The Epstein Files Transparency Act, signed into law in November, gave the Department of Justice a deadline of December 19th to release all of their documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Since Friday, the DOJ has released batches of Epstein-related materials on what has been described as a rolling basis. In the document dumps were photos of Epstein with the rich and prominent people, an image of former President Bill Clinton soaking in a hot tub, and an email sent in January of 2020 from a federal prosecutor that claimed “Donald Trump traveled on Epstein's private jet many more times than previously has been reported.” The DOJ released a statement with the release of the December 23 files that in part said “Some of these documents contain untrue and sensationalist claims made against President Trump that were submitted to the FBI right before the 2020 election. To be clear: the claims are unfounded and false, and if they had a shred of credibility, they certainly would have been weaponized against President Trump already.” Barry Levine, author of "The Spider: Inside the Criminal Web of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell," joined “Forbes True Crime” to discuss what has been revealed in the released materials so far.

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