A stunned podcast studio fell silent as investigative journalist Nick Bryant—the man who first published Jeffrey Epstein’s infamous “Little Black Book” in 2015—delved into its chilling contents, exposing a mosaic of elite connections that spanned presidents, royals, billionaires, and celebrities.
In a December 10, 2025, episode of The Highwire with Del Bigtree, Bryant revisited the address book he obtained and released on Gawker in 2015, containing over 1,500 names and 100+ phone numbers of Epstein’s contacts. “This wasn’t a client list,” Bryant clarified, voice steady amid the hush. “It was his social network—people he wanted access to: Clinton, Trump, Prince Andrew, Bill Gates, Woody Allen, Naomi Campbell, Les Wexner, even Donald Trump’s kids.”
Bryant detailed how the book, seized in a 2005 Palm Beach raid but suppressed, mapped Epstein’s ascent from teacher to financier, using connections for influence and protection. “He didn’t just know these people—he cultivated them,” Bryant said, citing flight logs and emails from 2025 releases showing repeated contact post-2008 conviction.
The interview, amid Epstein Files Transparency Act disclosures (deadline December 19), highlighted no wrongdoing by most listed—many deny ties—but the web’s breadth chilled. Bryant praised Virginia Giuffre’s Nobody’s Girl (October 21, 2025) for naming abusers, noting her memoir’s role in Andrew’s title revocation.
The episode, viewed 2.8 million times, trended #EpsteinBlackBook with 3.2 million posts (70% demanding unredacted files). Bryant’s calm dissection—exposing not crimes, but proximity—underscored power’s blind spots, leaving the studio silent with the weight of unspoken questions.
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