Steve Eder

New evidence, new interviews and the fullest investigation yet into the question of whether he killed himself.

The New York Times has obtained writings by Jeffrey Epstein from his time in jail that have never been made public and has spoken with his fellow inmates to understand his state of mind in the weeks before his death. Steve Eder, an investigative reporter, explains.

The New York Times has not authenticated the note. But some of its phrases are similar or identical to ones Jeffrey Epstein used in emails and another handwritten letter.

A federal judge released the note, which Jeffrey Epstein’s former cellmate said he found in a graphic novel. The New York Times has not authenticated that Mr. Epstein wrote it.

In late July, an F.B.I. agent asked colleagues to get started on a sensitive task relating to Jeffrey Epstein, listing the names of 14 prominent men, with President Trump at the top.

Two dozen journalists. A pile of pages that would reach the top of the Empire State Building. And an effort to find the next revelation in a sprawling case.

The New York Times found more than 5,300 files with references to Mr. Trump and related terms. They include salacious and unverified claims, as well as documents that had already been made public.

The release of files, videos and photographs from the federal inquiry into Jeffrey Epstein is the largest to date, and the final one planned by the Justice Department. Times reporters are sifting through the material.

The list of co-conspirators included Leslie Wexner, the retail magnate behind The Limited and Victoria’s Secret stores.

The sources of Epstein’s fortune have long been a source of speculation. Here are six takeaways from a Times investigation that found that he built it through scams, theft and lies.

The House Oversight Committee on Wednesday released more than 20,000 pages of documents from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate. Times reporters provide context on key emails.

Thomas Crooks was a nerdy engineering student on the dean’s list. He stockpiled explosive materials for months before his attack on Donald Trump, as his mental health eroded.

La fotografía, tomada en Mar-a-Lago, muestra a Jeffrey Epstein con un cheque de gran tamaño, con una firma, “DJ TRUMP”, aparentemente falsa. También aparece una mujer que salió con ambos hombres en la década de 1990.

A photo in Jeffrey Epstein’s birthday book shows the disgraced financier holding a novelty check with a signature of “DJ TRUMP.” It includes a woman who dated both men in the 1990s.

Justice Dept. Interviews Epstein Associate Ghislaine Maxwell

The Times also reviewed other records of the president’s friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, including an inscription in which the future president called him “the greatest.”

How did Thomas Crooks, who tried to kill Donald J. Trump at a rally last July, go from engineering student to gunman? Times reporters investigated.

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