‘No outreach’ to Epstein victims despite Trump’s vow to investigate, lawyers say

Nine attorneys tell Guardian they have not been contacted by justice department - state of affairs they call atrocious'

For more than six months, Donald Trump and his justice department have insisted they would get to the bottom of Jeffrey Epstein's crimes, but nine attorneys - who have represented approximately 50 Epstein survivors - told the Guardian they have not been recently contacted by the justice department.

The revelation casts doubt on the effort by the Trump administration to fully investigate Epstein's crimes and activities and reveal everything that the government knows about him. It comes as Trump faces intense political pressure, including from his own base, over his social ties to Epstein, who was famed for courting rich and powerful figures into his circle.