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The Epstein Chronicles

Jeffrey Epstein was a multi millionaire who had political and business ties to some of the most rich and powerful people in the world. From businessmen to politicians at the highest levels, Epstein broke bread with them all.

Yet for years the Legacy media and the rest of high society looked the other way and ignored his behavior as multiple women came forward with allegations of abuse.

Even after he was convicted and subsequently received a sweetheart deal those same so called elites welcomed him back with open arms.

Now after his death and the arrest of Maxwell, the real story is starting to come together and the curtain has begun to be drawn back and what it has revealed is truly disturbing.

From Princes to Ex Presidents, the cast of scoundrels in this play spans continents and political affiliations leaving us with a transcontinental criminal conspiracy possibly unlike any we have ever seen before.

In this podcast we will explore all of the levels of Jeffrey Epstein and his criminal enterprise.

From his most trusted assistants to obscure associates, we will leave no stone unturned as we swim through the muck searching for clarity and answers to some of the most pressing questions of the case.

From interviews with people directly involved in the case to daily updates, the Epstein Chronicles will have it all.

Just like our other project, The Jeffrey Epstein Show, you can expect no punches pulled and consistent content. We have covered the Epstein case daily(everyday since October 1st 2019) and will continue to do so until there are convictions. With a library of well over 1k shows, you can expect a ton of content coming your way including on scene reporting from the Maxwell trial and from places like Zorro Ranch.

Thank you for tuning in and I look forward to having you all along for the ride.

(Created and Hosted by Bobby Capucci)

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Todd Blanche Under Fire as Epstein Records Report Fails to Surface (8/24/26) Aug 24, 2026

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Ted Lieu accused Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche of potentially violating federal law after the Justice Department failed to produce a congressionally required report explaining what Epstein-related records remained withheld from public release. The dispute centered on congressional demands for greater transparency surrounding the government’s Jeffrey Epstein files and an apparent requirement that the Justice Department account for materials it had not disclosed. After the report failed to materialize, the lawmaker argued that Blanche and the DOJ were not simply dragging their feet but potentially ignoring a legal obligation imposed by Congress. The accusation added another layer to the growing confrontation between lawmakers and the Justice Department over exactly what Epstein material remained secret, why it remained secret, and who inside the department was making those decisions.
The controversy also reinforced suspicions among lawmakers that the government’s Epstein disclosures remained incomplete despite repeated promises of transparency. Critics argued that without the missing report, Congress and the public had no meaningful way to determine the scope of the unreleased material or evaluate the Justice Department’s justification for continuing to withhold it. Blanche and the department faced mounting pressure to explain whether records were being withheld because of victim privacy, ongoing legal restrictions, investigative concerns or some other reason, while Democrats pushing the issue warned that failure to comply could carry legal consequences. The fight therefore moved beyond another argument over the so-called Epstein files and became a broader question of congressional oversight: whether the Justice Department could be compelled to provide a complete accounting of what it possessed and whether senior officials could face consequences if they refused.
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Mega Edition: Mark Epstein Continues To Insist That His Brother Jeffrey Was Murdered (8/24/26) Aug 24, 2026

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Mark Epstein has remained adamant that his brother Jeffrey did not die by suicide at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan in August 2019, despite the official ruling by New York City’s medical examiner and subsequent findings by federal investigators. Mark has said that he initially had no reason to question the suicide conclusion, but became deeply skeptical after speaking with forensic experts following the autopsy. He has repeatedly pointed to the fractures found in Jeffrey Epstein’s neck, the questions surrounding the ligature marks, and the opinion of pathologist Dr. Michael Baden, who observed the autopsy on Mark’s behalf and said some of the injuries were more commonly associated with homicidal strangulation. Mark has also cited the astonishing security failures that night: guards who failed to conduct required checks and later falsified records, Epstein being left alone despite previous suicide concerns, malfunctioning or unusable surveillance footage, and lingering uncertainty about exactly who had access to the housing tier. Taken together, Mark has argued that those circumstances make the government’s suicide explanation impossible for him to accept
Years later, Mark has not softened that position. He has continued demanding what he calls a genuine investigation into the death, arguing that the Justice Department’s reviews have explained institutional failures without adequately resolving the questions that led him to suspect homicide in the first place. He has questioned who else was housed on Epstein’s tier, whether all relevant inmates and personnel were properly investigated, what happened to surveillance footage, and why so many critical safeguards seemingly failed simultaneously around one of the most consequential federal prisoners in the country. Mark has also said that his brother appeared focused on his legal defense and attempts to obtain bail, which he believes was inconsistent with the government’s portrayal of a man preparing to take his own life. None of those arguments has produced official evidence establishing that Epstein was murdered, and federal authorities have continued to stand behind the suicide determination. But Mark Epstein has remained unwavering: in his view, the unanswered forensic questions, security breakdowns and gaps in the public record are not peripheral mysteries surrounding his brother’s death—they are the reason he believes the official story cannot be trusted.
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Mega Edition: Lesley Groff And The Transcript From Her Epstein Related Trip to Congress (Part 21-23) (8/24/26) Aug 24, 2026

