US President Donald Trump’s renewed denial of any meaningful association with the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has once again pushed one of the most politically radioactive scandals of the past decade back into the global spotlight. The controversy was reignited following the release of the final tranche of documents under the Epstein Files Transparency Act-legislation signed into law by Trump himself in November-forcing the US Department of Justice (DOJ) to make public millions of pages of investigative material.

The scale of the disclosure is unprecedented: more than three million pages of documents, around 2,000 videos, and roughly 180,000 images tied to federal criminal investigations into Epstein’s activities. While many observers expected the release to settle long-running questions about elite complicity, the reality has been more complex. The files mention Trump’s name on at least 3,000 occasions, a fact that has fueled speculation, partisan attacks, and counterclaims across US media and political circles.

Trump responded forcefully on February 3 via his Truth Social platform, rejecting any suggestion that he was “friendly” with Epstein. Instead, he advanced a more aggressive narrative, alleging that Epstein conspired with journalist Michael Wolff to damage him politically. According to Trump, this alleged plot was aimed at undermining his presidency and earlier campaign ambitions, a claim that fits neatly into his broader portrayal of himself as a target of coordinated elite hostility.

Crucially, Trump emphasized that he never visited Epstein’s private Caribbean island-long synonymous with........

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