Overview
- Justice Department records released Jan. 30 under the Epstein Files Transparency Act total millions of pages and were posted a month past the law’s deadline.
- Emails from late 2010 show Jeffrey Epstein pushing for a direct call with then-Gov. Charlie Crist, with his assistant noting a Dec. 3 call was expected.
- Correspondence shows Bill Richardson’s office following up, including a deputy’s note that the New Mexico governor planned to speak with Crist on Dec. 27, 2010.
- Epstein’s lawyer Lilly Ann Sanchez wrote that her team had extended conversations with the governor’s office but assessed the chances of clemency as slim to none.
- An undated transcript in the files has Epstein implying he spoke with Crist about a pardon and referencing prosecutor Barry Krischer, while Crist denies any such contact and some material remains unverified.