Why The Epstein Documents Matter

Several hundred pages of documents were released Wednesday in a lawsuit brought against Jeffrey Epstein. They include the names of dozens of powerful men with alleged connections to Epstein. Bill Clinton, Donald Trump, magician David Copperfield, Prince Andrew and more.

Most of those publicly named — many of whom are already known to have links to Epstein — have denied any wrongdoing or knowledge of Epstein’s criminal activities.

Epstein died by suicide in prison in 2019.

We make sense of the newly revealed documents and discuss why the Jeffrey Epstein case still matters.

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