Many in Epstein’s inner circle worked closely with him for years until he was arrested in July 2019.
All members of the inner circle deny any wrongdoing and that they had any knowledge of Epstein's sex trafficking operation or crimes.
Now some of them are testifying in front of Congress on Epstein
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NEW: Jeffrey Epstein liked to run in powerful circles.
Yet his own inner circle – his lawyer, accountant, assistant, pilot, modeling scout, and ex-girlfriend – quietly worked to run his life.
Only 1 was convicted as a co-conspirator of Epstein's crimes.
www.cnn.com/2026/03/10/p...
A former prince arrested. Ambassadors sacked. Lawyers, CEOs & academics stepping down.
CNN built an interactive tracker of people impacted by the Epstein files – with updates as news unfolds.
Filter by impact type, nationality, industry field or year
www.cnn.com/politics/eps...
NEW KFile: The latest Epstein files reveal how Kathy Ruemmler, now at Goldman Sachs, advised Jeffrey Epstein on lawsuits brought by his accusers, coordinated responses to journalists, & their friendship -- incl. a planned trip to Epstein's island (unclear if it occurred)
www.cnn.com/2026/02/12/p...
NEW NEW NEW: We have a investigation of Kathy Ruemmler, former WH Counsel to Obama now top legal officer at Goldman Sachs and her lengthy ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
Too much to share, but she dismissed reports on his history of abuse and helped craft a PR statement....
www.cnn.com/2025/12/11/p...
When billionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein needed legal advice, help responding to negative press, or just moral support, he often turned to an unexpected confidante – Kathy Ruemmler.
https://cnn.it/4p7nthv
A recently unsealed federal court filing suggests that Kathy Ruemmler, a former White House counsel to President Barack Obama and now the top lawyer at Goldman Sachs, acted as a key legal adviser to Jeffrey Epstein during some of his most perilous moments. https://cnn.it/4jV22zc
NEW: A court filing shows that Kathy Ruemmler was among the attorneys Jeffrey Epstein relied on as he faced legal exposure.
The doc suggests she worked on efforts to preserve his 2008 plea deal, edit correspondence w/a US senator, draft PR statements & more
www.cnn.com/2026/01/20/p...
Jeffrey Epstein called her “my great defender.”
Emails and texts show Goldman Sachs’ top attorney Kathy Ruemmler disparaged reporting on Epstein’s abuse as “rehashed crap,” in 2018 and helped craft a 2019 publication relations comment denying he got a sweetheart deal.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/11/p...
NEW: Kathy Ruemmler, the top lawyer for Goldman Sachs, has escaped scrutiny for her ties to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
But in 2018 she disparaged reporting on his abuse as "rehashed crap" & in 2019, she drafted a PR statement for Epstein denying he got a "sweetheart deal."
NEW: We found Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner's deleted Reddit account in which he called himself a "vegetable growing, psychedelics taking socialist" & a "communist."
Platner told us “That was very much me f**king around the internet..." and that he regrets them
www.cnn.com/2025/10/16/p...
Graham Platner, who Democrats have touted as an example of their ability to appeal to rural White Americans, said rural White Americans “actually are” racist & stupid in since-deleted social media posts unearthed by @kfile.bsky.social & @emsteck.bsky.social
NEW: Jeremy Carl, a top Trump State Dept nominee, deleted thousands of social media posts, many demonstrating a history of inflammatory commentary — including even a call for a political opponent to face the death penalty.
www.cnn.com/2025/09/25/p...
NEW: We dug through EJ Antoni's old Twitter account. We found sexually degrading posts about prominent Democratic lawmakers, including Kamala Harris, and anti-gay content
www.cnn.com/2025/09/05/p...
🚨NEW: We uncovered multiple photos of Jeffrey Epstein at Donald Trump‘s wedding. Photos of the pair together earlier that year at an event. And video of Epstein Stein and Trump at the 1999 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. www.cnn.com/2025/07/22/p...
CNN KFile Exclusive: Newly uncovered archived video footage and photos reveal fresh details about Donald Trump’s past relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
Photos from 1993 confirm for the first time that Epstein attended Trump’s wedding to Marla Maples www.cnn.com/2025/07/22/p...
NEW: The Trump admin told us last week that Paul Ingrassia, a 30 year-old lawyer with a history of racist rhetoric & ties to a Holocaust denier, had the backing of “many Jewish groups."
But most said they don’t support him — and some didn't know who he is
www.cnn.com/2025/07/09/p...
Trump wants this 30-year-old to lead federal watchdog. He shared conspiracy theories, defended Alex Jones and pushed election lies.
NEW: The nominee to run the Office of Special Counsel shared a 911 truther video last year on *911*, has ties to a holocaust denier, and said in a video we uncovered that straight white men are the smartest group and should be prioritized. He’s 30.
www.cnn.com/2025/07/02/p...
NEW: The man President Donald Trump wants to put in charge of protecting whistleblowers is a 30-year-old lawyer with barely a year of government experience. He shared a 9/11 conspiracy video, claimed “straight White men” are the smartest group & has ties to Nick Fuentes
www.cnn.com/2025/07/02/p...
Jeanine Pirro, the acting US attorney for the District of Columbia, has a lengthy public history of controversial comments, even endorsing possible criminal investigations of prosecutors in the very office she now runs.
NEW: Guess who's back? At least four administration officials deemed too toxic for Trump's first term are in his second. In 2025, they’re no longer fringe – they’re in charge.
www.cnn.com/2025/05/20/p...
New: Ed Martin says he now regrets praising a Capitol rioter & alleged Nazi sympathizer
Martin had Tim Hale-Cusanelli, an alleged Nazi sympathizer, on his podcast at least 5 times in 2024 & repeatedly praised him
www.cnn.com/2025/04/28/p...
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NEW on CNN: As the White House says SignalGate "case has been closed" we ran through comments of all the top DOJ/FBI officials Pam Bondi, Kash Patel, Dan Bongino, Ed Martin.
All called for length prison sentences for mishandling classified information.
www.cnn.com/2025/04/02/p...
NEW: We compiled multiple instances in which Trump officials, believed by Goldberg to have joined the group chat, previously criticized others for how they handled classified information and materials, including Hillary Clinton's emails & more www.cnn.com/2025/03/25/p...
NEW: Darren Beattie, the acting under secretary of state for public diplomacy, deleted at least half a dozen tweets that ridiculed his now boss, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, including ones calling him “low IQ” and repeating a false rumor about Rubio’s sexuality.
www.cnn.com/2025/03/10/p...
NEW via @CNN.com's @kfile.bsky.social, @jmhansler.bsky.social & @emsteck.bsky.social:
"#Trump appoints speechwriter [#DarrenBeattie] fired for attending conference with White nationalists to top State Department role"
www.cnn.com/2025/02/03/p...