Jeffrey Epstein task force assembled as FBI claims 2,400 new JFK assassination files have been discovered: Latest

A new congressional task force has been assembled to declassify documents and expose “federal secrets” – including the release of Jeffrey Epstein’s “client list.”

James Comer, the House Oversight Committee chairman, announced the establishment of the investigative unit on Tuesday. Florida Representative Anna Paulina Luna will lead the task force, aiming to publish materials related to federal government interests and “end an era of secrecy.”

“This will be a relentless pursuit of truth and transparency and we will not stop until the American people have the answers they deserve,” she said.

Eleven letters were issued to top U.S. security and intelligence officials, with one addressed to Attorney General Pam Bondi requesting a briefing of “what documents (if any) are in your possession regarding the investigation into and prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein.”

The 9/11 terrorist attacks, the origins of Covid-19, UFOs, and the assassinations of former President John F Kennedy, Senator Robert F Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, will also be investigated.

It follows the FBI stating it has found 2,400 new pages of documents about the assassination of JFK following President Donald Trump’s signing of an executive order to release the elusive files last month.

Key points

• Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘client list’ set to be declassified
• Task force head says she will consult on JFK with Warren Commission members – but they're all dead
• FBI 'finds' 2,400 new pages of documents related to JFK assassination
• Anna Paulina Luna: Declassified documents to be available to 'ALL of YOU very soon'
• 9/11, MLK Jr assassination, Covid-19 origins and UFOs to be investigated

Watch: Luna says she'll consult Warren Commission members – but they're all dead

13:00 , James Liddell

Rep. Luna appears to suggest that she intends to bring in members of the Warren Commission as part of her JFK investigation pic.twitter.com/9oLjt9rqlJ

— Acyn (@Acyn) February 11, 2025

Who was on the Epstein List?

12:22 , James Liddell

Hundreds of pages of unsealed court documents identify about 150 people associated with Jeffrey Epstein, including victims, friends and other connections – although many others will have no direct link to the disgraced financier.

Being named in these documents does not indicate any wrongdoing related to Epstein or anyone else. Here are some recognizable names:

• Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s former girlfriend convicted in 2021 of sex trafficking
• Donald Trump, U.S. president
• Robert F Kennedy Jr, Health and Human Service Secretary nominee
• Prince Andrew, Duke of York, brother of King Charles III
• Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton, former U.S. president and first lad
• Leonardo DiCaprio, actor and film producer
• Al Gore, former U.S. vice president under Bill Clinton
• Stephen Hawking, British physicist and science author
• Ehud Barak, former Israeli prime minister
• Michael Jackson, musician known as the “King of Pop”
• Kevin Spacey, actor found not guilty of sexual assault in 2023
• Bruce Willis, actor famous for his roles in Die Hard and The Sixth Sense
• Cameron Diaz, actor who starred in Shrek and There’s Something About Mary
• Noam Chomsky, linguist and political philosopher

Why does Trump want to declassify the JFK files now?

11:51 , James Liddell

Throughout 2024, Trump campaigned on a promise to deliver greater transparency to the federal government.

The president has indulged in conspiracy theories over the murder of former President John F Kennedy, one of the most consequential assassinations in U.S. history.

His 2016 campaign claimed the father of Texas Senator Ted Cruz, his rival to be at the top of the GOP ticket, had associated with Lee Harvey Oswald – JFK’s killer.

Robert Kennedy Jr, who Trump tapped to lead the Health and Human Service, could be an influence.

The Kennedy scion has questioned official narratives over the murders of both his father, who was shot dead in 1968, and his uncle – of the same namesake – five years earlier.

Republican 'doesn't think' Epstein files will be released

11:40 , James Liddell

A GOP lawmaker cast doubts over the Jeffrey Epstein client list being released, after calling the FBI – which said Tuesday it had found 2,400 new pages of documents about the JFK assassination – as “crooked as a dog leg”.

“I don’t think we’re... no, just no,” Tennesee Representative Tim Burchett said on Newsnation’s CUOMO on Tuesday evening.

“I’m on the committee, I’m going to go into it open-minded, but all of a sudden, these agencies are going to do what’s right, and I just don’t buy it.”

Task force to build on Trump’s orders

11:25 , James Liddell

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, announced the establishment of the task force Tuesday, said that the unit will build on Donald Trump’s orders.

Trump signed an executive order last month pledging to declassify records surrounding the assassinations of former President John F Kennedy, Senator Robert F Kennedy Jr and Dr Martin Luther King Jr – a move which prompted calls for the president to release Jeffrey Epstein’s client list.

“This task force serves to build on President Trump’s actions,” Comer said.

