Show Notes
Journalist Vicky Ward first profiled Jeffrey Epstein for Vanity Fair in 2003 and has continued following the case since. Ward joins Elise and Jena to talk about all the unanswered questions in this ongoing scandal, how Jeffrey Epstein became wealthy in the first place, and why, after all these years, the Epstein saga won’t slow down.
Mentioned in this Episode
NPR: Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump
Roger Sollenberger Substack
WSJ: DOJ To Review Whether Epstein Files Were Improperly Withheld
Hillary Clinton opening statement
Mother Jones: State Department guts office combating human trafficking
PBS: Clinton deposition paused over leaked photo
Bill Gates admits to affairs with two Russians
NYT: World Economic Forum’s Borge Brende resigns over Epstein Ties
Harvard Crimson: Larry Summers leaves Harvard
NYT’s running list of Epstein-related resignations or removals
Journalist Vicky Ward
Ward’s 2003 Vanity Fair profile, “The Talented Mr. Epstein”
Fresh Air: Excavating the Epstein Files, with Vicky Ward
NYT on Leon Black and Epstein
WaPo: Steven Hoffenberg, Epstein mentor, dies
Bloomberg: ‘Eva Dubin gave me your email”
NBC: Epstein’s named and unnamed co-conspirators
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