Jeffrey Epstein flight list: Who flew on ‘Lolita Express’ private jet?
JEFFREY Epstein’s former pilot has testified that a number of famous faces flew on his private jet – dubbed the “Lolita Express” – between the early 1990s and 2004.
Under oath, Lawrence Visosk confirmed passengers on the late financier’s Gulf Stream plane included former Presidents Donald Trump and Bill Clinton as well as Prince Andrew.
What was the ‘Lolita Express?’
Jeffrey Epstein was alleged to have used the plane to court underage girls and fly them between his residences across the US.
The luxury Boeing 727 aircraft was owned by Epstein, though what exactly happened on the flights remains a close-guarded secret. Victims of Epstein say he organised orgies on board the three-engine commercial jet.
The luxury aircraft boasted deluxe furnishings, a spacious galley, an expansive cabin lounge and a master bedroom.
The pilot of the plane reportedly undertook around 1,000 flights during his time flying Epstein and others.
Who flew on ‘Lolita Express’ private jet?
Donald Trump
During the prosecution, Lawrence Visoski testified that former President Donald Trump was aboard Epstein’s distinctive Gulf Stream plane.
However, he never witnessed any sexual activity aboard the plane or the presence of any underage girls without their parents.
The pilot told the trial: “I certainly remember President Trump, but not many people associated with him.”
He also clarified that Trump was aboard Epstein’s plane prior to his presidency.
In the past Trump has tried to distance himself from the late financier and reportedly even banned him from his Palm Beach resort Mar-a-Lago.
But, in an interview in 2002, Trump called Epstein a “terrific guy” who liked “younger” women in New York Magazine.
The former president went on to tell the outlet, “He’s a lot of fun to be with. It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side.
“No doubt about it — Jeffrey enjoys his social life.”
Prince Andrew
The Sun reported in 2019 that Prince Andrew flew on a private jet with Epstein and Epstein’s alleged 17-year-old sex slave, Virginia Roberts, the pilot claimed.
The allegation, made in court papers, is the first to place the Duke of York and Roberts on Epstein’s plane together.
In court testimony David Rodgers said one trip saw Epstein, Andrew and the then 17-year-old Virginia heading to the US Virgin Islands.
Flight logs from 2000 reported by the Mail Online also show that Prince Andrew was on board Epstein’s plane on a flight from New Jersey to Florida.
No evidence has emerged to prove that Andrew took part in sexual activity on the Lolita Express.
Ghislaine Maxwell
Brit socialite, Ghislaine Maxwell, travelled on the Lolita Express on a number of occasions, flight logs show.
Pictures previously reported by The Sun also show Maxwell posing at the door of the jet with former US President Bill Clinton during a trip to Africa together in 2002.
The British socialite was arrested on July 2, 2020, for her alleged “unspeakable” part in delivering young girls into the hands of paedo Epstein.
Maxwell, who was the billionaire’s lover, is accused of “delivering underage girls into Epstein’s trap” by grooming them and “putting them at ease as an adult woman” as she stood over the pervert as he carried out his sick abuse.
On November 29, 2021, her six-week trial in New York began and on December 29, she was found guilty, “of conspiracy to entice minors to travel to engage in illegal sex acts, conspiracy to transport minors to participate in illegal sex acts, transporting a minor to participate in illegal sex acts, sex trafficking conspiracy, and sex trafficking of a minor,” according to the Southern District of New York.
In June 2022, Maxwell was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Bill Clinton
According to flight logs obtained by Fox News in 2016, former US President Bill Clinton was a passenger on the jet.
These logs suggest Clinton took at least 26 trips on the private vessel between 2001 to 2003.
In 2019, The Sun reported how a woman who claims she was assaulted by Epstein says she sat in Bill Clinton’s personal seat on the aircraft.
She said she took the former President’s favourite seat on the luxury plane and described its bizarre bedroom floors made of mattress foam.
Kevin Spacey
Hollywood actor, Kevin Spacey, flew to Africa on the Lolita Express in 2002 as part of a project to raise awareness of the Aids crisis and poverty.
He was reportedly accompanied by Clinton and comedian, Chris Tucker.
Regarding the trip, Bill Clinton said of Epstein at the time: “I especially appreciated his insights and generosity during the recent trip to Africa to work on democratisation, empowering the poor, citizen service, and combating HIV/AIDS”.
Naomi Campbell
Flight logs reveal that Naomi Campbell also travelled on Epstein’s plane in 2002.