“For far too long, the American people have had reasonable questions of what their government, which they fund every day, keeps hidden about certain issues. And for far too long, the federal government has not answered these questions.”

X's Community Notes rinses Luna who claimed she'd consult members of the Warren Commission

11:15 , James Liddell

Florida Representative Anna Paulina Luna, who is leading the new task force, told the press on Tuesday that she would bring in members of the Warren Commission, which was investigating the assassination of John F Kennedy in late 1963.

But there’s one slight hiccup: They’re all dead.

The last of the group’s seven members, Gerald R. Ford, died in 2006.

X’s Community Notes was quick to clear up any confusion on a video of the congresswoman making the claim.

X's Community Notes called out Luna for her claim that members of the Warren Commission would be consulted (X)

What cases are being declassified?

10:53 , James Liddell

Florida Representative Anna Paulina Luna, who is leading the new task force, announced the House Oversight Committee’s will to publish materials related to federal government interests and “end an era of secrecy”.

Along with releasing the disgraced financier’s contact list, her team will investigate the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the origins of Covid-19, unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs), unidentified submerged objects (USO) and the assassinations of former President John F Kennedy, Senator Robert F Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Were Trump and Epstein friends?

10:48 , James Liddell

Trump and Epstein were friends dating back to the late 1980s. They occasionally flew together from LaGuardia to Palm Peach, Florida, where both men lived, and were pictured partying together at Mar-a-Lago.

Flight logs released by prosecutors in the trial of Epstein’s former girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, show Trump flew with the disgraced financier on his private jet, a Boeing 727 called “Lolita Express” numerous times, with his former wife Marla Maples and his children Eric and Tiffany Trump, as well as a beauty queen and a senior aide to Bill Clinton.

The pair apparently fell out over a real estate dispute in the 1990s, years before Epstein’s first arrest for soliciting prostitution in 2006. Trump has denied any knowledge of Epstein’s abuse.

Luna: Declassified documents to be available to 'ALL of YOU very soon'

10:44 , James Liddell

Pay attention to those with large followings arguing against declassification or attempting to undermine efforts. These are BAD actors. They exist on BOTH SIDES.
A) @POTUS declassified. Meaning it will be available publicly to ALL of
YOU very soon.
B) We will be conducting…

— Anna Paulina Luna (@realannapaulina) February 12, 2025

Watch: 'Americans have been treated like children for too long,' Luna says

10:43

It is my solemn duty to begin to form a new relationship between the government and the governed.

We will uncover the truth about the JFK, RFK, and MLK assassinations, Epstein files, UFOs, 9/11, and the origins of COVID-19.

Trust through transparency begins now! 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/MaeKBIIeGN

— Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (@RepLuna) February 12, 2025

Task force to ensue on 'relentless pursuit of truth and transparency'

10:38 , James Liddell

Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Florida Representative Anna Paulina Luna, who is leading the new task force, pledged to finally “get to the truth” about major events that remain shrouded in mystery.

“This will be a relentless pursuit of truth and transparency and we will not stop until the American people have the answers they deserve. We will cut through the bureaucracy, challenge the stonewalling, and ensure the American people finally get the truth they have been denied for too long.”

FBI 'finds' 2,400 new pages of documents related to JFK assassination

10:32 , James Liddell

The FBI says it has found 2,400 new pages of documents about the assassination of John F. Kennedy following President Donald Trump’s decision to release the highly classified files.

In a statement on Tuesday, the FBI said due to “technological advances” in the bureau’s record-keeping processes, a new search carried out in January this year following Trump’s executive order unearthed new records relating to Kennedy’s assassination.

“The FBI conducted a new records search pursuant to President Trump's Executive Order issued on January 23, 2025, regarding the declassification of the assassination files of JFK, RFK, and MLK,” the bureau said. “The search resulted in approximately 2400 newly inventoried and digitized records that were previously unrecognized as related to the JFK assassination case file.”

Rhian Lubin has more details.

Mystery solved? FBI finds 2,400 new pages of JFK assassination documents

Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘client list’ set to be declassified

10:27 , James Liddell

Jeffrey Epstein’s “client list” is set to be among the documents declassified by a congressional task force charged with exposing “federal secrets”.

It is not clear whether the client list differentiates from Epstein’s black book which includes high-profile figures including former U.S. president Bill Clinton, tech stalwart Bill Gates, and the president himself. None of those previously listed have ever been accused of any wrongdoing.

Luna said she would be opening the task force to both Republicans and Democrats and, though an investigation was not immediately clear, the congresswoman said a first hearing would be held in March.

James Liddell has the story.

Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘client list’ among slew of federal secrets being declassified