Bondi’s Epstein hearing is back on as a mysterious $3 million gift from Epstein comes to light

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Since day one of Trump’s political career, people have desperately attempted to normalize his absurd abuses of power and blatant corruption – and 10 years later, much of corporate media remains a victim of their own attempts to return to a sense of normalcy.

It’s time to stop sane-washing the insanity.

What Happened

Momentum to hold the government accountable for the apparent mishandling of its investigation into Jeffrey Epstein has accelerated dramatically in recent days. Amidst White House denials, high-profile depositions, and new independent federal investigations, a clearer picture is finally emerging of the deceased sex trafficker’s financial ties to his living co-conspirators.

On Wednesday, House Democrats filed contempt charges against former US Attorney General Pam Bondi — a pointed escalation that appears to have forced her hand. After defying a House Oversight Committee subpoena earlier this month, arguing that her testimony was no longer needed since she had been fired by President Trump, Bondi has agreed to appear for a deposition on May 29 to explain her role in the release of the Epstein Files.

“We think [Bondi’s] been involved in a massive cover up and we need to hold her accountable,” Ranking Member Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) told COURIER. “We can get justice for the survivors. We can take on Trump’s corruption. We can take on his family. And I think that’s what we’ve continuously shown. We can’t allow them to continue to break the rules and break the law, and we’ve got to hold them accountable.”

Meanwhile, COURIER has identified new discrepancies between sworn testimony of those previously deposed and documentation found in the Epstein Files — including, for the first time, evidence that Epstein’s close associate and longtime personal lawyer, Darren Indyke, failed to disclose a $3 million gift of prime Florida real estate.

For decades, Indyke handled the business side of Epstein’s empire, while his boss built a vast network of wealthy, powerful clients for his multi-billion dollar sex trafficking operation. At the time of Epstein’s death, his estate was worth nearly $600 million. Today, Indyke and accountant Richard Kahn, are now the co-executors of the estate, and have much to gain from protecting it from criminal prosecution.

An ongoing investigation by COURIER, including the creation of a comprehensive public database of the Epstein Files by Thorian AI, previously uncovered financial dealings that directly contradict what Indyke told congressional investigators during his March deposition. The records point to suspected money laundering and indicate that Indyke worked to prevent Epstein’s victims from speaking with law enforcement, shaking them down for money as a manipulation tactic.

A new analysis reveals yet another omission by Indyke: when asked about his compensation, he recounted $16 million in salary and $7 million in loans. But what he failed to disclose was the $3 million mansion Epstein purchased for him in 2015. According to a Suspicious Activity Report accidentally published by the DOJ, Epstein’s company, Financial Trust Real Estate Inc., wired funds through TD Bank to cover the closing costs of Indyke’s home, which he owned for nearly a decade. The report was briefly made public before it was removed, fully redacted, then republished.

“[Indyke’s] account was credited by a suspicious $3,000,000 wire transfer from the FirstBank Puerto Rico account of F T Real Estate Inc,” the SAR states. “The memo references closing costs for 6030 Le Lac Road (the current residential address on file at TD Bank for Darren K. Indyke).”

According to the report, the transaction immediately set off internal red flags at TD Bank — but they refrained from reporting it to the authorities until after Epstein’s death in 2019. The bank’s failure to adhere to basic anti-money laundering regulations, paired with Indyke’s apparent deceptions while under oath, pose a unique challenge to a Congress that has recently found its teeth. As with the contempt charges against Bondi, the Oversight Committee has the tools to compel more forthright testimony from Indyke and hold accountable a financial industry that turned a blind eye to Epstein’s blatant crimes.

“As a minority party, we have 18 subpoenas in the Oversight committee as it pertains to the Epstein investigation. We’ve been highly effective at forcing Republicans to take this seriously, and have been able to work with them to make sure that anyone who is relevant to this investigation is brought forward,” said US Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ), who sits on the committee. “We still have a long list of folks that we believe should come forward, and we’ll continue to work through those.”

Indyke has so far managed to avoid any serious consequences as a result of his involvement with Epstein, and continues to deny any personal wrongdoing. In order to shield themselves from lawsuits, Indyke and Kahn established an Epstein Victims’ Compensation Program, where victims could receive a quick payout in exchange for promising to never sue any of Epstein’s former employees. In February 2026, the pair settled a class-action lawsuit, but the $35 million was paid out from Epstein’s estate, not from Indyke or Kahn personally. The pair’s authority over Epstein’s wealth has functioned as a financial shield from civil liability, leaving criminal charges as victims’ only hope for a path to justice.

