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Excavating the Epstein files

February 11, 2026·45 min·8-min readinterviewtrue crime
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Investigative journalist Vicki Ward, one of the first reporters to investigate Jeffrey Epstein, discusses the latest release of over three million pages of Epstein-related documents, Ghislaine Maxwell’s recent offer of testimony in exchange for clemency, and the systemic failures that all

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Vicki Ward

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Ghislaine MaxwellJeffrey EpsteinVicki WardTanya MosleyRobert MaxwellAnnie FarmerAlex AcostaBill GatesElon MuskLes WexnerLeon BlackBrad EdwardsPeter MandelsonPrince AndrewVirginia Giuffre

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Criminal JusticeCriminal Justice ReformGeopoliticsInequalityInvestigative JournalismRacial JusticeTrue CrimeUs Politics

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