrey Epstein actively orchestrated and advised a months-long romantic relationship between a woman in his network and Kimbal Musk, revealing far more direct, personal involvement by Epstein in Musk’s private life than previously known, though Musk denies any wrongdoing and says he was unaware of Epstein’s behind-the-scenes role.
Rep. Ro Khanna and Rep. Thomas Massie say they forced the Justice Department to unredact the names of six wealthy men they describe as “likely incriminated” in the Epstein files, accusing DOJ of unnecessary redactions, an ongoing cover-up involving millions of unreleased documents, and broader efforts to shield powerful figures from accountability.
A newly released FBI interview record says Donald Trump told Palm Beach police in the mid-2000s that “everyone has known” about Jeffrey Epstein’s misconduct and urged focus on Ghislaine Maxwell, a claim Trump’s team says supports his account of cutting ties early but that raises fresh questions about what he knew and when. The primary question is this: Assuming the report is true, why did he wait until after a criminal investigation into Epstein was launched to report him?
Amid renewed scrutiny from the Epstein files, Ohio billionaire Les Wexner—named by Rep. Ro Khanna as appearing in unredacted materials—was revealed to have donated to several Republican candidates and party committees during the 2025 cycle, drawing attention to his continued political influence despite long-standing questions about his past financial ties to Jeffrey Epstein, which Wexner denies involved any knowledge of wrongdoing.
Wyoming Sen. Cynthia Lummis said reviewing unredacted Epstein files changed her view of the scandal, admitting she initially “didn’t care” but was shaken after seeing evidence of very young victims, including a 9-year-old, and now says lawmakers pushing for disclosure were right.
ICE acting director Todd Lyons refused to commit to pausing immigration enforcement during the 2026 World Cup, telling Congress that ICE is a “key part” of tournament security, despite lawmakers warning that aggressive operations tied to Trump’s immigration crackdown could deter fans and undermine the event.
The FBI released new door-camera images showing a masked, possibly armed individual tampering with Nancy Guthrie’s front-door camera the morning she disappeared, as investigators expand the search and her daughter Savannah Guthrie publicly urges the public to help bring her home alive.
NBC News confirmed that the Trump administration removed the Pride flag from New York City’s Stonewall National Monument, citing new Interior Department rules on authorized flags, a move that reverses a decade-long tradition at a landmark of the LGBTQ rights movement and drew sharp backlash from New York officials and Democrats who accused the administration of erasing LGBTQ history.
Newly unsealed court documents show the FBI’s January raid of a Georgia election hub was triggered by a referral from Kurt Olsen, a Trump-appointed election security official who promoted debunked 2020 voter fraud claims, reviving Trump’s false stolen-election narrative despite repeated court rulings and state officials rejecting any evidence of widespread fraud.
Canadian prime minister Mark Carney pushed back after Donald Trump threatened to block the new $4.6bn Gordie Howe International Bridge, reminding him that Canada paid for the project and that ownership and construction were shared, as Trump’s latest Canada tirade sparked disbelief and ridicule north of the border.
The FDA declined to review Moderna’s application for its first mRNA flu vaccine, saying the clinical trial lacked an adequate control, a decision Moderna calls inconsistent with prior FDA guidance and another setback for mRNA technology amid skepticism from Trump administration health officials.
A British woman visiting Texas was fatally shot by her father after a heated argument about Donald Trump and sexual assault, with a UK inquest revealing the killing followed heavy drinking and a dispute over guns, though a Texas grand jury later declined to indict him.
Norway’s defence chief Gen. Eirik Kristoffersen warned that a limited Russian land grab in northern Norway cannot be ruled out as Moscow seeks to safeguard its nearby nuclear assets, while forcefully rejecting Donald Trump’s claims about Nato allies and Greenland and stressing the need to prepare for both invasion and hybrid threats.
The Trump administration plans to repeal the 2009 EPA “endangerment finding” that underpins federal limits on greenhouse gases, a move it calls the largest deregulation in US history and that climate groups warn would cripple climate rules, endanger public health, and trigger immediate legal challenges.
See you tomorrow.
— Aaron
