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Who and what are in the Epstein files?

Bbc World Service
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We’re talking about the final release of the Epstein files today.

Three million pages, 180,000 images and 2,000 videos were posted by the US Justice Department last week. Apparently, if you piled them on top of each other, it would be twice as high as the Eiffel Tower!

It can all get a bit overwhelming about what and who exactly is in them. But that’s what we’re gonna explain in this episode.

Some of the names include: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Donald Trump, Bill Gates and Bill Clinton. Being named in the documents does not mean you’re guilty of any wrongdoing and those named have denied any knowledge of what Jeffrey Epstein was doing.

To get more background, listen to episode on Epstein from before the files were released: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct73xn

Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworld Email: whatintheworld@bbc.co.uk WhatsApp: +44 330 12 33 22 6 Presenter: Iqra Farooq Producers: Emily Horler and Chelsea Coates Editor: Verity Wilde

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