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Lesley Groff told the House Oversight Committee that she worked for Jeffrey Epstein from February 2001 until July 2019 as his secretary/administrative assistant, handling scheduling, calls, travel coordination, calendars, and staff logistics. Her central position was that Epstein kept her separated from his criminal life, that she never witnessed abuse, never had a victim disclose abuse to her, and did not knowingly help Epstein or Maxwell commit crimes. She described Epstein as a “master manipulator” who lied to her and kept his “legitimate” world apart from his abuse, while acknowledging that she scheduled massage appointments when Epstein provided names and numbers, sometimes circulated calendars that included those appointments early on, and understood the massages as routine at the time. She said she did not personally meet the massage providers, did not know they were minors or young women, and assumed they were masseuses, even though members pressed her on why an extremely wealthy man would use rotating names and phone numbers instead of a professional massage service.
The questioning also focused heavily on Epstein’s network and whether Groff had knowledge of powerful men being provided access to girls or young women through Epstein or Maxwell. Groff repeatedly answered no when asked whether she had arranged massages for prominent figures, knew of sexual activity involving minors or young women, or knew of anyone who knowingly facilitated Epstein’s crimes. She acknowledged scheduling or connecting Epstein with high-profile contacts, including Prince Andrew, Ehud Barak, Larry Summers, George Mitchell, John Kerry, Wesley Clark, Bill Clinton-related circles, and Donald Trump phone calls, but denied arranging Trump travel during her employment and denied knowledge of Trump-related law enforcement communications. She also said she never suspected Epstein or Maxwell of working with any intelligence service. Overall, Groff’s testimony was defensive and narrow: she admitted to being part of the machinery that kept Epstein’s calendar and contacts moving, but insisted she never saw the criminal operation underneath it and never knowingly enabled it.
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source:
Lesley-Groff-Transcript.pdf
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Mega Edition: Lesley Groff And The Transcript From Her Epstein Related Trip to Congress (Part 18-20) (8/23/26) Aug 24, 2026

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Lesley Groff told the House Oversight Committee that she worked for Jeffrey Epstein from February 2001 until July 2019 as his secretary/administrative assistant, handling scheduling, calls, travel coordination, calendars, and staff logistics. Her central position was that Epstein kept her separated from his criminal life, that she never witnessed abuse, never had a victim disclose abuse to her, and did not knowingly help Epstein or Maxwell commit crimes. She described Epstein as a “master manipulator” who lied to her and kept his “legitimate” world apart from his abuse, while acknowledging that she scheduled massage appointments when Epstein provided names and numbers, sometimes circulated calendars that included those appointments early on, and understood the massages as routine at the time. She said she did not personally meet the massage providers, did not know they were minors or young women, and assumed they were masseuses, even though members pressed her on why an extremely wealthy man would use rotating names and phone numbers instead of a professional massage service.
The questioning also focused heavily on Epstein’s network and whether Groff had knowledge of powerful men being provided access to girls or young women through Epstein or Maxwell. Groff repeatedly answered no when asked whether she had arranged massages for prominent figures, knew of sexual activity involving minors or young women, or knew of anyone who knowingly facilitated Epstein’s crimes. She acknowledged scheduling or connecting Epstein with high-profile contacts, including Prince Andrew, Ehud Barak, Larry Summers, George Mitchell, John Kerry, Wesley Clark, Bill Clinton-related circles, and Donald Trump phone calls, but denied arranging Trump travel during her employment and denied knowledge of Trump-related law enforcement communications. She also said she never suspected Epstein or Maxwell of working with any intelligence service. Overall, Groff’s testimony was defensive and narrow: she admitted to being part of the machinery that kept Epstein’s calendar and contacts moving, but insisted she never saw the criminal operation underneath it and never knowingly enabled it.
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source:
Lesley-Groff-Transcript.pdf
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Inside the White House Fallout Over the Epstein Files (Part 3) Aug 24, 2026

