New Epstein files detail email by 'A' from 'Balmoral', Trump trips and possible co-conspirators

On Tuesday, the US Department of JUStice (DoJ) released its new – and largest – tranche of documents on Jeffrey Epstein. The 11,000-plus documents continue to accumulate a line of published information that began on Friday, the department's policy requiring the department to open all of its investigative files into the late convicted sex offenders. Many of the documents that were released on Tuesday were redacted with names and details that were not blacked out, including names of individuals who the FBI might suspect as potential co-conspirators in the Epstein case. Senators from both political parties are criticizing the DoJ's files for the number of redactions. The new legislation specifically states that redactions can only be initiated to safeguard the identity of victims or ongoing criminal investigation. In these latest papers, US President Donald Trump's name appeared more prominent than in previoUS ones. Many were newspaper clippings that mention him, but a federal prosecutor's note indicated that Trump flew on Epstein's jet. According to the DoJ, some files contain untru and sensationalist allegations about Trump. Being listed in the Epstein files does not imply wrongdoing. People identified in our research have been asked to provide information by the BBC.

Emails between 'A' and Maxwell about 'girls'

Thousands of pages included in this latest update include one sent by a person named as A stands out. A is at Balmoral Summer Camp for the Royal Family, according to Epstein's accomplice and close friend Ghislaine Maxwell. A asks Maxwell, who was sentenced to 20 years in jail for sex trafficking of minors and other offences in 2022: Have you found me some new inappropriate friends? says Maxwell. So sorry to dissapoint [sic] you, Maxwell writes back in a different email later that day, but the truth must be told. I've only been able to find suitable people. TheA

email was sent from the address [contact redacted] with the sender's name listed as

The Invisible Man

in the senders' description. An image from a prior Epstein files release showed a different, but similar email - [contact redacted] - listed in Epstein's phone book under a name titled

Duke of York- a photo from he Maxwell andThe Invisible Man

discuss a trip to Peru in a new file exchange. Following controversies surrounding his ties with Epstein, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor lost the use of his Duke of York title in October. He has denied all wrongdoing and said he did not

see, hear, or suspect any behavior of the sort that resulted in his [Epstein's] arrest and conviction. His staff has been contacted by the BBC for a response.

FBI email suggests 10 possible 'co-conspirators'

Among the documents that were released are emails that appear to have been sent between FBI agents and Epstein's 10 potential

co-conspirators. Six members of the organization had been served with subpoenas, according to the emails. Three children were killed in Florida, one in Boston, one near New York City, and one in Connecticut. When the emails were sent, four subpoenas were yet to be delivered, including to one

wealthy businessman in Ohio

who was yet to have been served A second email sent to FBI New York gives an update on the co-conspirators. This time, it seems that it does not include multiple names. Most are redacted from the file. Two names were not revealed – (Ghislaine) Maxwell and Wexner) – but they were not

I do not know about Ohio contacting Wexner,

An email says. The email seems to be referring to Former Victoria's Secret CEO Les Wexner, who had a public acquaintance with Epstein. Wexner said he was

embarrassed

by the financier's ties in 2019. Wexner's lawyers told BBC News that

the assistant US attorney in charge of the Epstein probe said at the time that Mr Wexler was neither a co-conspirator nor a perpetrator.

Mr Wexner cooperated fully in giving background information on Epstein and was never contacted again,

they said. Potential co-conspirators in Epstein's crimes are a major focus for his victims, as well as several senators who have pressed for greater transparency from the DoJ.

There are ten co-conspirators, some of whom we may not know about,

Democratic Congressman Suhas Subramanyam told BBC News on Tuesday. Subramanyam, a member of the House Oversight Committee, expressed concern about the number of redactions that appear to shield the names of attorneys and others who are not victims. Both legislators have confirmed that they are considering legislative options to encourage greater transparency in order to encourage more transparency. Names and information that may embarrass or cause reputation harm are not allowed to be redacted under legislation passed by congress and signed last month by Trump states. The DoJ has requested specifically that internal memos clarifying who was investigated and determined whether "to charge, not charge, investigate, or decline to prosecute Epstein or his associates.

DoJ says alleged Epstein letter to Nassar is fake

A letter included in the new batch of documents has received a lot of attention on the internet. However, it is false, according to the DoJ. Epstein appeared to be writing to Larry Nassar, the former USA Gymnastics doctor who is serving decades in jail for sexually assaulting young female athletes, according to the handwritten letter and envelope.

