Overview
- Rep. Nancy Mace sent CIA Director John Ratcliffe a letter requesting access to any records, photos, videos, passports or other materials related to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
- The CIA’s 2011 response to a FOIA request from Epstein’s attorney said the agency could not locate records and would neither confirm nor deny any relationship.
- Mace pointed to a 2015 Epstein email to Kathryn Ruemmler that described a document as looking like a “cia drop,” citing it as grounds for further review.
- Her request follows new Department of Justice releases under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, with lawmakers allowed supervised viewing of unredacted materials as they contest some redactions.
- Officials have offered no proof Epstein was a CIA asset, and government denials of any such relationship remain on the record.