Is Jay Clayton the right guy to investigate the Epstein files for crimes and indictments?
Jay Clayton is the US Attorney overseeing the Southern District of New York. His prior relationships with individuals associated with Jeffrey Epstein are real conflicts that should prevent him from overseeing the investigation and case.
Attorney Robert Barnes shared that the SDNY US Attorney worked with clients associated with Epstein. He previously represented frequent Epstein Island visitor Reid Hoffman, the large man who was behind the E Jean Carroll lies against President Trump.
Here’s how you can know Bondi’s referral of Epstein connections to SDNY is NOT intended to lead anywhere except to delay the release of the files. The US Attorney assigned to it has previously represented Reid Hoffman, Chase & JP Morgan. https://t.co/EqrhBumYdt
— Robert Barnes (@barnes_law) November 15, 2025
Another conflict exists between Clayton and Leon Black.
Why is Jay Clayton — who sat on the board of Apollo Global Management, the firm co-founded and formerly led by Leon Black, a documented Epstein client who paid Epstein over $150 million — being put in charge of investigating the Epstein scandal. pic.twitter.com/K6v2UOO4GR
— Merissa Hansen (@merissahansen17) November 15, 2025
We previously reported on Clayton and his actions against XRP/Ripple days before he ended his time as the Chairman of the SEC in President Trump’s first term. We reported in September 2021:
Today we’ve uncovered a video that indicates former SEC Chairman Clayton was behind the SEC’s moves that created a favorable environment for two cryptos, Ethereum and Bitcoin, while he was SEC Head. He dropped a lawsuit on their largest competitor Ripple on his last day in office. We know that Clayton made out handsomely as a result.
We asked the question, who made the call to give Ethereum an unfair advantage in the industry by labeling only Ethereum as a non-investment, allowing them to sidestep Investment-related regulations?
We found the answer to this question and it is the same guy who shackled Ripple on his last day in office, Jay Clayton.
In a video we found on YouTube Clayton is the one who directed Lowell Ness, a partner at Perkins Coie to draft the memo about Ethereum.
This video indicates Jay Clayton was with attorney Lowell Ness at a meeting at venture firm Andreessen Horowitz on January 25, 2018, where the former SEC Chairman asked them for advice and suggestions for a “playbook” that would essentially become the SEC Guidelines that would give Ethereum a ‘free pass’. This meeting was confirmed on Clayton’s calendar.
The Perkins Coie team then took their document to the SEC and presented their position in April to the joy of SEC leadership.
VENTURE CAPITAL WORKING GROUP Submitted the “TOKEN SALE NON-EXCLUSIVE SAFE HARBOR” Document to the SEC on March 26, 2018
Brad Burnham (Union Square Ventures), -VCWG Member 8 Days Before Hinman Ethereum Free Pass Speech pic.twitter.com/SXJJoEv7rI
— Digital Asset Investor (@digitalassetbuy) September 20, 2021
In June of 2018 Bill Hinman, Director of Corporate Finance of the SEC, gave a speech giving Ethereum and Bitcoin an advantage over all cryptocurrencies. Then Clayton slammed Ethereum’s competitor Ripple with a bogus lawsuit on his last day in office.
Clayton has a past that suggests he may not be the right person to lead the Epstein case. What’s really going on?
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