No Information In Files That Jefferey Epstein Trafficked Women To Others: FBI Chief
FBI Director Kash Patel said that there is no "credible information" in law enforcement files that convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein trafficked young women to other individuals.
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FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed on Tuesday that law enforcement files contain no "credible information" suggesting that Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex offender, trafficked young women to other individuals.
"There is no credible information, none," Patel emphasized during his Senate Judiciary Committee testimony. "If there were, I would have filed charges against those individuals immediately."
The Epstein case has long been monitored by many of Donald Trump's staunch supporters, who believe that influential figures in Democratic circles and Hollywood have been protected by what they term the "deep state."
Patel's statement follows controversy after his July memo effectively concluded the investigation into Epstein, who died in 2019 while awaiting trial in a New York detention facility on charges of trafficking underage girls. This decision provoked anger among many Trump loyalists.
During the committee hearing, Patel also revealed that an ongoing investigation is targeting members of an online gaming community frequented by Tyler Robinson, the Utah man alleged to have assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
"Several individuals connected to that chat room are currently under investigation and interrogation, with others yet to be questioned," he stated.
When a senator inquired about potential accomplices, Patel confirmed: "Yes sir."
Democrats on the Senate panel criticized Patel for dismissing numerous FBI agents who had worked on Trump-related criminal cases or were perceived as disloyal to the Republican president.
Senator Dick Durbin, the committee's ranking Democrat, accused Patel of causing "untold damage to the FBI" and jeopardizing "national security and public safety" through an "unprecedented purge of FBI officials."
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Since his appointment by Trump to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation, America's premier law enforcement agency, Patel has faced criticism from both conservative and liberal circles.
According to Fox News reports, Patel's relationship with Attorney General Pam Bondi is particularly tense, though he continues to maintain White House support.
Patel has received particular criticism for his handling of last week's assassination of Kirk during a speaking engagement at a Utah university.
He announced a suspect's arrest hours after the shooting, only to retract this statement two hours later, releasing the individual and acknowledging the manhunt was ongoing.
Robinson, the actual suspect, is scheduled for formal murder charges Tuesday in Provo, Utah, for killing Kirk, who founded the influential conservative youth organization Turning Point USA.
Since taking office, Trump has implemented several punitive measures against perceived opponents, removing government officials deemed disloyal, targeting law firms involved in previous cases against him, and withdrawing federal funding from certain universities.
Last week, three former senior FBI officials filed a lawsuit against Patel regarding their termination, alleging they were victims of a "campaign of retribution" due to a perceived "failure to demonstrate sufficient political loyalty."
Patel is scheduled to testify before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.
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