Unsealed docs seem to include claim that Clinton 'threatened' Vanity Fair not to write Epstein sex-trafficking articles



After some Jeffrey Epstein-related documents were unsealed on Wednesday, a new batch of documents was unsealed on Thursday, including an email — which appears to be from Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre — that seems to claim former President Bill Clinton "threatened" Vanity Fair not to do sex-trafficking pieces regarding Epstein.

"When i was doing some research into VF yesterday, it does concern me what they could want to write about me considering that B.Clinton walked into VF and threatened them not to write sex-trafficing articles about his good friend J.E.," the email reads. While the email's "From" line indicates that it is from "Virginia Giuffre," the note appears to be signed "xoxoxoxo Jenna."

Former Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter told the Telegraph, "This categorically did not happen."

The unsealed documents stem from a 2015 lawsuit lodged by Giuffre, which Giuffre and Ghislaine Maxwell settled in 2017, according to CNN. The outlet noted that Maxwell was found guilty of sex trafficking in 2021 but that her attorneys had said in a statement, "She has consistently and vehemently maintained her innocence."

Epstein died in jail in 2019 in what was ruled a suicide. He had been facing sex-trafficking charges.

Among the materials unsealed on Wednesday was a 2016 deposition in which Epstein accuser Johanna Sjoberg had been asked whether Epstein ever spoke to her about Bill Clinton. "He said one time that Clinton likes them young, referring to girls," Sjoberg responded.

A Clinton spokesperson claimed in a 2019 statement that the former president "knows nothing about the terrible crimes Jeffrey Epstein pleaded guilty to in Florida some years ago, or those with which he has been recently charged in New York."

Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Jeffrey Epstein victim claimed to have copies of blackmail videos of convicted pedophile's wealthy associates, newly unsealed emails state



An alleged victim of Jeffrey Epstein claimed that the disgraced financier recorded blackmail videos of wealthy associates, according to newly unsealed court documents.

The 2017 deposition from Epstein victim Sarah Ransome was released earlier this week – igniting new questions into the allegations of sexual abuse of underage girls. Ransome's deposition was taken for Virginia Giuffre's lawsuit filed against Ghislaine Maxwell.

Ransome was reportedly introduced to Epstein in late 2006 by one of his female associates who approached her at a club. Shortly after meeting Epstein, Ransome allegedly traveled to his infamous island in the U.S. Virgin Islands and one of his apartments in New York City.

Ransome claimed that she started receiving treatment from his psychiatrist.

"Jeffrey’s psychiatrist prescribed me lithium, Ritalin, and there’s a bipolar description drug that was also prescribed to me by Jeffrey Epstein’s psychiatrist," Ransome said in her deposition, according to Inside Edition. "I can’t remember the exact name of that bipolar drug. But I was started off with lithium and Ritalin."

Ransome said a side effect of the lithium was weight gain, which became a an issues with both Epstein. Maxwell ordered Ransome – who was a 5'8" model – to keep her weight under 115 pounds.

"Weight was a massive issue for Ghislaine and Jeffrey, so the lithium just didn’t work for me. I mean, I put on weight quite quickly," Ransome said.

The weight restriction boiled over one night at Epstein's Little St. James island.

"I can’t remember the specific conversation, how it went. We got into an argument about my weight, quite a heated argument," Ransome remembered. "I recall it getting overheated and that I ran off and tried to swim off the island. I wanted to get as far away from Jeffrey and Ghislaine as possible."

A search party was assembled and Ransome was brought back to Epstein.

Ransome alleged that Epstein controlled how the women looked and dressed – he purchased all of the clothes and cosmetics.

Ransome said, “All of the outfits — there were clothes provided on the island by Jeffrey Epstein, which were all Victoria’s Secret clothing: bikinis, nightgowns."

Victoria’s Secret was previously owned by Epstein’s former client and associate Les Wexner.

During her six months with Epstein, Ransome claimed that the convicted pedophile would record videos of his associates having sex with his stable of women. She asserted that Epstein recorded the tapes as "blackmail."

In newly unsealed emails, Ransome wrote, "When my friend had sexual intercourse with [redacted] and [redacted], sex tapes were in fact filmed on each occasion by Jeffrey."

"Thank God she managed to get ahold of some footage of the filmed sex tapes which clearly identify the faces of [redacted] and [redacted] having sexual intercourse with her," the email claimed. "Frustratingly enough Epstein was not seen in any of the footage but he was clever like that."

Ransome alleged in the email that her friend sent her footage of the threesome sex act. She also alleged that she backed up copies of the tapes on USB sticks and kept them hidden in multiple European locations. Ransome asserted that she told a single individual when the secret videos were located "in case anything happens to me before the footage is released."

She proclaimed, "I will be more than willing to swear under oath and testify in court over these sex tapes."

Ransome told the recipient of the email that the footage "will break your heart into a million tiny pieces."

The Daily Wire reported, "It is unclear when this email was written, but it appears to have been written to New York Post reporter Maureen Callahan. In other emails from October 2016 to Callahan, Ransome claims that she had reached out to Russian authorities to publicize her story, that the U.S. government refused to help her, that her fiancee’s life was in danger, and seemed to suggest that the CIA had hacked her emails."

Ransome alleged that her friend had gone to the police, but had been “humiliated.” She added that a redacted individual “heavily intimidated her, roughed her up." Ransome said her friend was “1000% certain that the FBI did a cover-up” and that a redacted person had threatened to kill her if she went public with the allegations.

In an email sent to Callahan on Oct. 23, 2016, Ransome completely changed course and said she would "like to retract everything I have said to you and walk away from this." She ended her email by saying, "I wish you the best of luck on catching Epstein and company."

Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre sues Prince Andrew for alleged sexual assaults



Virginia Giuffre has targeted Prince Andrew with a lawsuit, according to the Associated Press, which reported that the woman has previously made public accusations against the prince, including that he sexually assaulted her when she was just 17 years old.

In a statement, Giuffre said she is "holding Prince Andrew accountable for what he did to me" from 1999 to 2002, the outlet reported.

"The powerful and rich are not exempt from being held responsible for their actions," she said. "I hope that other victims will see that it is possible not to live in silence and fear, but to reclaim one's life by speaking out and demanding justice.

"I did not come to this decision lightly," she noted. "As a mother and a wife, my family comes first — and I know that this action will subject me to further attacks by Prince Andrew and his surrogates — but I knew if I did not pursue this action, I would be letting them and victims everywhere down."

The AP noted that Prince Andrew has previously said that he did not ever have sex with her and that he has "no recollection" of ever meeting Giuffre.

The outlet reported that the lawsuit alleges Andrew abused her on more than one occasion when she was younger than 18 years old, and in each instance she faced "express or implied threats" from Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, and/or Andrew to participate in sexual acts with Andrew.

According to the AP, the suit says that Giuffre "feared death or physical injury to herself or another and other repercussions for disobeying" the three due to their "powerful connections, wealth, and authority."

The suit said that in one case at Maxwell's London home the three made Giuffre have sex with Andrew and in another case at Epstein's New York mansion Maxwell made Giuffre and another individual sit on the prince's lap while he touched her, according to the AP. The suit also claimed that the prince perpetrated sexual abuse against Giuffre at Epstein's private island.

Epstein had been charged criminally with sex trafficking prior when he committed suicide in 2019, according to the AP.

Maxwell has plead not guilty to sex trafficking charges and is slated to stand trial in November, according to the outlet.