In July 2025, agents from the FBI’s Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force, agents compiled a PowerPoint presentation that should have been a blueprint for a national reckoning.1 Instead, it became a ledger of protected names.
The so-called Epstein Files now reveal that the Bureau created a shortlist of eleven prominent individuals—a roster of powerful men that includes Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former Duke of York. While the FBI ostensibly investigated Epstein for sex trafficking and the obfuscation of justice, the simplicity of these slides suggests a woeful inadequacy—or perhaps a deliberate containment strategy of the industrial-scale trafficking ring operated by Jeffrey Epstein.2
Each person on the FBI’s list has strenuously denied any wrongdoing.
Contents
- William Barr
- Leon Black
- Bill Clinton
- Alan Derschowitz
- Glenn Dubin
- Howard Lutnick
- Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor
- Jes Staley
- Donald Trump
- Harvey Weinstein
- Leslie Wexner
William Barr
As the former U.S. Attorney General, William Barr allegedly navigated the Epstein narrative as both an observer and a participant. Redacted filings state that Barr attended incidents of abuse; one witness recalls encountering Barr at an Epstein-hosted modeling event where Barr expressed interest in seeing her during a future visit.
Barr would later be the overseer over the DOJ’s investigation into the Metropolitan Correction Center where Epstein died during the Donald Trump’s first term. Unsurprisingly, after reviewing 11 hours of surveillance footage, noting a missing minute, Barr found there was no link to Donald Trump.3 Describing the circumstances of Epstein’s death, Barr stated in his deposition, “It was undoubtedly suicide.”
Leon Black
The co-founder of Apollo Global Management, Leon Black, maintained a financial relationship with Epstein that defied traditional logic. Between 2012 and 2017—well after Epstein’s 2008 conviction—Black paid the pedophile $158 millionfor “tax and estate planning.” 4 5
The 2025 FBI slides explicitly note allegations that Epstein forced victims to perform sexual acts on Black. Black, a former managing director at Drexel Burnham Lambert, resigned his roles following sexual misconduct allegations and the public exposure of his staggering financial ties to the Epstein machine.
Bill Clinton
The 42nd President of the United States remains a central figure in the web of “elite capture.” While some witnesses declined invitations to his alleged “orgies,” his presence on the “Lolita Express” during the 2002 South Africa tour is a matter of record. Witnesses consistently link the aura of the presidency to Epstein’s ability to groom young women through the promise of proximity to global power.
Alan Derschowitz
The high-profile legal scholar and Epstein confidant reportedly received “massages” on the private jet. While legal defenses often emphasize the age of consent in these specific instances, his presence within the “Architecture of Erasure” highlights the legal fortification Epstein built to protect himself and his associates.
Glenn Dubin
Billionaire Glenn Dubin and his wife, Eva Andersson—a former Miss Sweden and Epstein’s former partner—allegedly integrated their social and financial lives with the predator. Witnesses claim Ghislaine Maxwell explicitly instructed them to treat Dubin with the same “services” reserved for Epstein, blurring the lines between social hospitality and sex trafficking.
Howard Lutnick
In 2025, Cantor Fitzgerald Chairman Howard Lutnick publicly categorized his former neighbor, Jeffrey Epstein, as the “greatest blackmailer ever.” Lutnick and Epstein resided on one of New York’s most prestigious blocks, where Lutnick purchased the adjacent townhouse at 11 East 71st Street—a property formerly owned by Leslie Wexner’s L Brands, where Epstein had previously lived.
While critics like Simon Andrieux have scrutinized Lutnick’s wealth, alleging connections to aggressive financial schemes, the Epstein Files reveal more concrete social and logistical intersections. Despite Lutnick’s claims of a “one and done” interaction in 2005, newly released 2026 documents show that Lutnick and his family visited Epstein’s private island, Little Saint James, for lunch in December 2012. Furthermore, Epstein reportedly received an invitation to a 2015 fundraiser at Lutnick’s firm, suggesting a persistent professional proximity that contradicts Lutnick’s narrative of total estrangement.
Andrew Mountbatten-Winsor (Former Prince Andrew)
Multiple witnesses, including Steve Scully, describe the former prince allegedly engaging in lewd behavior with minors on Little Saint James. Maxwell allegedly instructed victims to “make the Prince happy” to maintain the crucial bond between the British monarchy and Epstein’s operational machine.
Jes Staley
The former CEO of Barclays allegedly engaged in “rough sex” and forced physical contact with victims at Epstein’s Manhattan mansion. Testimony indicates that Epstein directed these women to provide “massages” to Staley, treating human beings as a currency to facilitate his high-level banking relationships.
Donald J. Trump
Despite his denials, the sitting President appears in the files as Epstein’s self-described “closest friend.” 6 Testimony from the early 1980s paints a violent picture: one survivor, aged 13-15 at the time, alleges Trump forced a sexual act before punching her and kicking her out. Another 14-year-old recalls Epstein “introducing” her to Trump as if she were a commodity. These accounts, coupled with Epstein’s boast that he introduced Trump to Melania, suggest a decade-long partnership in what biographers call the “Trio.” 7
Harvey Weinstein
The disgraced producer utilized Epstein’s infrastructure to further his own predatory habits. Witnesses describe a pattern of “massages” that devolved into threats and forced exposure. Weinstein allegedly used the promise of employment to trap women, a tactic Epstein refined to an industrial scale.
Leslie Wexner
The Victoria’s Secret founder provided the financial “oxygen” for Epstein’s rise. While Wexner has attempted to distance himself, witnesses suggest a far more intimate and transactional bond, claiming Epstein’s initial wealth was a direct result of his proximity to—and sexual influence over—the retail mogul.
Conclusion
Epsteindid not traffick women and girls for money. He traded them for something far more valuable: information and protection. By January 2026, the DOJ declared its “obligations completed” after releasing only a portion of the Epstein files. It is important to understand that this is not a failure of law enforcement. It merely shows that the system remains in tact. The elite remains protected not by their innocence, but by the architecture of erasure they helped construct.
The 2026 Department of Justice maintains a conspicuous silence regarding the hills of Stanley, New Mexico. The allegations are grim: survivors and former Zorro ranch employees suggest that the sprawling estate may have served as more than just a site for Epstein’s eugenics project and sex trafficking scheme. For some victims of Epstein and his ilk it may also have served as a final destination.
References
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- Robinson, Martin. (2026, Feb. 5). Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor appeared on FBI shortlist of 11 ‘prominent names’ accused of sexual abuse during its probe into Jeffrey Epstein, new files reveal. Daily Mail. ↩︎
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- Mangan, Dan (2021, Jan. 25). Apollo Global CEO Leon Black paid sex predator Jeffrey Epstein $158 million for financial advice after conviction. ↩︎
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- Wakefield, Manya. (2026, Feb. 2). Donald Trump Threatens to Sue Michael Wolff. Narcissistic Abuse Rehab. ↩︎
- Lownie, Andrew. (2025). The Lownie Report. Substack. ↩︎
