In a stunning Friday afternoon document dump, the House Oversight Committee — now chaired by Republicans — released flight logs from Jeffrey Epstein’s notorious private jet along with a revealing interview transcript from former U.S. Attorney Alex Acosta, the man who first cut Epstein a sweetheart deal that let him dodge federal prison in 2008.
The new release exposes a who’s who of elite power players once tied, at least by air travel, to the convicted sex predator. Among the names listed: Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, Prince Andrew, Walter Cronkite, and Richard Branson. Though none of these individuals have been charged with a crime, the timing and volume of trips raise questions that many on the right say were long buried by the media and previous Democratic-led investigations.
“The American people deserve the truth,” said Oversight Committee Chair Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL). “We were told for years that this was a ‘conspiracy theory.’ Now we know it was a conspiracy to hide the truth.”
The committee’s transcript of a closed-door September interview with Alex Acosta, the former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, reveals a justice system buckling under pressure from Epstein’s high-powered legal team and well-connected friends.
Acosta defended the 2008 plea deal — which gave Epstein just 13 months in a county jail (with work release!) — claiming the alternative might have been total freedom for the billionaire predator.
“Our judgment in this case… was that it was better to have a billionaire serve time in jail, register as a sex offender, and pay restitution than risk a trial with a reduced likelihood of success,” Acosta said.
Acosta also took a shot at local Florida prosecutors, claiming they had planned to let Epstein walk without even a slap on the wrist.
“The State attorney is asking pre-trial diversion. Unacceptable. Entirely unacceptable,” Acosta testified. “A billionaire going to jail sends a strong signal to the community that this is not acceptable.”
The flight manifests released Friday paint a disturbing portrait of Epstein’s access to global elites. Former President Bill Clinton, who long denied a close relationship with Epstein, appears on the logs multiple times, including during a 2002 Africa trip aboard Epstein’s Boeing 727. The logs show Clinton was accompanied by Secret Service — a detail that could now raise fresh national security concerns.
In one chilling image previously unearthed, Clinton was photographed receiving a massage from Chauntae Davies, an Epstein victim, at a Portugal airport during a layover.
Tech mogul Bill Gates, Virgin Group founder Richard Branson, and even late broadcaster Walter Cronkite are also listed in the manifests, igniting renewed scrutiny of the powerful inner circle that once moved quietly around Epstein’s orbit.
“The Democrats spent four years chasing imaginary Russian conspiracies. Meanwhile, this was happening in plain sight,” said Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH).
The documents also appear to confirm a growing belief on the political right: that federal agencies — and perhaps even officials in the Obama and Biden administrations — went out of their way to protect Epstein and his powerful friends.
In one moment of the interview, Acosta admitted Epstein’s lawyers pushed the boundaries of legal ethics.
“His counsel got awfully close to the line of unethical,” Acosta said. “I resisted some of their tactics.”
Acosta, who later served as Labor Secretary under President Trump before resigning in 2019 amid renewed Epstein scrutiny, defended his record but acknowledged today’s system handles victims differently.
“We live in a very different world,” he said. “Today’s world treats victims very, very differently.”
While left-wing media outlets have largely ignored the latest document release, conservative lawmakers and commentators are demanding full transparency — and prosecutions where warranted.
“If this had been a Trump associate on that plane, the media would have a field day,” said political analyst Kayleigh McEnany on Truth Social. “Instead, they’re silent.”
President Donald Trump, who previously banned Epstein from Mar-a-Lago, has yet to comment on the Friday release — but allies say more may be coming.
“We’re just getting started,” a senior GOP aide told this outlet. “2025 is the year the American people finally get justice.”
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Heard this last night and thought of you when Cronkite\’s name came up… Yes, it\’s likely that he just took advantage of the availability of flying privately (as Trump did as well apparently), but it doesn\’t mean he was involved in anything debauched on the \”island\”… But Melinda Gates divorced Bill over her suspicions of his friendship and involvement with him and we all know Clinton had a problem with sex issues, etc. I\’m glad Melania came into Trump\’s life and then his association with JE ended – yay!
The way it has been going of late, the demonRats are trying to say something else. These plane logs is just another nail in the coffins of demonRats.
There are so many big names, politicians, stars, sports figures and media, they know who they are and many are still voting for them. Many are causing trouble every day and have no fear their name will be mentioned again. They will never be able to hide from God even though some do not even believe in God. Lord please expose all these inhuman souls who abused young boys and girls.