In 2019, the supermodel broke her silence on links to the disgraced Epstein, who attended her 31st birthday.
The supermodel appeared in a YouTube video in which she insisted she had no knowledge of the paedo billionaire‘s behaviour.
Chris Tucker
Comedian, Chris Tucker, was also part of the group, including Clinton and Spacey, who flew to Africa on a five-day humanitarian trip in 2002.
The star-studded group visited Ghana, Nigeria, Rwanda, Mozambique, Johannesburg and Cape Town.
There is no suggestion the trio did anything wrong during the tour, or knew of Ghislaine Maxwell’s alleged activities on Epstein’s behalf.
Alan Dershowitz
Epstein’s lawyer, Alan Dershowitz, took trips on the jet in the late 1990s, flight records show.
But the law professor told Gawker that he has a “very clear, unequivocal recollection” of never being on a plane with “young women”.
He did admit to having known Epstein since 1997.
Dershowitz also published an article in The Spectator where he defended Maxwell, and said the case against her is “far from over”.
After Maxwell’s arrest, he said: “I hope Epstein made videos.
“There have been suggestions that Epstein made secret videos of all the men who had sex in his houses and planes.
“I hope he did and they are all revealed, because they will prove I am not among them.
“I hereby waive any right of privacy in Epstein videos.”
Who has been mentioned in Epstein’s private calendar?
On April 31, 2023, The Wall Street Journal obtained documents regarding Epstein’s private calendar – which include arranged meetings with prominent individuals, “after he had served jail time in 2008 for a sex crime involving a teenage girl and was registered as a sex offender.”
The meetings between these individuals and Epstein were scheduled between 2013 and 2017, however, it is noted that “none of their names appear in Epstein’s now-public ‘black book’ of contacts or in the public flight logs of passengers who traveled on his private jet,” according to the outlet.
None of the individuals named in the Wall Street Journal’s documents have been accused of any wrongdoing.
The list includes:
William Burns
Burns has been the director of the Central Intelligence Agency since 2021.
In 2014, the 67-year-old diplomat had three meetings scheduled with Epstein while he was deputy secretary of state, as per documents obtained by the WSJ.
Following the release of this information, Tammy Kupperman Thorp, a CIA spokeswoman said in a comment to Fox News: “Director Burns recalls being introduced by a mutual friend in Washington, DC, and then met with him once briefly in New York City, about a decade ago as the Director was preparing to leave government service.
“The Director did not know anything about him, other than he was introduced as an expert in the financial services sector and offered general advice on transition to the private sector. The Director does not recall any further contact, including receiving a ride to the airport. They had no relationship.”
Kathryn Ruemmler
Ruemmler was the former White House counsel under President Barack Obama who reportedly had dozens of meetings with Epstein after her White House service.
“He also planned for her to join a 2015 trip to Paris and a 2017 visit to Epstein’s private island in the Caribbean,” as per the WSJ.
According to Fox News, a Goldman Sachs spokesperson told the outlet: “Many of Ms. Ruemmler’s contacts related to a potential representation involving the Gates Foundation, a representation of the Edmond de Rothschild bank, and other business opportunities.”
Ruemmler even told the WSJ: “I regret ever knowing Jeffrey Epstein.”
The 52-year-old has been an attorney at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. since 2020.
Leon Botstein
Botstein has served as the president of Bard College since 1975.
According to the WSJ, the 76-year-old: “had about two dozen meetings scheduled with Epstein over about four years, which were mostly visits to the townhouse,” in regard to his donations.
Botstein told the outlet: “I was an unsuccessful fundraiser and actually the object of a little bit of sadism on his part in dangling philanthropic support. That was my relationship with him.”
Noam Chomsky
Chomsky is a well-known professor, author and political activist.
According to the WSJ: “Mr. Chomsky said he and Epstein discussed political and academic topics.”
In 2015, Chomsky was reportedly scheduled to fly with Epstein for dinner at his Manhattan townhouse.
However, the 94-year-old intellectual told Fox News: “The reporting covered 2015-16, when what was known about Mr. Epstein was that he had been sentenced for a crime, served his sentence, which wiped the slate clean according to US law and norms.
“The gossip column chose not to publish the extensive information they have about far worse criminals who not only donate to MIT and other institutions but, far more serious of course, are greatly honored by them,” he said, taking a dig at both, the WSJ and Fox News.