Epstein headlines focus on unidentified elites who may be exposed or embarrassed, rather than on the victims whose suffering made the case newsworthy.

Including previously unreported allegations shedding light on their relationship, The New York Times interviewed more than 30 former Epstein employees and women who identified as victims of his and Trump’s abuse before the men fell out of friendship on their respective paths to the presidency and a litany of federal charges.

The Jeffrey Epstein victims' lawsuits resembled two others, against JPMorgan Chase and Deutsche Bank, which settled for hundreds of millions.