Famed Epstein reporter drops bombshell about '11 men' in the files: 'Trump is on the list'

A reporter whose work led to the arrests of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell dropped a bombshell claim on Saturday, saying the DOJ has been lying and that "there really is an FBI list of other people suspected of possible wrongdoing in connection with Epstein." Trump is on that list, she said.

Miami Herald reporter Julie K. Brown's work on the “Perversion of Justice” published by the newspaper in 2018 spurred New York federal prosecutors to open a new criminal case into Epstein, and she has been reporting on the most recent Epstein files dump, even pointing out a prosecution memo that was immediately scrubbed after reporters started asking questions.

In a follow-up to that, Brown and the Miami Herald both dropped reports on the DOJ's secret Epstein prosecution list.

"Contrary to what the FBI and DOJ have said over the past year, it turns out there really is an FBI list of other people suspected of possible wrongdoing in connection with Jeffrey Epstein," according to Brown. "President Trump, who has denied any involvement with Epstein’s crimes, is on that list, as well as a number of other powerful people."

The Herald clarifies, "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 FBI had gathered in the case, including a summary of allegations against 11 men. 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'."

The report continues:

"But documents not previously made public show the FBI had compiled its own list of possible accusations against prominent men based largely on uncorroborated tips and interviews the DOJ had compiled 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."

See the DOJ's prosecution presentation here.

Read the Herald's piece.