Which presidents or prime ministers are listed in Jeffrey Epstein flight logs and what trips did they take with him?
Executive summary
Publicly released Epstein-era documents and flight logs show names of several current and former heads of state — notably former U.S. Presidents and members of foreign royalty — appearing in manifests or related materials, but available sources do not list a single comprehensive, unredacted, official roster of “presidents or prime ministers” who flew with Jeffrey Epstein (not found in current reporting). Major releases by the Department of Justice and the House Oversight Committee have included flight logs, contact lists and schedules that mention figures such as former U.S. President Bill Clinton and Prince Andrew; reporting also references alleged mentions of other world leaders in emails and documents released in 2025 [1] [2] [3] [4].
1. Flight logs, contact books and what they actually are
The materials made public in 2025 include flight logs, a redacted contact book, a masseuse list and other evidence released by the DOJ in February and later batches released by House committees; those files are fragments of far larger investigative holdings the FBI and DOJ reviewed, not a single curated “client list” [1] [5]. The Justice Department and FBI have also produced memos saying they found no credible evidence of a formal “client list,” underscoring that published logs are partial and heavily redacted [5] [6].
2. Which presidents and prime ministers appear in the released material
Reporting and committee releases name a small set of senior political figures. Flight logs and related court documents previously disclosed in 2024 and expanded in 2025 included former U.S. President Bill Clinton among the dozen-plus high-profile names in court exhibits; other government leaders and senior officials — for example, former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak and former British prime minister Tony Blair — are mentioned across depositions and documents cited by Congress and media [2] [7]. The November 2025 Democratic House releases and media reporting referenced emails and notes that mention President Trump in Epstein correspondence and other emails referenced interactions with global leaders — but these materials are not presented as proof of criminal conduct [3] [8].
3. High-profile non‑political names complicate the picture
The released batches also show social ties to royalty and billionaires — notably Prince Andrew of the UK appears in flight manifests and ledgers and is tied in prior court documents to travel and payments; other notable figures named across releases include Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Peter Thiel and public intellectuals — which has amplified scrutiny over which elites had social or travel contact with Epstein [4] [9] [10].
4. What the logs actually document — and what they do not
Flight manifests record passengers and sometimes trip destinations or dates; they do not, by themselves, prove the nature of relationships, the purpose of travel, or criminal activity. Multiple outlets and committee statements emphasize that appearing on a manifest can reflect a single meeting, a social invitation, a proposed trip that never occurred or simply a name recorded without context — Epstein himself told investigators he had dropped names, and documents include redactions to protect victims and ongoing inquiries [7] [4] [1].
5. Conflicting conclusions in official statements and political spin
There is a clear split between political narratives. Some lawmakers and commentators have treated the releases as evidence of broader networks and potential wrongdoing by prominent figures; at the same time, a July 2025 DOJ/FBI memo cited in reporting concluded investigators found “no credible evidence” of a formal client list or of systematic blackmail, a finding that has been used by defenders of named individuals [5] [6]. The partisan fight over further releases — capped by the Epstein Files Transparency Act passed in November 2025 and signed by the president — demonstrates political incentives on both sides to either expose names or to frame the disclosures as politically motivated [11] [12].
6. Key limitations and open questions
Available sources do not provide a single, authoritative list of “presidents or prime ministers” who definitively traveled with Epstein, nor do they provide full, unredacted logs for every trip (not found in current reporting). Many files remain redacted; the DOJ and congressional committees continue to review material and withhold victim-identifying information and materials tied to active probes. Journalists and investigators stress that names in the files require corroboration and context before inferring illicit conduct [1] [4] [6].
7. How to interpret what’s been released — a cautious roadmap
Treat appearances in flight logs or documents as leads, not convictions. Follow-up should ask: is there corroborating evidence beyond a manifest (e.g., contemporaneous calendar entries, receipts, witness accounts)? Which parts of released files are redacted and why? Given conflicting official assessments, accountability requires careful forensic work rather than headline-driven inference; both congressional releases (Oversight Committee) and the DOJ’s internal reviews should be read together to form a more complete picture [4] [5].
Sources cited above are drawn from DOJ releases and major reporting compiled in 2025, including Department of Justice document releases (February 2025), House Oversight Committee disclosures and contemporaneous news coverage [1] [4] [3] [5] [6] [2].