By A cache of internal FBI records, pried loose through a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit, has laid bare what had long been rumored but never formally confirmed: Jeffrey Epstein, the late financier and convicted sex offender, served as a federal informant well before his infamous 2007 plea agreement.
The documents — including a 2008 FBI memo dated September 9 — confirm that Epstein was actively providing information to the bureau under terms negotiated in conjunction with his controversial non-prosecution deal in Florida, according to a bombshell report from Radar. One entry plainly states: “Epstein has also provided information to the FBI as agreed upon.” The memo goes further, noting that “no federal prosecution will occur in this matter as long as Epstein continues to uphold his agreement with the State of Florida.”
FBI was investigating 36 young girls Epstein raped and trafficked UNTIL Epstein agreed to rat out Wall St hedge fund execs for laundering money. Then Feds agreed to bury the federal charges. Here, FBI admits Epstein is their informant. pic.twitter.com/HSqWtgDfqG
— Thomas Paine (@Thomas1774Paine) July 7, 2025
That agreement, brokered by then-U.S. Attorney Alex Acosta, spared Epstein federal charges despite ample evidence of trafficking minors across state lines. Instead, Epstein pleaded guilty to state-level offenses and received a 13-month sentence that allowed him to leave jail for up to 12 hours a day, six days a week.
But these newly surfaced records indicate that Epstein’s cooperation with federal authorities may have begun long before 2007. “These are the smoking gun documents,” said one source familiar with the case. “They show Epstein was an active source for the FBI way before his plea deal in 2007.” Another intelligence official, speaking off record, described Epstein not merely as an asset but as “a puppet, informant, and spy for the FBI.”
Some have argued Epstein’s operation was the work of intelligence agencies, but his former lawyer recently denied the claim in a tell-all op-ed in The Wall Street Journal.
Acosta, who later served as Labor Secretary under President Donald Trump before resigning amid renewed scrutiny of the case, once defended the agreement by claiming he had been told to “leave it alone” because Epstein “belonged to intelligence.” The new records lend weight to that claim, suggesting Epstein’s ties to federal agencies were both operational and longstanding.
Critics have long pointed to the extraordinary leniency of Epstein’s 2007 non-prosecution agreement — which also immunized several alleged co-conspirators — as evidence of behind-the-scenes intervention. Among those granted protection were close Epstein aides Sarah Kellen, Adriana Ross, Lesley Groff, and Nadia Marcinkova. “You don’t give this kind of deal to a man like Epstein unless you’re getting something big in return,” said one legal source.
Another source told Radar, “The real reason the FBI has been stonewalling for years is because these files blow up the official story. Epstein wasn’t just evading justice — he was helping them.”
That possibility raises fresh questions about Epstein’s high-profile social circle, which included former President Bill Clinton, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, and former CIA Director William Burns. Though no public evidence directly implicates these individuals in wrongdoing, the extent to which Epstein’s intelligence ties may have influenced legal outcomes or shielded associates remains unclear.
The FBI has cited ongoing law enforcement exemptions to withhold the full scope of Epstein’s files. But the disclosures already made have reignited debate over the government’s role — not merely in failing to stop Epstein, but in enabling him.
“The public deserves to know what he was trading for that protection — and who else was involved,” said a source close to the ongoing FOIA litigation. The revelations, while fragmentary, point to a disturbing truth: Epstein was not simply protected by power. He may have been an instrument of it.
Radar’s report comes as the House Oversight Committee has intensified its investigation into Epstein. The New York Post reported that under the leadership of Chairman James Comer, a Republican from Kentucky, the committee has issued subpoenas to nearly a dozen former senior federal officials, including two former presidents and multiple attorneys general, as part of an escalating investigation into the government’s handling of Jeffrey Epstein’s case and broader enforcement of federal sex trafficking laws.
Among those called to testify are former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, alongside former Attorneys General Merrick Garland, William Barr, Jeff Sessions, Loretta Lynch, Eric Holder, and Alberto Gonzales. The panel has also summoned former FBI Directors James Comey and Robert Mueller. The subpoenas, announced Tuesday, mark a dramatic widening of the committee’s inquiry into what Comer has called “an egregious failure of justice.”
The investigation centers on how federal agencies investigated and prosecuted Epstein, the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender who died in federal custody in 2019. His longtime associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, is currently serving a 20-year sentence for conspiring with Epstein to exploit and abuse minors. The committee is demanding documents from the Department of Justice related to both Epstein and Maxwell, as well as the broader network of high-profile individuals alleged to have been involved.
Recent developments have intensified scrutiny, including a Justice Department interview with Maxwell and the July release of a controversial DOJ-FBI memorandum. The memo—drafted during the Trump administration—asserted that investigators had found no definitive “client list” among Epstein’s seized evidence. The claim drew widespread skepticism and renewed accusations of a cover-up by federal authorities reluctant to expose the full extent of Epstein’s connections.
The deposition schedule is already taking shape. Barr is slated to appear before the committee on August 18, followed by Gonzales on August 28. Hillary Clinton is scheduled for October 9, with Bill Clinton set to testify on October 14. The Department of Justice and the Clintons have not issued public responses to the subpoenas.
The committee’s probe has revived longstanding questions about whether powerful figures were protected by a legal system seemingly unwilling—or unable—to confront Epstein’s full network.
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