The Justice Department last year compiled a 21-page slide presentation that summarized its investigations into Jeffrey Epstein, including allegations of sexual misconduct against numerous powerful men.
The men included President Trump, the Wall Street billionaire Leon Black and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former prince.
The presentation did not say whether the Justice Department had verified any of the claims. Most of the men listed in the document have previously been linked to Mr. Epstein. Some of his victims have previously claimed they were forced to have sex with or give massages to some of the men. The men have denied the claims.
The presentation was created sometime after July 25, the most recent date that is mentioned in the document. The cover page included the logo of the F.B.I.’s Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force. The presentation’s intended audience wasn’t clear.
While it makes clear that federal authorities were aware of serious allegations against the men, there is no indication that the Justice Department considered any of them to be suspects in its investigations.
The Justice Department failed to fully redact the names of some victims who leveled allegations against the men. The department said one reason it took so long to comply with the Epstein Files Transparency Act — which mandated the disclosure of millions of pages of documents — was the need to make sure all victim names were properly redacted.
The presentation also listed other prominent men who witnesses said were involved in sexual activity, though not necessarily misconduct. That included former President Bill Clinton and the retail billionaire Leslie Wexner, one of Mr. Epstein’s main financial benefactors.
None of Mr. Epstein’s victims have made any public allegations of wrongdoing against Mr. Clinton. A spokesman for Mr. Clinton has previously said that he “knows nothing” about Mr. Epstein’s crimes.
The presentation noted that lawyers for Mr. Wexner and his wife met with federal prosecutors. While that document didn’t describe the contents of the discussion, a separate document released Friday noted that the Wexners’ lawyers told investigators that they “were not close with Epstein and had no knowledge of his sexual misconduct.” An F.B.I. document from 2019 listed Mr. Wexner as a possible co-conspirator, though it also noted that “there is limited evidence regarding his involvement.”
A representative of Mr. Wexner previously told The New York Times that he was not a target of the federal investigation or considered a co-conspirator.
A spokesman for Mr. Black declined to comment. The White House declined to comment beyond pointing to a Justice Department news release about the release of documents. Mr. Mountbatten-Windsor has previously denied wrongdoing in connection to Mr. Epstein.
The presentation also tried to dispel some of the conspiracy theories that have long surrounded Mr. Epstein. A slide titled “Misconceptions” said investigators had found that “no orgies or threesomes took place which involved 2 males” and that “victims were not held captive.” It also said that Epstein “did not regularly prostitute the victims in exchange for money.”
Jessica Silver-Greenberg is a Times investigative reporter writing about big business with a focus on health care. She has been a reporter for more than a decade.
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