The department also said there was not enough evidence to bring charges “against uncharged third parties,” and that “no further disclosure would be appropriate or warranted” in the Epstein case.
Many right-wing commentators and conspiracy theorists — including some who now work for Trump — have accused the federal government of a massive cover-up to protect powerful people who may have abused teenage girls in the Epstein case. They have also questioned the official account of Epstein’s death.