Newly released documents from the Epstein files appear to show the Duke of York asking Ghislaine Maxwell to arrange meetings with 'inappropriate friends' while she sought 'friendly and discreet and fun' girls on his behalf. The emails, from 2001 and 2002, include messages from 'A' that appear to identify the author as Prince Andrew.
The files also reveal that the FBI sought to question Andrew about his links to a second millionaire sex offender, Peter Nygard. In October, Andrew said of claims about his links with Epstein: 'I vigorously deny the accusations against me.' He did not immediately respond to requests for comment about the new files.
Other significant disclosures include emails recording that Britain's Metropolitan police contacted the FBI last month to inquire about ongoing investigations related to Andrew's association with Epstein. US lawyers also claimed 'various factual inaccuracies' in a statement provided on Andrew's behalf during their investigation of Epstein.
Multiple references to Donald Trump appear in the files, including a claim by a senior US attorney that Trump was on a flight in the 1990s with Epstein and a 20-year-old woman. There is no indication of whether the woman was a victim of any crime, and Trump has consistently denied wrongdoing.
The documents also feature redactions that were found to be removable through Photoshop techniques or simply highlighting text to paste into a word processing file.
