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Epstein files live updates: Trump suggests lawsuit against financier’s estate and Michael Wolff after latest revelations

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President Donald Trump said he intends to sue the author Michael Wolff and is considering a lawsuit against Jeffrey Epstein’s estate after the Department of Justice released another batch of files related to investigations into the late pedophile financier.

Among more than 3 million files released by the Justice Department are emails between Wolff and Epstein, many of which discuss the president, who alleged Saturday the men were “conspiring” to harm him “politically.”

“Wolff, who’s a third-rate writer, was conspiring with Jeffrey Epstein to hurt me politically or otherwise and that came through loud and clear,” Trump said Saturday. “So we’ll probably sue Wolf on that … Maybe the Epstein estate, I guess. I don’t know. But we’ll certainly sue Wolff.”

He claimed the files “absolve” him.

The president is mentioned more than 3,000 times in the latest batch of files, which was made up of more than 3 million pages that include 2,000 videos and 180,000 images.

Sir Keir Starmer meanwhile said Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor “should be prepared” to testify before Congress about his links to Epstein one day after pictures in the files appear to show him crouched over an unidentified woman. Andrew invited Epstein to Buckingham Palace years after the financier was convicted of sex crimes.

A day after the documents were released, Miroslav Lajcak, the national security adviser for Slovakia’s prime minister Robert Fico, also resigned when his past communications with Epstein appeared in the files. Lajcak, a former Slovak foreign minister and a onetime president of the U.N. General Assembly, denied any wrongdoing.

Being named does not imply wrongdoing or suggest someone participated in Epstein’s crimes or knew of them. Trump has denied wrongdoing and has never been accused of a crime associated with Epstein.

Watch: Deputy AG says DOJ did not protect Trump as they release more redacted Epstein files

Deputy AG says DOJ did not protect Trump as they release more redacted Epstein files
Andrea Cavallier1 February 2026 05:00

PHOTOS: Inside Epstein's prison cell

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Andrea Cavallier1 February 2026 04:00

Trump suggests lawsuit against Epstein estate and Michael Wolf after latest files release

President Donald Trump suggested he might sue author Michael Wolff and the estate of Jeffrey Epstein, following the release of more than three million Epstein files by the Department of Justice on Friday.

Among the newly released files are a number of emails between Wolff and Epstein, many of which discuss Trump.

“It looks like this guy Wolff, was a writer, was conspiring with Epstein to do harm to me,” the Republican president told reporters aboard Air Force One on Saturday evening.

“Wolff, who’s a third-rate writer, was conspiring with Jeffrey Epstein to hurt me politically or otherwise and that came through loud and clear,” he added. “So we’ll probably sue Wolf on that...Maybe the Epstein estate, I guess. I don’t know. But we’ll certainly sue Wolff.”

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Brendan Rascius1 February 2026 04:00

Video in new files release shows Epstein's prison cell

Video in new Epstein files release shows prison cell
Andrea Cavallier1 February 2026 03:00

Image appears to show Epstein's close network

A redacted diagram included in the new files shows a list of Epstein’s potential co-conspirators, as compiled by the DOJ during its investigation.

The undated diagram shows the names and photos of several known associates, including Ghislaine Maxwell and the model agent Jean-Luc Brunel.

Others were known employees of Epstein, none of whom were charged. The document shows the DOJ was investigating some people close to Epstein for possible involvement in his crimes.

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Andrea Cavallier1 February 2026 02:00

‘Absolutely absurd’: Bill Gates denies alleged affair claim

Bill Gates has rubbished “absurd” claims about an alleged affair that appear in the latest batch of Epstein files.

Epstein once claimed that the billionaire businessman and philanthropist had engaged in extramarital sex, according to an email released by the DOJ on Friday.

Epstein made this claim in a 225-word email he sent to himself on July 18, 2013, with the subject line: “bill.”

A spokesperson for Gates vehemently denied the allegations:

“These claims are absolutely absurd and completely false,” the spokesperson told The Independent. “The only thing these documents demonstrate is Epstein’s frustration that he did not have an ongoing relationship with Gates and the lengths he would go to entrap and defame.”

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Andrea Cavallier1 February 2026 01:00

Andrew invited Epstein to Buckingham Palace and emailed him about ‘beautiful girl’, files show

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor invited Epstein to Buckingham Palace after the pedophile financier was convicted of sex crimes with a child, according to newly released documents.

Among the documents is an email exchange between Epstein and Andrew dated September 27, 2010 – two years after Epstein pleaded guilty to soliciting a minor for prostitution.

In the email, Andrew says he is travelling back from Scotland to London, where Epstein is staying. He tells Epstein "we could have dinner at Buckingham Palace and lots of privacy".

Epstein responds: "Already in london [sic]. what time woudl [sic] you like me and we will also need/ have private time."

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Andrew invited Epstein to Buckingham Palace, files show

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Andrea Cavallier1 February 2026 00:00

Epstein threatened to ‘kill’ people in newly released emails

On several occasions, Epstein either threatened to have someone killed or directly requested their death, according to emails released by the Department of Justice on Friday.

On June 30, 2014, the disgraced financier wrote to an unknown individual, “I give you permission to kill him. He is apparently with the [Redacted]. He lied to you and he lied to me.”

In a follow-up message, he added: “No one will lie to you and get away with it from me.”

And, on November 26, 2012, Epstein wrote to another unknown person: “I'm going to kill her.” His message was in response to the individual informing him that someone had been posting “photos from the apt” on Instagram.

A similarly threatening email was sent by Epstein’s email address on June 30, 2013.

“I want the best strategy for burying him in his own nonsense. I am going to kill him slowly and painfully. I said when you had spoken to him to someone. One can lie to me but if they lie to Jeffrey - that is it. I seriously hoped he wasn't.”

Brendan Rascius31 January 2026 23:47

New Epstein file photos appear to show Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on floor with woman

Photos included in the latest batch of Epstein files appear to show Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor crouched over a woman on a floor.

It’s among string of revelations about the former prince in the latest documents, which also include emails suggesting he invited the sex offender for dinner at Buckingham Palace and agreed to meet a “beautiful” 26-year-old Russian woman.

In the undated images, the royal appears to kneel on the ground as he leans over an unidentified woman, while another angle shows the woman’s abdomen being touched.

Sir Keir Starmer has since stated that Andrew should testify before the US Congress about his links to Epstein. Andrew had been accused of “hiding” by US officials after he was invited to an interview by the US House oversight committee.

The images, among more than three million documents published by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday, have no captions, and it is not known where they were taken.

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Andrea Cavallier31 January 2026 23:00

Andrew should testify before US Congress over links to Epstein, says Starmer

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor “should be prepared” to testify before the US Congress about his links to Jeffrey Epstein, after he featured in the latest batch of files, Sir Keir Starmer has suggested.

A “victim-centered” approach to dealing with Epstein is the reason Andrew should share information in “whatever form” he is asked, the Prime Minister added.

Pictures which appear to show Andrew crouched over an unidentified woman are featured in the latest disclosure of files linked to Epstein.

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Andrew should testify before US Congress over links to Epstein, says Starmer

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Andrea Cavallier31 January 2026 20:29

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