That's a roundup of CNN's reporting recently on Jeffrey Epstein. Donald Chump's late friend remains in the news. Robert Davis (RAW STORY) reports:
A political analyst was taken aback on Sunday by a report that uncovered new details about the death of disgraced financier and convicted sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein.
On Friday, the Miami Herald reported that several bags of shredded documents were found outside of the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan, where Epstein was being kept. Investigatory documents obtained by the outlet revealed that at least one inmate was involved in disposing of the documents and raised questions about the extent of the prison guards' involvement in the ordeal.
Podcaster and owner of MSW Media, Allison Gill, was taken aback by the report as she discussed it on a new episode of her podcast, "The Breakdown," on Sunday. She called the report a "massive revelation."
"If there weren't already a million really weird coincidences surrounding the death of Jeffrey Epstein, if there weren't a mountain of odd coincidences, this story ... would still raise glaring alarm bells just on its own," Gill said.
Gill noted several facts presented in the report that seemed "pretty convenient." For instance, an inmate named Steven Lopez was interviewed by FBI agents about the document shredding, but was only asked yes-or-no questions. A prison lieutenant was also present during the interview.
"That's pretty intimidating," Gill said.
Olivia Salamone (RADAR) notes:
Donald Trump's Justice Department is facing renewed scrutiny after a newly surfaced report claimed officials destroyed large volumes of documents in the days following Jeffrey Epstein's death, RadarOnline.com can reveal.
The explosive allegation, buried in a batch of records released earlier this year, suggests key materials may have been discarded while federal investigators were still trying to piece together what happened inside the New York jail where the disgraced financier died.
According to the document, seen by The Daily Beast, a Bureau of Prisons review team was sent into the Metropolitan Correctional Center shortly after Epstein was found dead in August 2019.
But instead of simply examining procedures, witnesses described a steady stream of shredded paperwork being hauled out of the facility.
"[Redacted] has never seen this amount of bags of shredded documents coming out to be put in the dumpster at the rear gate of the MCC," the report stated.
The activity reportedly unfolded while multiple agencies, including the FBI and inspector general officials, were present amid the ongoing investigation.
For those who've forgotten, Donald Chump was president in 2019 when Epstein was jailed and died. It was his Justice Dept that was in charge. Bob Barr and others back then told a story that honestly doesn't hold up anymore. Samantha Ibrahim (OK!) notes:
At least one inmate was reportedly used to help discard the files, according to the DOJ. “[Redacted] was bringing back bags of shredded papers, around 4 or 5 bags, and caller brought them into the gate to throw into the dumpster. [Redacted] told caller that the after-action team is shredding huge amounts of paperwork,” the files said.
“Caller found it suspicious that an after-action team charged with investigating would be shredding huge amounts of paperwork with all of the officials from the AIG, FBI and BO[P] in the building in the middle of an investigation. Those giving instructions to [redacted] said, ‘Make sure you get that box too,’” the document read, also referring to the Assistant Inspector General.
Chelsie Napiza (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES) reminds:
A CBS News investigative review of 90 post-mortem photographs, conducted in October 2025, found that evidence markers were absent, items had been moved, and the FBI did not arrive at the cell until 1:35 p.m., more than seven hours after Epstein's body was found. Forensic analyst Nick Barreiro, who reviewed the photographs for CBS News, said, 'The FBI literally has all of the best tools. They have every tool you can imagine. And they used none of it as far as we can tell.'
Nearly two years elapsed before investigators formally interviewed the two corrections officers on duty the night Epstein died. Epstein's brother Mark told CBS News, 'This was never properly investigated as a proper homicide, it was never investigated.' His attorneys said DNA tests were never confirmed as having been carried out, while former Attorney General William Barr told investigators in a deposition that he could not remember whether they had been performed.
Political pressure to release Epstein-related government files intensified throughout 2025. In November of that year, the US House of Representatives passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which the Senate unanimously approved and President Donald Trump signed into law. The legislation required the attorney general to release all unclassified records related to Epstein, with the explicit instruction that no document be withheld on the basis of 'embarrassment, reputational harm, or political sensitivity.'