Bondi’s upcoming deposition and the discovery of Indyke’s gifted mansion come as startling new revelations continue to be uncovered by members of Congress, news outlets, and citizen journalists since the partial publication of the DOJ’s investigation into Epstein. The forced transparency — a result of the passage of the Epstein Files Transparency Act in December 2025 — has placed renewed scrutiny on the sworn testimony of others who have been deposed, including Indyke and Kahn.

“Darren Indyke has a lot to answer for. We think there’s a lot more that he should have shared in his deposition, and we have a lot of questions still for him and the Epstein Estate,” said Garcia. “We’re going to go all-in on this investigation and we’re going to ensure that we get all the information, all the bank records, all the financial statements, talk to a bunch of people that we want to speak with, and ask additional questions.”

The apparent cover-up by the Trump administration and Epstein’s associates, coupled with a growing acknowledgement that the DOJ investigation into his sprawling, multi-billion dollar trafficking enterprise was woefully inadequate, has intensified pressure on those in power to take action. In early April, First Lady Melania Trump issued an unprompted defense of her association with Epstein, and earlier this week, both the DOJ’s independent accountability office and the US Government Accountability Office launched investigations into the administration’s compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act.

The announcement of Bondi’s rescheduled deposition brings an end to weeks of stonewalling by US House Oversight Committee Chair Rep. James Comer (R-KY), who had used subversive bureaucratic maneuvers to stall his committee’s investigation into the government’s handling of Epstein’s criminal network. Comer removed all hearings from the calendar in March, which in turn, canceled scheduled meetings with several individuals who had been invited to testify.

“I hope it’s very clear — not only to the Trump administration, but also to the American people — that we take this very seriously, and that this is an investigation that is just getting started. Ultimately the goal here is not just to get the Epstein files, but to ensure that anybody who committed a crime or who helped enable a crime is held accountable,” said Ansari. “We aren’t afraid of using any lever that we have, whether it be now that we’re in the minority, or when we’re in the majority and have full subpoena power to move this investigation forward and get justice for the victims.”

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Indivisble endorses economic blackout on May 1. Here’s how to participate

Activists are calling for a nationwide economic blackout this Friday, as a way to use the power of the pocketbook to protest the Trump administration.

Participants are asked to refrain from going to work, attending school, or making purchases of any kind. In an interview with COURIER, Indivisible co-founder Ezra Levin explains what a movement like this hopes to achieve, and why his organization is throwing its weight behind it.

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It’s easy for individual members of Congress to get overlooked by national outlets as they quietly skate to reelection again, and again, and again. The following is an overview of different congressional representatives you may not have heard of, with fun facts about their origin stories they’ve tried to keep out of the public narrative.

Utah US Sen. Mike Lee

Since taking office in 2011, Sen. Lee has:

• Seen his net worth increase from $199,000 to $391,000

• Sponsored 2,077 bills

• Authored six bills that have been signed into law — half of which were to rename federal buildings

• Successfully pushed Trump to leave the Paris Climate Agreement after receiving over $250,000 in campaign contributions from the oil, gas, and coal industries

• Worked closely with Trump’s team in their attempt to overturn the 2020 election results

• Compared Trump to the Book of Mormon figure Captain Moroni, known for committing political violence in the name of Christian nationalism

Fun Facts

Sen. Lee has most recently been in the news for attempting to sell off millions of acres of public land and for his response to the assassination of Melissa and Mark Hortman. He called the suspected shooter—who appears to be a far-right, Trump-supporting Christian nationalist—a liberal, mentally ill “Marxist.” He backed down and deleted his posts after being confronted by Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith. His response to the shooting prompted condemnation from his hometown newspaper and calls for his resignation.

It’s unlikely that a political nepo baby like Lee will leave office before he chooses to do so. His father was Ronald Reagan’s Solicitor General and a founding dean of the law school at BYU where Sen. Lee would later receive his law degree. The Senator was also fortunate enough to be elected student body president at the same time his father was university president.

Unlike his brother, a former Utah Supreme Court justice, Sen. Lee went the federal route, nabbing a clerkship with Samuel Alito when he was serving as an appeals court judge. Alito then brought Lee along as a clerk during his first year as a US Supreme Court justice. The pair are, ideologically, almost identically aligned. Like Lee, Alito has publicly supported Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election and even flew an upside-down US flag outside his home in support of the insurrectionists after Jan. 6.

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