This isn’t the kind of story liberals are rushing to highlight. The New York Times Magazine recently published an extensive look at Jeffrey Epstein’s final days in jail, focusing heavily on whether he truly died by suicide. On that question the piece is inconclusive at best, but it did deliver one clear takeaway that undercuts the narrative Democrats have been pushing for years.
The reporting shows handwritten notes Epstein made while in jail in which he desperately tried to come up with damaging information on Donald Trump to offer prosecutors in exchange for leniency. He came up empty.
According to the Times, Epstein’s attorneys discussed a possible “proffer” — giving useful information on others in hopes of a better deal for himself. Epstein fixated on Trump, then in his first term as president. On a legal pad he kept returning to the idea, scribbling phrases like “Trump is a total con artist — smoke & mirrors” and “Never had money.” He also suggested releasing Trump’s college transcripts and claimed a Trump Organization executive “knows all.”
These are not the notes of a man protecting a friend. They are the jottings of a desperate criminal looking for any leverage he could find — and finding nothing new or substantial.
Screenshots from the writings below:
The Times obtained about a dozen pages of previously unseen handwritten notes from Epstein’s time in jail. His scribblings on Trump were vague, repetitive, and based on things already widely known. There was no bombshell dirt, no implication in Epstein’s crimes, and no evidence of any ongoing friendship or alliance.
Trump has long said he was not close to Epstein after a certain point and had banned him from Mar-a-Lago years earlier. These newly surfaced notes line up with that account. Epstein was actively trying to weaponize whatever connection he once had — and failing.
It’s telling that even a strongly anti-Trump outlet like The New York Times ended up publishing material that undercuts the smear campaign. The left has spent years trying to tie Trump to Epstein’s crimes through guilt by association and selective redactions. These notes do the opposite: they show Epstein viewed Trump as a potential target for prosecutors, not a co-conspirator or protector.
The broader Epstein case remains murky on the question of how he died. The Times report raises legitimate questions about jail failures, security lapses, and the circumstances around his death but ultimately leans toward the official suicide ruling while acknowledging that conspiracy theories will persist because definitive proof is hard to come by.
What the reporting does make clear, however, is that whatever criminal network or evil Epstein was part of, Donald Trump was not part of it. Epstein was trying to destroy Trump’s reputation for his own benefit — and had nothing real to offer.
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