Allison Gill (MEIDASTOUCH NEWS) reviews the details on the shredding of documents following Epstein's death.
Meanwhile in New Mexico.
André Salkin (SANTE FE NEW MEXICAN) reports:
When the roadside memorial honoring the victims and survivors of infamous sex offender Jeffrey Epstein disappeared from the outside of his former estate, Lou Gibney — who had hammered roughly 4-foot high crosses into the soil beside the ranch’s gate last month — knew what to do.
“ I thought I'd make bigger ones," he said as he pounded 8-foot-tall crosses into the ground at another vigil Saturday. “ If they take them down again, I'll do it again.”
The crosses, along with the flowers and other articles to honor the memory of Epstein’s victims, were mysteriously removed from the roadside earlier this month. A spokesperson from the state Department of Transportation told The New Mexican the agency wasn’t responsible — but the property manager of the former Zorro Ranch, bought in 2023 by Texas Republican comptroller candidate Don Huffines, did ask if it could be removed.
Bill Barr. was Chump's Attorney General when Epstein died. He was also the one who asked New Mexico to stand down when they were investigating Jeffrey Epstein. He's the one who called that statewide investigation off. It's a detail that's only emerged in the last weeks. He did an interview last fall that was supposed to be all about his honesty. He looked dishonest in it and he'd look especially dishonest today now that we know what happened at the prison and what happened with New Mexico being told to stand down.
Bill Barr wasn't the only one turning a head to Epstein's crimes. This weekend, Andrew Hay (REUTERS) reports:
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Daniel Chacon (SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN) notes:
U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury, who has represented New Mexico's 1st Congressional District since 2021, has been a fierce advocate for transparency and justice in the Jeffrey Epstein case and a critic of the Trump administration's handling of it.
On Friday, the Democrat, a member of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, appeared on Around the Roundhouse, The New Mexican's political podcast, to talk about the case and other topics.
One of the questions posed to Stansbury was about information she has gleaned from the unredacted Epstein files as it relates to Zorro Ranch, the sprawling property south of Santa Fe Epstein owned before his death in August 2019.
The New Mexico Democrat said she believes there’s a “complete obstruction of justice in the case” and a continuing effort to shield President Donald Trump, who is named thousands of times in the files. She discusses the Department of Justice’s failure to comply with the Epstein Transparency Files Transparency Act, which was signed into law in November and mandates that the DOJ release all unclassified records regarding Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
Stansbury shares why she and fellow Democrats on the House Oversight Committee on Thursday walked out of a closed-door briefing on the Epstein files by Justice Department leaders, saying Bondi refused to commit to honor a subpoena and testify under oath over the Epstein files.
Chacón asks Stansbury if we’ll reach a point where Trump is deposed. Noting she supported former President Bill Clinton being deposed, she said “Congress is conducting an investigation into the most extensive sexual criminal enterprise in American history. You don’t get a pass just because you’re a former president or a current president.”
Let's wind down with this from Senator Elizabeth Warren's office:
“With universal child care, we can transform our economy, transform the lives of parents and children, and transform how Americans see government.”
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani published a new op-ed in USA Today calling for the Democratic party to commit to making universal child care a central part of its platform.
The pair highlighted that investments in child care would have enormous economic benefits, with an estimated return of $13 for every dollar spent on early childhood care.
“[I]t will be felt when our economy is energized by parents who can stay in their jobs, by businesses that can attract and retain top talent who might otherwise be priced out of this city, and by an increase in economic activity to the tune of tens of billions of dollars,” Warren and Mamdani wrote.
They highlighted that the push for universal child care is already underway in New Mexico and Quebec, Canada, with the latter program resulting in a 13 percent increase in women’s participation in the workforce.
“The case for universal child care is overwhelming. It’s the kind of investment Wall Street would tout,” they wrote.
They also called for paying child care workers a living wage.
