DOJ Concludes no Evidence Jeffrey Epstein had a 'Client List' or Blackmailed Associates, Died by Suicide

on July 07, 2025

WASHINGTON D.C. -- The Justice Department and FBI have concluded that there was no evidence that disgraced businessman and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein had a "client list" or that he blackmailed prominent associates.

The judgments are in a two-page memo outlining the "exhaustive review" the department did of the Epstein files in its possession. The memo also says that after a "thorough investigation," the FBI found that Epstein died by suicide, which aligns with previous department beliefs.

The findings contradict past statements from Attorney General Pam Bondi about an alleged list of Epstein 'clients'. It's unclear if the memo will tamp down on the continued public skepticism about Epstein's case, particularly his suicide.

Epstein died at a federal lockup in New York City in August 2019 while awaiting trial on federal sex-trafficking charges. His death sparked numerous conspiracy theories, particularly on the far right, because of his ties to the wealthy and powerful and the continued speculation surrounding his death.

Bondi has long promised to release documents from the Epstein investigation. She made public a small batch of files in February, and said the move was part of the administration's "commitment to transparency and lifting the veil on the disgusting actions of Jeffrey Epstein and his co-conspirators."

Later she told Fox News in an interview that Epstein's client list was "sitting on my desk right now to review."

After four months, the department memo contradicts her.

"This systematic review revealed no incriminating 'client list.' There was also no credible evidence found that Epstein blackmailed prominent individuals as part of his actions," the memo says. "We did not uncover evidence that could predicate an investigation against uncharged third parties."

When asked Monday about Bondi's prior statements, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt  downplayed the inconsistencies.

"She was saying the entirety of all the paperwork, all of the paper in relation to Jeffrey Epstein's crimes," Leavitt told reporters. "That's what the attorney general was referring to, and I'll let her speak for that."

Leavitt added that the attorney general and the FBI director pledged, at Trump's direction, to conduct an exhaustive review of the Epstein materials "and that's what they did, and they provided the results of that. That's transparency."

As For the Suicide

"Anyone entering or attempting to enter the tier where Epstein's cell was located … would have been captured by this footage," the memo states. "The FBI's independent review of this footage confirmed that from the time Epstein was locked in his cell at around 10:40 pm on Aug 9, 2019, until around 6:30 am the next morning, nobody entered any of the tiers."

FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino have previously raised questions about the official account of Epstein and his death. Since taking top jobs at the bureau, though, they have publicly stated that Epstein killed himself.

Both men faced dissenters online.

Per the memo, "...there are more than 1,000 victims of Epstein's abuse, and that sensitive information on those individuals is contained in the investigative files. It says that combatting child exploitation and providing justice to victims are top priorities, and that "perpetuating unfounded theories about Epstein serves neither of those ends. To that end, while we have labored to provide the public with maximum information regarding Epstein and ensured examination of any evidence in the government's possession, it is the determination of the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation that no further disclosure would be appropriate or warranted."