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FBI Left St. Thomas Airport Without Questioning Women After Epstein Intervened, Congressional Report Reveals

Two FBI agents who attempted to approach two women at the St. Thomas airport in 2007 left without questioning them after Jeffrey Epstein intervened and spoke directly with the agents, according to testimony detailed in a newly released congressional report examining years of federal failures to investigate the convicted sex offender. Sarah Kellen, a former Epstein assistant and survivor of his abuse, told congressional investigators that Epstein instructed her and another young woman to remain where they were while he approached the agents himself. Approximately 10 minutes later, he returned, told them they could leave, and the agents were gone. Kellen described the encounter as evidence of the extraordinary influence Epstein wielded, including over law enforcement. "He could also control any law enforcement agency," Kellen said during her May 21, 2026, interview with the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, recounting the incident at the St. Thomas airport nearly two...