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The Trump administration’s handling of the Epstein files has become a political disaster because years of promises about transparency ran headfirst into the Justice Department’s refusal to back the most explosive public expectations. Senior White House officials, including Vice President JD Vance, reportedly gathered without Trump in the Situation Room to manage the fallout after the DOJ and FBI said there was no “client list,” no confirmed blackmail operation, and that Epstein’s death was a suicide. That answer did not calm anything down. It infuriated survivors, transparency advocates, Democrats, and a large part of Trump’s own base, many of whom believed the administration had promised to expose the people Epstein protected, served, or compromised.
The larger problem is that Epstein remains a trust-destroying scandal because the public has never believed the government gave a full accounting of who enabled him, who benefited from him, and who was protected when the system closed ranks. The White House tried to contain the issue, but the response only deepened the perception that powerful names were still being shielded. With Congress continuing to demand answers, major figures like Bill Gates being pulled into closed-door questioning, and polling showing broad public skepticism, the Epstein files have become more than a legal matter. They are now a political grenade, exposing the gap between campaign promises, institutional self-protection, and the public’s belief that elite accountability is still mostly theater.
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source:
Inside Trump’s White House, the Epstein Files Caused a Freakout - The New York Times
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Inside the White House Fallout Over the Epstein Files (Part 2) Aug 24, 2026

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The Trump administration’s handling of the Epstein files has become a political disaster because years of promises about transparency ran headfirst into the Justice Department’s refusal to back the most explosive public expectations. Senior White House officials, including Vice President JD Vance, reportedly gathered without Trump in the Situation Room to manage the fallout after the DOJ and FBI said there was no “client list,” no confirmed blackmail operation, and that Epstein’s death was a suicide. That answer did not calm anything down. It infuriated survivors, transparency advocates, Democrats, and a large part of Trump’s own base, many of whom believed the administration had promised to expose the people Epstein protected, served, or compromised.
The larger problem is that Epstein remains a trust-destroying scandal because the public has never believed the government gave a full accounting of who enabled him, who benefited from him, and who was protected when the system closed ranks. The White House tried to contain the issue, but the response only deepened the perception that powerful names were still being shielded. With Congress continuing to demand answers, major figures like Bill Gates being pulled into closed-door questioning, and polling showing broad public skepticism, the Epstein files have become more than a legal matter. They are now a political grenade, exposing the gap between campaign promises, institutional self-protection, and the public’s belief that elite accountability is still mostly theater.
to contact me:
bobbycapucci@protonmail.com
source:
Inside Trump’s White House, the Epstein Files Caused a Freakout - The New York Times
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Inside the White House Fallout Over the Epstein Files (Part 1) Aug 23, 2026

