A Democratic strategist Tuesday called out the Department of Justice for its handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files.
Mike Nellis, founder and chief strategy officer of Authentic, described the disappointment surrounding the case and lack of justice for Epstein survivors.
He wrote the following on X:
"All the drama around these Epstein file drops aside, it’s clear the DOJ—under multiple presidents—never took this case seriously. You cannot convince me that with hundreds of documented victims, virtually no one will be held accountable. Trump or otherwise, this is outrageous and a devastating failure of the rule of law in this country."
The DOJ claimed Tuesday that they were seeking a handwriting analysis after a message allegedly sent by Epstein to another notorious sex offender apparently suggested the implication of Donald Trump. The letter, postmarked Aug. 13, 2019, three days after Epstein died in federal custody, to former U.S. gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar, who was convicted of sexually abusing scores of young gymnasts, alleges that Trump shared their "love of young, nubile girls."
Epstein was found dead in his cell Aug. 10, 2019, and his death was ruled a suicide. The letter was eventually marked "return to sender," according to an FBI request for a handwriting analysis that was also released Monday in a new batch of files disclosed by the Department of Justice.
Epstein operated an extensive sex trafficking operation targeting underage girls for over a decade, exploited his wealth, connections and status to recruit, groom and abuse victims while evading serious legal consequences for years. Epstein's trafficking network involved recruiting vulnerable young women and girls, often from disadvantaged backgrounds, and subjecting them to sexual abuse at his Manhattan mansion, Palm Beach estate, and private island, with evidence suggesting he received assistance from accomplices including his longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell in facilitating the exploitation and abuse of his victims.