“We did not protect President Trump,” he said. In a draft email among the latest published documents, Epstein said Gates had engaged in extramarital affairs, a claim the Gates Foundation denied in a statement to The New York Times. However, a rebellion inside his Republican Party forced him to sign off on a law mandating release of all the documents. The Epstein Files Transparency Act called for all the documents held by the Justice Department to be published by December 19. Mr. Blanche said Friday’s release “marks the end of a very comprehensive document identification and review process”.

Source: The Hindu January 31, 2026 09:29 UTC