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The Trump administration’s handling of the Epstein files has become a political disaster because years of promises about transparency ran headfirst into the Justice Department’s refusal to back the most explosive public expectations. Senior White House officials, including Vice President JD Vance, reportedly gathered without Trump in the Situation Room to manage the fallout after the DOJ and FBI said there was no “client list,” no confirmed blackmail operation, and that Epstein’s death was a suicide. That answer did not calm anything down. It infuriated survivors, transparency advocates, Democrats, and a large part of Trump’s own base, many of whom believed the administration had promised to expose the people Epstein protected, served, or compromised.
The larger problem is that Epstein remains a trust-destroying scandal because the public has never believed the government gave a full accounting of who enabled him, who benefited from him, and who was protected when the system closed ranks. The White House tried to contain the issue, but the response only deepened the perception that powerful names were still being shielded. With Congress continuing to demand answers, major figures like Bill Gates being pulled into closed-door questioning, and polling showing broad public skepticism, the Epstein files have become more than a legal matter. They are now a political grenade, exposing the gap between campaign promises, institutional self-protection, and the public’s belief that elite accountability is still mostly theater.
to contact me:
bobbycapucci@protonmail.com
source:
Inside Trump’s White House, the Epstein Files Caused a Freakout - The New York Times
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The Report And Recommendation To Allow The Survivor Suit Against The FBI To Proceed (Part 4) (8/23/26) Aug 23, 2026

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A federal magistrate judge recommended denying the government’s attempt to throw out a negligence lawsuit brought by numerous Jeffrey Epstein survivors against the United States over the FBI’s handling of warnings about Epstein stretching back decades. The women alleged that the bureau repeatedly failed to act on credible reports, beginning with Maria Farmer’s 1996 complaint that Epstein had sexually assaulted her, possessed child sexual abuse material and was abusing and trafficking young girls. The complaint also alleged that additional tips and red flags were ignored between 1996 and 2005, that another survivor’s allegations were left largely untouched for years, and that the FBI’s later Florida investigation was riddled with failures, including not interviewing all known victims, not collecting all available corroborating evidence and not properly pursuing reports of suspicious financial activity. The survivors further alleged that after the 2007 non-prosecution agreement effectively ended the federal case, FBI agents continued sending letters telling victims that the matter was still under investigation, creating the impression that federal authorities were continuing to pursue Epstein when they were not. They argued that these failures created a foreseeable risk that Epstein would continue abusing women and girls, and sought $320 million in compensatory damages under the Federal Tort Claims Act.
The government argued that the case should be dismissed on several grounds, including sovereign immunity, the discretionary-function exception, the statute of limitations and alleged defects in the survivors’ administrative claims. Magistrate Judge Ryon McCabe rejected dismissal at this stage, finding that the women had plausibly alleged that FBI agents voluntarily undertook responsibilities toward victims and then failed to exercise reasonable care, particularly in New York and Florida. He also concluded that the survivors had pleaded enough to potentially justify equitable tolling of the limitations period, including allegations that critical information about the FBI’s conduct had been withheld for years and that they did not learn important facts about the government’s failures until much later. McCabe did express skepticism about whether the survivors would ultimately be able to prove that the FBI’s failures legally caused their later abuse, noting that agents themselves could not guarantee prosecution or imprisonment, but he said causation was generally a factual question that should not be resolved on a motion to dismiss. He recommended allowing 90 days of limited discovery into FBI policies and procedures and into administrative-exhaustion questions involving three Jane Does, after which the government could renew parts of its dismissal request. In practical terms, the recommendation kept the heart of the survivors’ case alive and opened the door to discovery into exactly what rules governed the FBI when it received reports about Epstein and what federal agents actually did with those warnings.
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bobbycapucci@protonmail.com
source:
epstein-victims-civil-fbi-MTD-report.pdf
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The Report And Recommendation To Allow The Survivor Suit Against The FBI To Proceed (Part 3) (8/23/26) Aug 23, 2026

