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Fox News Digital has obtained a two-page internal Department of Justice (DOJ) and FBI memo that says deceased pedophile Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide, and that there is no list of clients whom Epstein may have procured for exploitation by third parties.
“This systemic review revealed no incriminating ‘client list,’” a portion of the memo says. “There was also no credible evidence found that Epstein blackmailed prominent individuals as part of his actions. We did not uncover evidence that could predicate an investigation against uncharged third parties.”
Axios first reported on the memo Sunday night.
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks alongside President Donald Trump on recent Supreme Court rulings in the briefing room at the White House on June 27, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
On Feb. 21, Attorney General Pamela Bondi told “America Reports” host John Roberts that she was in possession of the “client list.”
“It’s sitting on my desk right now to review,” she said at the time. “That’s been a directive by President Trump.”
In an exchange with White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Monday, Fox News’ Peter Doocy asked about the apparent contradiction.
“So, the FBI looks at the circumstance surrounding the death of Jeffrey Epstein,” Doocy said. “According to the report, ‘this systematic review revealed no incriminating client list.’ So what happened to the Epstein client list that the attorney general said she had on her desk?”
“Well I think that if you go back and look at what the attorney general said, in that interview which was on your network, on Fox News— ” Leavitt said.
“I’ve got the quote,” Doocy said. “John Roberts said, ‘DOJ may be releasing the list of Jeffrey Espstein’s clients. Will that really happen?’ And she said, ‘It’s sitting on my desk right now for review.'”
“Yes, she was saying the entirety of all of the paperwork, of all of the papers in relation to Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes,” Leavitt said. “That’s what the attorney general was referring to, and I’ll let her speak for that. But again, when it comes to the FBI and the Department of Justice, they are more than committed to ensuring that bad people are put behind bars.”
The memo also says that Epstein died by suicide in 2019 in the Metropolitan Correctional Facility in New York City.
Kash Patel speaks after being sworn in as FBI director by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi in the Indian Treaty Room in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building (EEOB) on the White House campus in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 21, 2025. (REUTERS/Leah Millis)
On Feb. 21, Attorney General Pamela Bondi told “America Reports” host John Roberts that she was in possession of the “client list.”
“It’s sitting on my desk right now to review,” she said at the time. “That’s been a directive by President Trump.”
In an exchange with White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Monday, Fox News’ Peter Doocy asked about the apparent contradiction.
“So, the FBI looks at the circumstance surrounding the death of Jeffrey Epstein,” Doocy said. “According to the report, ‘this systematic review revealed no incriminating client list.’ So what happened to the Epstein client list that the attorney general said she had on her desk?”
“Well I think that if you go back and look at what the attorney general said, in that interview which was on your network, on Fox News— ” Leavitt said.
“I’ve got the quote,” Doocy said. “John Roberts said, ‘DOJ may be releasing the list of Jeffrey Espstein’s clients. Will that really happen?’ And she said, ‘It’s sitting on my desk right now for review.'”
“Yes, she was saying the entirety of all of the paperwork, of all of the papers in relation to Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes,” Leavitt said. “That’s what the attorney general was referring to, and I’ll let her speak for that. But again, when it comes to the FBI and the Department of Justice, they are more than committed to ensuring that bad people are put behind bars.”
The memo also says that Epstein died by suicide in 2019 in the Metropolitan Correctional Facility in New York City.
Kash Patel speaks after being sworn in as FBI director by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi in the Indian Treaty Room in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building (EEOB) on the White House campus in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 21, 2025. (REUTERS/Leah Millis)
