Khadeeja Safdar

@khadeejasafdar.bsky.social

I’m an enterprise reporter at The Wall Street Journal where I’ve worked for more than a decade. Message me at 718-404-4736 or email me at khadeeja.safdar@wsj.com.

In November, we did a deep dive on Jeffrey Epstein's personal lawyer Darren Indyke and in-house accountant Richard Kahn and reported that they had never been questioned by law enforcement. Both men were just deposed by the House Oversight Committee.

NEW: A former Russian model and Epstein ‘assistant’ explains how she and other adult victims spent years entrapped by him. “I’d rather tell this embarrassing story myself and get it over with once and for all so I can finally be free and close this chapter.” www.wsj.com/us-news/epst...

Epstein Files Exposed Her Name. Now Svetlana Pozhidaeva Tells Her Story.

A former Russian model and Epstein “assistant” explains how she and other adult victims spent years entrapped by him.

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Some prominent people in politics, business and academia didn’t just maintain ties with Epstein after his 2008 conviction. They actively consoled him, cast him as a victim and in some cases offered advice on how to rehabilitate his image. w/ @neilmhta.bsky.social www.wsj.com/us-news/igno...

‘Ignore It.’ How the Elite Consoled Jeffrey Epstein Over His Crimes.

Emails show how luminaries from politics, business and academia commiserated with the convicted sex offender about his legal troubles and bad press.

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Casey Wasserman, Peter Attia and Brett Ratner had reached—or returned to—the pinnacle of their industries in February 2026. And all three, it turned out, had secrets in the Epstein files. w/ @neilmhta www.wsj.com/us-news/flir...

Flirty Emails and Chummy Photos Show How Far Epstein Reached Into Business World

Los Angeles scion Casey Wasserman, celebrity doctor Peter Attia and film director Brett Ratner are facing scrutiny over new Epstein files.

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A review of 47 victims’ full names on Sunday found that 43 of them were left unredacted in files that were made public by the government on Friday, according to a @WSJ analysis. Several women’s full names appeared more than 100 times in the files. www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

Exclusive | Epstein Files Release Exposes Names of at Least 43 Victims, WSJ Review Finds

The Justice Department was required to redact all victims’ names prior to releasing the files.

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Huge respect to @khadeejasafdar.bsky.social for her YEARS of reporting on Epstein's crimes AND associates, regardless of their party affiliations, roles in administrations, jobs at giant businesses, or international diplomatic status. Fuck 'em up.

Dana Mattioli@danamattioli.bsky.social · last yr.

Major story from @khadeejasafdar.bsky.social & Joe Palazzolo Jeffrey Epstein’s Friends Sent Him Bawdy Letters for a 50th Birthday Album. One Was From Donald Trump. www.wsj.com/politics/tru...

The State Bar of California has opened an investigation into the tactics used by Gloria Allred’s law firm in its dealings with clients. The investigation was prompted by an article in The Wall Street Journal. www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

Exclusive | California State Bar Opens Probe Into Gloria Allred’s Law Firm

The investigation is looking at issues raised by women who hired the Los Angeles firm to represent them in connection with allegations of sexual misconduct.

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"The people said that while Allred consoles women on camera, in private she scolds and intimidates them and threatens to drop them as clients if they disobey her." Major WSJ investigation on Gloria Allred just dropped—well worth the read: www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

The High-Pressure Tactics Gloria Allred Uses—On Her Own Clients

Women say the lawyer’s public image as a feminist crusader clashes with her persona behind the scenes, where they were pushed to settle sex-abuse claims.

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