The FBI has closed the Epstein case but for his victims, justice never opened

Government

The FBI's decision to formally end its investigation into Jeffrey Epstein with no further charges to be brought is not just a betrayal of justice. It is confirmation of what the paedophile's victims have feared all along: that the rich and powerful will never be held to account. The decision follows a so-called "comprehensive internal review" ordered by the Trump-appointed leadership of the Department of Justice and the FBI. Predictably, it concludes that no high-profile associate of Epstein