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A federal magistrate judge recommended denying the government’s attempt to throw out a negligence lawsuit brought by numerous Jeffrey Epstein survivors against the United States over the FBI’s handling of warnings about Epstein stretching back decades. The women alleged that the bureau repeatedly failed to act on credible reports, beginning with Maria Farmer’s 1996 complaint that Epstein had sexually assaulted her, possessed child sexual abuse material and was abusing and trafficking young girls. The complaint also alleged that additional tips and red flags were ignored between 1996 and 2005, that another survivor’s allegations were left largely untouched for years, and that the FBI’s later Florida investigation was riddled with failures, including not interviewing all known victims, not collecting all available corroborating evidence and not properly pursuing reports of suspicious financial activity. The survivors further alleged that after the 2007 non-prosecution agreement effectively ended the federal case, FBI agents continued sending letters telling victims that the matter was still under investigation, creating the impression that federal authorities were continuing to pursue Epstein when they were not. They argued that these failures created a foreseeable risk that Epstein would continue abusing women and girls, and sought $320 million in compensatory damages under the Federal Tort Claims Act.
The government argued that the case should be dismissed on several grounds, including sovereign immunity, the discretionary-function exception, the statute of limitations and alleged defects in the survivors’ administrative claims. Magistrate Judge Ryon McCabe rejected dismissal at this stage, finding that the women had plausibly alleged that FBI agents voluntarily undertook responsibilities toward victims and then failed to exercise reasonable care, particularly in New York and Florida. He also concluded that the survivors had pleaded enough to potentially justify equitable tolling of the limitations period, including allegations that critical information about the FBI’s conduct had been withheld for years and that they did not learn important facts about the government’s failures until much later. McCabe did express skepticism about whether the survivors would ultimately be able to prove that the FBI’s failures legally caused their later abuse, noting that agents themselves could not guarantee prosecution or imprisonment, but he said causation was generally a factual question that should not be resolved on a motion to dismiss. He recommended allowing 90 days of limited discovery into FBI policies and procedures and into administrative-exhaustion questions involving three Jane Does, after which the government could renew parts of its dismissal request. In practical terms, the recommendation kept the heart of the survivors’ case alive and opened the door to discovery into exactly what rules governed the FBI when it received reports about Epstein and what federal agents actually did with those warnings.
to contact me:
bobbycapucci@protonmail.com
source:
epstein-victims-civil-fbi-MTD-report.pdf
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The Report And Recommendation To Allow The Survivor Suit Against The FBI To Proceed (Part 2) (8/23/26) Aug 23, 2026

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A federal magistrate judge recommended denying the government’s attempt to throw out a negligence lawsuit brought by numerous Jeffrey Epstein survivors against the United States over the FBI’s handling of warnings about Epstein stretching back decades. The women alleged that the bureau repeatedly failed to act on credible reports, beginning with Maria Farmer’s 1996 complaint that Epstein had sexually assaulted her, possessed child sexual abuse material and was abusing and trafficking young girls. The complaint also alleged that additional tips and red flags were ignored between 1996 and 2005, that another survivor’s allegations were left largely untouched for years, and that the FBI’s later Florida investigation was riddled with failures, including not interviewing all known victims, not collecting all available corroborating evidence and not properly pursuing reports of suspicious financial activity. The survivors further alleged that after the 2007 non-prosecution agreement effectively ended the federal case, FBI agents continued sending letters telling victims that the matter was still under investigation, creating the impression that federal authorities were continuing to pursue Epstein when they were not. They argued that these failures created a foreseeable risk that Epstein would continue abusing women and girls, and sought $320 million in compensatory damages under the Federal Tort Claims Act.
The government argued that the case should be dismissed on several grounds, including sovereign immunity, the discretionary-function exception, the statute of limitations and alleged defects in the survivors’ administrative claims. Magistrate Judge Ryon McCabe rejected dismissal at this stage, finding that the women had plausibly alleged that FBI agents voluntarily undertook responsibilities toward victims and then failed to exercise reasonable care, particularly in New York and Florida. He also concluded that the survivors had pleaded enough to potentially justify equitable tolling of the limitations period, including allegations that critical information about the FBI’s conduct had been withheld for years and that they did not learn important facts about the government’s failures until much later. McCabe did express skepticism about whether the survivors would ultimately be able to prove that the FBI’s failures legally caused their later abuse, noting that agents themselves could not guarantee prosecution or imprisonment, but he said causation was generally a factual question that should not be resolved on a motion to dismiss. He recommended allowing 90 days of limited discovery into FBI policies and procedures and into administrative-exhaustion questions involving three Jane Does, after which the government could renew parts of its dismissal request. In practical terms, the recommendation kept the heart of the survivors’ case alive and opened the door to discovery into exactly what rules governed the FBI when it received reports about Epstein and what federal agents actually did with those warnings.
to contact me:
bobbycapucci@protonmail.com
source:
epstein-victims-civil-fbi-MTD-report.pdf
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

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