FBI Had List of 11 Men Probed for Links to Epstein Sex Ring

After the Justice Department shut the door on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files in July 2025, FBI agents worked on drafts of a 21-page presentation of all the evidence the bureau had gathered in the case, including a summary of allegations against 11 men, Claire Healy and Julie K. Brown reported for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

Epstein’s Paris apartment (Photo: CVB, Wikimedia Commons) 

There’s no evidence that Epstein, a New York financier who sexually assaulted and trafficked hundreds of girls and young women over two decades, kept his own “client list” of men.

Documents not previously made public show the FBI had compiled its own list of possible accusations against prominent men based on tips and interviews the DOJ had gathered since Epstein’s 2019 arrest.

Among the names on the list: President Donald Trump, former President Bill Clinton, Harvey Weinstein, private-equity investor Leon Black, L Brands founder Les Wexner, banker Jes Staley, and others.

“Can you write me a sentence or two for the below that are the salacious statements made against the individuals in the file,” an unidentified individual wrote in a July 24, 2025, email alongside the list of men.

The presentation appears to have been compiled by task forces at the FBI and the New York Police Department.

The list was arranged into a detailed PowerPoint published among millions of pages of Epstein-related documents released by the Department of Justice in January.

While the list was included in a presentation about Epstein, not all of the referenced activity is necessarily illegal, and it’s not clear that the men were explicitly connected with Epstein’s crimes.

But it does give the public an inside look at an investigation that spanned nearly two decades and three presidential administrations.

A version of the PowerPoint was sent to FBI Director Kash Patel on Aug. 7, 2025 — a month before he told Congress the agency had no evidence to prosecute other men in connection with Epstein’s crimes.