“By committing to build child care infrastructure, we also have an opportunity to invest in child care workers and to ensure that they are paid commensurate with their training and experience…We invest in firefighters and road maintenance crews by paying a living wage; we should make the same investments in people who care for our babies,” Warren and Mamdani wrote.
“We should not have to dust off history books to find examples of the Democratic Party leading with courage and ambition. With universal child care, we can transform our economy, transform the lives of parents and children, and transform how Americans see government. We’re in the fight to get it done,” they concluded.
Read the full op-ed here and below:
Mayor Mamdani, Sen. Warren: Everyone benefits from universal childcare
March 18, 2026
The two of us live very different lives. One of us is a grandmother to three exceptional grandchildren. The other receives near-daily phone calls from his mother asking when the grandchildren will arrive.
And yet, despite those differences, we share a simple conviction: every family in New York City —and in America—has a right to child care.
In January, New York City announced a historic new investment in universal child care. Through a partnership struck between City Hall and Governor Kathy Hochul, free, universal child care will soon be expanded to every two and three-year-old across the five boroughs. Even for a city that constantly reinvents itself, this is a seismic shift.
It will be felt in the lives of children who grow up happier and healthier, with kids who attend preschool, now nearly 6% more likely to attend college. It will be felt by families who suddenly have an additional $20,000 or more per year—per child—in their pockets.
And it will be felt when our economy is energized by parents who can stay in their jobs, by businesses that can attract and retain top talent who might otherwise be priced out of this city, and by an increase in economic activity to the tune of tens of billions of dollars.
The case for universal child care is overwhelming. It’s the kind of investment Wall Street would tout: every dollar spent on early childhood care can return as much as $13. It restores the workforce. After Quebec introduced universal child care, women's participation in the workforce increased by 13%.
And it addresses one of the greatest threats to our economy: families being pushed out of the places they call home.
Child care isn’t just care. It’s basic infrastructure, as essential to a thriving society as roads, bridges, and public transit—the foundation upon which a vibrant, flourishing society can be built.
The change New York City will soon experience is already underway in New Mexico, which launched a groundbreaking universal child care program last November. But this progress shouldn’t be limited only to states that begin with ‘New.’ Every family—from Alaska to Florida—deserves the same opportunity.
If we want to protect the American Dream, we begin with child care.
Affordable child care means parents are no longer forced to choose between raising their children and keeping their jobs. It means better outcomes for kids. And frankly, for all of us.
By committing to build child care infrastructure, we also have an opportunity to invest in child care workers and to ensure that they are paid commensurate with their training and experience. Currently, these workers are caught in a squeeze: wages are inadequate, but parents cannot afford to pay more. The result is that nearly 60 percent of child care centers are short-staffed. We invest in firefighters and road maintenance crews by paying a living wage; we should make the same investments in people who care for our babies.
In fact, universal child care may be one of the most powerful tools we have to make life more affordable for American families.
As the Democratic Party heads into the midterms—before gearing up for a historic Presidential contest in 2028—we should build our platform around policies that are both incredibly popular across party lines and materially improve working people’s lives. Americans have been clear about their biggest concern: affordability.
Universal child care answers that concern directly. For decades, the Republican Party has championed a trickle-down economic theory that enriches billionaires, deepens inequality, drives up inflation, and leaves working families in the dirt. It’s time for a different approach, one that puts a dignified life within reach by investing public dollars to improve the lives of working people.
That’s what it actually means to spread prosperity. And that is exactly what universal child care does.
At its best, government makes people’s lives better.
When Franklin D. Roosevelt enacted the New Deal, government made people’s lives better. When Lyndon B. Johnson pursued the Great Society, government made people’s lives better.
When New York City delivers free, universal child care, government will once again make people’s lives better.
But when the government hands out more tax cuts to millionaires and billionaires, it improves life for only a handful of the richest people in this country—while making life harder for millions more.
We should not have to dust off history books to find examples of the Democratic Party leading with courage and ambition. With universal child care, we can transform our economy, transform the lives of parents and children, and transform how Americans see government. We’re in the fight to get it done.
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