As West Palm braces for Epstein hearing, old files tell a new story
Posted: Tue May 12, 2026 1:24 pm
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Democratic members of Congress are descending on West Palm Beach this morning to hear testimony about Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse and the failures that let him walk free.
Organizers of the 10 a.m. hearing at City Hall said they chose the location for its proximity to President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club, where some of Epstein's teenage victims were recruited. Records released earlier this year, however, established West Palm Beach as a hunting ground in its own right.
The documents showed city police were tipped off to suspicious dealings at Epstein's mansion starting a quarter century ago. Those initial probes by officers from two agencies, West Palm Beach and Palm Beach, yielded no charges and predated the investigations that ended with the so-called sweetheart deal for Epstein.
The wrist-slap prosecution remains a global scandal, and one that lured a select group of U.S. House Oversight Committee members to West Palm Beach today.