Epstein Was Trying To Offer Prosecutors Dirt On Trump, Report Says—But Didn’t Have Anything Alison is a senior news reporter covering US politics and legal news.Jun 16, 2026, 09:24am EDTToplineJeffrey Epstein’s attorneys were in discussions with prosecutors before his death about potentially trying to get him a more lenient sentence if he gave up information that could help them in other cases, The New York Times reported Tuesday—with notes suggesting Epstein wanted to pass along information about President Donald Trump.Jeffrey Epstein (left) and now-President Donald at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, in 1997.Getty ImagesKey FactsThis story is breaking and will be updated.LOADING VIDEO PLAYER...FORBES’ FEATURED Video