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The Man Who Told the FBI Epstein Worked for Mossad Once Interned for Dershowitz
The FBI's confidential source behind the Epstein-Mossad allegation has been identified as Charles C. Johnson, a far-right provocateur who once interned for Alan Dershowitz and was later ordered to pay 71 million for impersonating a government spy. Courts jailed him in 2025 for stealing a courthouse mug during his deposition.
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The Daily Beast
· Jul 12, 2026
DOJ Accidentally Owns Itself With Epstein Files Blunder
Rick Friedman/Corbis via Getty ImagesAn embarrassing social media blunder briefly made it appear as if the Justice Department was admitting to impeding the only active criminal investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.The apparent self-own came after journalist and lawyer Aaron Parnas posted on X that “The Trump Administration is impeding the only active criminal investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.” DOJ Rapid Response replied with two words: “We are.”Read more at The Daily Beast.
Daily Mail
· Jun 24, 2026
Bill Gates admits to affairs with Harvard-trained doctor and Russian nuclear scientist in shocking Epstein grilling
Bill Gates admits to affairs with Harvard-trained doctor and Russian nuclear scientist in shocking Epstein grilling
Brisbane Times
· Jun 24, 2026
Bill Gates names three women he had affairs with in Epstein testimony
The billionaire co-founder of Microsoft suggested in a recent hearing that disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein had ‘contemplated blackmailing’ him after learning of his unfaithfulness with the Russian women.
The Daily Caller
· Jun 25, 2026
Bill Gates Claims Epstein Considered Blackmailing Him About Extramarital Affairs
'I should never have met with Epstein in the first place.'
MeidasTouch
· Jul 12, 2026
LIVE BREAKING: FBI Makes STUNNING ADMISSION on Epstein Files
In a stunning admission in my Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the Justice Department, the FBI concedes that it has unclassified videos it used to train analysts on how to redact the Epstein Files. These videos could include the ones my sources told me instructed analysts to hide the names of political figures including Donald Trump. Allison Gill reports on a new episode of the Breakdown.
The Hill
· Jun 22, 2026
Dershowitz to sit for questioning in House Epstein probe
Alan Dershowitz, a former defense attorney for late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, will appear before the House Oversight Committee on July 20 for a transcribed interview, according to two sources familiar with the planning. Dershowitz helped secure a controversial plea deal for Epstein in 2008, in which the disgraced financier agreed to plead guilty to...
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Related coverage for "The Man Who Told the FBI Epstein Worked for Mossad Once Interned for Dershowitz": The Daily Beast — DOJ Accidentally Owns Itself With Epstein Files Blunder. Daily Mail — Bill Gates admits to affairs with Harvard-trained doctor and Russian nuclear scientist in shocking Epstein grilling. Brisbane Times — Bill Gates names three women he had affairs with in Epstein testimony. The Daily Caller — Bill Gates Claims Epstein Considered Blackmailing Him About Extramarital Affairs. MeidasTouch — LIVE BREAKING: FBI Makes STUNNING ADMISSION on Epstein Files. The Hill — Dershowitz to sit for questioning in House Epstein probe