Some have claimed the unsealing of court documents relating to the disgraced financier was timed to overshadow a Trump dossier regarding election fraud.
The release of previously sealed court documents relating to the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein has prompted theories that it was intentionally timed to coincide with a separate disclosure by Donald Trump.
On Wednesday, a U.S. District Court in New York published the names of alleged associates of the sex offender, after Judge Loretta Preska found that there was no legal justification for continuing to withhold the names in December.
Included on that list were two former presidents: Trump and Bill Clinton. A Trump spokesperson said the release “thoroughly debunked” any claims regarding his relationship with Epstein, while Clinton reiterated that he had cut ties with Epstein before any allegations about him came to light.
The highly-anticipated documents did not insinuate any wrongdoing on the part of those named, whose lawyers were able to view the files before they were unsealed and lodge objections if any.
The release came within hours of Trump taking to his social media site Truth Social to publish a 32-page dossier that claims to provide evidence for his allegation that the 2020 presidential election—which he lost—was subject to fraud in five swing states.
