Epstein files: What’s in the latest release and what’s missing?

In the News podcast: Files reveal his depraved criminal network devoted to the sexual gratification of powerful men

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Jeffrey Epstein in 2017 (New York State Sex Offender Registry via AP)
Jeffrey Epstein in 2017 (New York State Sex Offender Registry via AP)

The US justice department has made public more than three million pages of records related to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein - and the fallout has dominated global headlines.

Much of the content was redacted, sparking accusations of a cover-up designed to protect US president Donald Trump, although authorities claim they were protecting victims.

Just what is contained in them – and who is named or seen in the emails and videos – is slowly emerging as reporters sift through the vast data dump.

What is clear is that Epstein was a trafficker and abuser of children and young women and that he maintained a transactional friendship with wealthy and influential men. The emails reveal a pattern of disgusting misogyny and depravity.

Academic and political commentator Scott Lucas explains the timing of the data release and what’s next.

Presented by Bernice Harrison. Produced by Suzanne Brennan.

Bernice Harrison

Bernice Harrison

Bernice Harrison is an Irish Times journalist and cohost of In the News podcast

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