FBI Director Kash Patel asserted during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing that there is “no credible information” in case files indicating Jeffrey Epstein trafficked young women to anyone other than himself. The remarks came after Republican Senator John Kennedy questioned Patel about the contents of the Epstein files, specifically whether Epstein had facilitated trafficking to others.
Patel stated, “Himself. There is no credible information, none. If there were I would bring the case yesterday that he trafficked to other individuals. And the information we have, again, is limited.” When Kennedy pressed, “So the answer is no one?” Patel replied, “For the information that we have. In the case files.”
The exchange occurred amid heightened scrutiny of Patel’s leadership and his handling of investigations, including the recent assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Kennedy emphasized the public’s demand for transparency, stating, “The central question for the American people is this: They know Epstein trafficked young women for sex with himself. What they want to know is whether he trafficked them to anyone else.”
