The investigation into Epstein's crimes began in Palm Beach, Florida, where he faced initial charges and entered a controversial plea deal. Trump, a former friend of Epstein, faces scrutiny due to past associations and a recent lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal over a lewd letter.

Questions persist about how Jeffrey Epstein, who once moved among the world's elite, was able to avoid federal prosecution for so long. A timeline suggests some answers.

A judge on Wednesday rejected a Trump administration request to unseal transcripts from grand jury investigations of Jeffrey Epstein years ago in Florida, though a similar records request is

Pam Bondi took office as Florida's first female attorney general in 2011. Epstein had gotten out of the Palm Beach County Jail two years earlier.

Attorney General Pam Bondi has cited the release of the 2006 Florida transcripts in her request for grand jury materials from a federal court.

Former Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell petitions Supreme Court to review her case, claiming federal prosecutors violated a non-prosecution agreement made in 2007.

A U.S. House committee issued a subpoena for Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell to appear at a deposition at Florida federal women's prison.