Jeffrey Epstein died in prison in August 2019 and left a legacy of unanswered questions. He had been part of America’s service economy, but there is controversy as to just was the nature of his services.

Certainly, much of it was sex trafficking with underage girls. But he apparently rendered financial services as well. Epstein had a close relationship with Donald Trump that lasted for more than a decade. In 2002, Trump told a reporter that Epstein was a “terrific guy” who “likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side.”

The circumstances of Epstein’s death were mired in controversy. The FBI and Department of Justice ruled his death a suicide, but the public largely didn’t buy it.

The murder versus suicide debate died down, but the controversy lingered on, morphing into focus on Epstein’s “client list.” When Trump campaigned in 2024, he pledged full transparency and release of the Epstein files. His MAGA base enthusiastically applauded him in this, suspecting that the files were larded with names of Epstein clients, enablers and collaborators who were pillars of the Democratic Party.

There might be something to this suspicion. President Joe Biden and Attorney General Merrick Garland were in power for four years, and they never released the documents.

But the files may yet blow up in Trump World’s face.

Since Trump took office, disclosure of the Epstein files has been a drip feed. During a Fox News interview in February, host John Roberts asked Attorney General Pam Bondi whether the Justice........

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