Epstein file dump stuns reporter who finds DOJ tracked her 2019 flight
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks during a press conference about deploying federal law enforcement agents in Washington to bolster the local police presence, in the Press Briefing Room at the White House, in Washington D.C., U.S., August 11, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
A stunning twist emerged from the latest release of FBI files tied to Jeffrey Epstein after Miami Herald investigative reporter Julie K. Brown revealed that her own 2019 flight itinerary was included in materials attached to a grand jury subpoena. Brown, whose reporting helped expose Epstein’s abuse network, said the discovery raises alarming questions about why the Justice Department was collecting or retaining travel records of a journalist during the final weeks of Epstein’s life under the Trump administration. The revelation triggered immediate backlash online, with journalists and analysts warning that DOJ surveillance of a reporter covering Epstein represents a scandal separate from — and potentially as serious as — the Epstein case itself.
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Epstein file dump stuns reporter who finds DOJ tracked her 2019 flight