Jul 10, 2025
Ex-Israeli intelligence official Ari ben-Menashe tells CN Live! the U.S. Justice Dept.’s notice that it has no case against clients of the late, sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein is all tied up in the politics of the Gaza war. Watch the replay.
Former Israeli defense intelligence official Ari ben-Menashe joins CN Live! on Thursday morning at 9am EDT, 2pm BST to discuss the latest development in the Jeffery Epstein case and its implications for Israel’s war on Gaza. Hosts: Elizabeth Vos and Joe Lauria. Producer: Cathy Vogan.
On Sunday night the U.S. DOJ leaked to the media a two-page memo that seeks to end the drama of the pedophile and sex trafficker Jeffery Epstein and whether there was evidence, particularly video evidence, that Epstein had blackmail material on a list of very powerful men, showing them committing illegal acts with underaged girls.
Also on Sunday night as the memo was leaked, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu was arriving in Washington for a series of meetings, still going on, at the White House, the Congress, the State Department, the Pentagon and with other powerful actors. Netanyahu is seeking continued U.S. backing in his quest to ethnically cleanse Gaza of its Palestinian population and to continue his war against Iran.
The DOJ Epstein memo said that its “systematic review revealed no incriminating “client list.” There was also no credible evidence found that Epstein blackmailed prominent individuals as part of his actions. We did not uncover evidence that could predicate an investigation against uncharged third parties.”
The memo seeks to disconnect Epstein’s crimes from any of the powerful men whom he associated with. “Consistent with prior disclosures, this review confirmed that Epstein harmed over one thousand victims. Each suffered unique trauma,” memo says. None of the thousands of hours of video evidence Epstein filmed with hidden cameras in his various residences will be released or even discussed. The court seal on these videos “served only to protect victims and did not expose any additional third-parties to allegations of illegal wrongdoing.”
The memo also says that video from the jail where Epstein was being held in Manhattan showed that no one entered his cell area on the night that he died and thus the DOJ ruled that he died by suicide. Case closed. Or is it?
Here to connect Netanyahu’s visit with the release of the DOJ report is Ari ben-Menashe who is a former official with Israel’s defense intelligence agency.
Netanyahu and Trump in Oval Office, February 2025. (Dan Scavino/Wikimedia Commons)
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