I'm sure by now that I have taken the 'short route' home. Good luck!

the text reads.

We shared one thing: our love and concern for young women and the desire that they'd grow to their full potential.

Life is unfair,

the writer writes in a letter. J Epstein, Yours, J.

The letter had been deemed undeliverable and was sent - presumably as a return - to the Manhattan jail in which Epstein was detained before his death in 2019. According to the released documents, the FBI was alerted to the letter and demanded an investigation. The DoJ called the paper a fake following its release on Tuesday, citing numerous anomalies with the note and the envelope that contained it.

The writing does not appear to be consistent with Jeffrey Epstein's,

the justice department wrote on X. According to the DoJ,

the return address did not specify the jail where Epstein was detained and did not include his prison number, which is not required for outgoing mail. Officials pointed out that the envelope contained a note from northern Virginia, noting that Epstein was arrested in New York. On August 13, 2019, three days after Epstein died, it was also postmarked. Questions had been raised even before the DoJ declared the letter to be fake. At

Manhattan Correctionalthe return sender was identified asJ Epstein,

but Metropolitan Correctional Center was the correct term for the now-shuttered prison. The FBI's analysis request was also included in the documents, which were released on Tuesday. According to a FBI laboratory request, a sender identified as

J EpsteinatManhattan Correctionalattempted to mail a letter toLarry Nassar" in August 2019, the address of a federal jail in Tucson, Arizona, 85756. According to the Bureau of Prisons, Nassar is currently incarcerated in Pennsylvania.

Trump's alleged travels on Epstein's jet

In these files, Trump's name appears more prominent than in other batches of documents released by the DoJ. Among these files is an email from January 2020, in which a federal prosecutor in New York wrote that newly collected flight records

reflect that Donald Trump traveled on Epstein's private jet many more times than has been reported (or that we were aware). The recipient of the email was redacted. The prosecutor said Trump was listed as a passenger on

at least eight flights between 1993 and 1996,

and Ghislaine Maxwell was present on at least four of those flights.

Want to travel with,Trump was alsolisted as having traveled with, among other things and at various times, Marla Maples, his daughter Tiffany, and his son Eric. From 1993 to 1999, Trump was married to Marla Maples, Tiffany's mother.

On one flight in 1993, he and Epstein are the only two identified passengers; on another, Epstein, Trump, and then-year-old,

the prosecutor said.

On two other flights, two of the passengers, respectively, were women who might be potential witnesses in a Maxwell case.

The dates of Trump's alleged trips coincided with the years when federal prosecutors for Maxwell's conduct and travels were investigated as part of their criminal lawsuit against her. Maxwell was ultimately found guilty of plotting with Epstein to recruit and sexually assault minors. However, many of the other mentions of Trump's name in the press clippings mentioning him, his campaigns, and other news moments were included in the files, which were released on Tuesday. Trump has denied wrongdoing in connection with Epstein. The DoJ said in a tweet accompanying Tuesday's announcement that the latest files

contain untrue and sensationalist allegations made against President Trump that were submitted to the FBI right before the 2020 election.

To be honest, the allegations are unfounded and false, and if they had a shred of credibility, they would have certainly defended President Trump against him.

Fake video of Epstein included

A fake video displaying an Epstein-like figure in a prison cell was one of Tuesday's oddest entries in the document swap. Concerns were raised regarding how it appeared in the department's official files. According to other records, a man from Florida sent an email from federal prosecutors in March 2021 with a link to the video. The man wondered if the video was real, but it is not. To find a copy of the video that had been uploaded to YouTube in October 2020, BBC Verify used a reverse image search. The clip had been made using 3D graphics, according to the person who posted it. According to a 2023 study by the Bureau of Prisons, there is no video footage from inside Epstein's cell on the day of his death. His suicide was declared a suicide as he waited for a trial on sex trafficking allegations without the possibility of parole. The fake video's inclusion in this collection gives a glimpse of the questions that federal authorities have received from the general public - many of whom have heard conspiracy theories or harbored doubts for years - want to know about Epstein's life and death. Shayan Sardarizadeh's latest news Follow the twists and turns of Trump's second term with North America reporter Anthony Zurcher's weekly newspaper. Readers in the UK cansign up here. Those outside the UK cansign up here.