Mark Epstein alleged during a Monday night interview that his late brother Jeffrey Epstein had compromising information about Donald Trump, accusing federal authorities of scrubbing files to protect political figures.
The claims aired on NewsNation’s CUOMO show came just hours after Trump reversed his stance and called for the full release of Epstein-related documents.
“I’ve been recently told the reason they’re going to be releasing these things and the reason for the flip is that they’re sanitizing these files,” Mark said. “There’s a facility in Winchester, Virginia, where they’re scrubbing the files to take Republican names out of it. That’s what I was told by a pretty good source.”
Mark, a New York real estate developer, didn’t stop there. He accused FBI Director Kash Patel of playing a role in covering up Jeffrey’s death at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan.
“He was the one who said in his testimony, ‘you know a suicide when you see one.’ I had a laugh. How many suicides has that j****** seen?” he said.
The interview followed the release of thousands of emails tied to Jeffrey Epstein’s estate, which House Democrats made public last week. The emails have reignited public interest in the case, especially as some of the messages between the Epstein brothers hint at potential sexual misconduct involving prominent political figures.
Mark refused to elaborate on one particular email that sparked speculation.
“I’m not discussing that email. This is a private email between Jeffrey and myself, it’s two brothers talking. It’s nobody’s business what we wrote,” he said. “The only thing I responded to, because people got crazy with the ‘Bubba’ reference (in the email), and they tried to pin it on Clinton. So I made a public statement that it was not any reference to Bill Clinton. I like Bill Clinton … the email had nothing to do with Clinton, and that’s my last word on that email.”
Despite staying tight-lipped on the content of the emails, Mark made a direct claim about Donald Trump.
“He didn’t tell me what he knew, but Jeffrey definitely had dirt on Trump,” he said. “You could see in the emails, Trump could deny it all he wants, but it’s pretty clear everything Trump says is a lie.”
Mark has long rejected the official explanation of his brother’s death, insisting Jeffrey was murdered while in federal custody.
His latest public remarks add fuel to the ongoing scrutiny surrounding the Epstein case, which remains one of the most controversial criminal sagas in recent U.S. history.
House Speaker Mike Johnson has signaled that a vote to compel the Department of Justice to release more documents could take place this week.
