Epstein files refer to massage techniques, Ayurveda from India
The newly released Epstein files have references to what they described as "massage techniques" and Ayurveda from India.
The US Justice Department on Friday released thousands of files related to convicted sex offender, late Jeffrey Epstein, after US President Donald Trump signed a bill last month mandating their release within 30 days.
The issue is politically sensitive in nature, with a massive campaign by the Democrats calling for the release of the files related to the wealthy financier known for his connections to some of the world’s most influential people. Trump was friends with Epstein for years before the two had a falling out, and this connection has been a matter of great political controversy. Among the exhibits in the Epstein files that the Justice Department has released, one mentions the use of massages and Ayurveda for detoxification.
“Many practitioners in the West are now offering massage and other treatments based upon this 5,000-year-old system of natural healing from India,” it says.
It also has articles titled ‘The Art of Giving Massage’, which mentions the use of sesame oil for detoxification. The files included only a small number of photos of Trump, and the Justice Department acknowledged that its document disclosure was incomplete. It featured a series of photos of former US president Bill Clinton as well as a picture of Epstein with the late pop star Michael Jackson.
Neither Trump nor Clinton has ever been accused of wrongdoing in connection with Epstein.
Epstein killed himself in a Manhattan jail while awaiting trial in 2019 on charges that said he sexually abused and trafficked dozens of underage girls. Justice Dept releases limited set of files.
The Justice Department released thousands of files Friday about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein but the incomplete document dump did not break significant ground about the long-running criminal investigations of the financier or his ties to wealthy and powerful individuals.
The files included a small number of photos of President Donald Trump, sparing the White House for now from having to confront fresh revelations about an Epstein relationship that the administration for months has tried in vain to push past.
It did, however, feature a series of never-before-seen photos of Bill Clinton from a trip that the former president appears to have take with Epstein decades ago.
Reaction to the disclosures broke along mostly partisan lines. Democrats and some Republicans seized on the limited release to accuse the Justice Department of failing to meet a congressionally set deadline to produce the Epstein files. White House officials on social media gleefully promoted a photo of Clinton in a hot tub with a person with a blacked-out face. The US administration touted the release as a show of its commitment to transparency, ignoring the fact that the Justice Department just months ago said no more files would be released.
Congress then passed a law mandating it. The records, consisting largely of pictures but also including call logs, grand jury testimony, interview transcripts and other documents, arrived amid extraordinary anticipation that they might offer the most detailed look yet at nearly two decades' worth of government scrutiny of Epstein’s sexual abuse of young women and underage girls. Their release has long been demanded by a public hungry to learn whether any of Epstein’s associates knew about or participated in the abuse. Epstein’s accusers have also sought answers about why federal authorities shut down their initial investigation into the allegations in 2008.
Seemed unlikely to satisfy the public clamour for information, given how many investigative records the department indicated it was continuing to withhold. In a letter to Congress obtained by The Associated Press, Deputy Attorney General Todd wrote that the Justice Department was continuing to review files in its possession and expected additional disclosures by the endof the year.
