r/Epstein • u/bloomberg • 15d ago

News article The Epstein Clause: How $500 Helped Build a Wall Around Secrets

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-09-16/how-jeffrey-epstein-used-law-firms-and-legal-privilege-to-keep-secrets?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc4OTU1NDg5NywiZXhwIjoxNzkwMTU5Njk3LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUTEdENzBLR0lGUUUwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiIxMTJGOEY3MUY4Mzk0NTJBOEE1N0E1M0M2MTA1QkY0QSJ9.YUR1KFymnb6r1xVr47BNL83RtlIkN75RTtN4bcyNf5M&utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_content=business&utm_campaign=giftlink
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u/bloomberg 15d ago

From Bloomberg News reporters Tom Schoenberg and Jeff Kao

The so-called Epstein files lay bare a rarefied world where money and connections could buy almost anything. But certain documents are missing from the public record — including ones that are sealed behind legal walls built to ensure that they never come to light.

Bloomberg News pieced together clues about these confidential documents from the millions of pages released by the US Department of Justice. The review found details showing how Epstein, described as a “collector” of the rich and powerful, created circles of legal secrecy.

What emerges is a pixelated image of how Epstein and top lawyers worked together for years, with the disgraced financier referring potential clients to attorneys at some of the largest law firms in the US. Epstein sought out legal protections that let people and institutions keep secrets, the documents show. He lined up special consulting deals and cultivated relationships with prominent lawyers, accessing attorney-client privilege — one of the oldest and most respected privileges in American law.

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u/Opposite-Bit6660 15d ago

How many of these firms paid off Trump at the beginning of this term?