Authorities in New Mexico are continuing to investigate the secluded ranch once owned by Jeffrey Epstein. The property is at the center of the state’s probe into the late sex offender, which was closed in 2019 during the first Trump administration at the request of federal prosecutors.
Sen. Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., joined “The Weeknight” on Monday to discuss the ongoing investigation. Luján told MS NOW that the state is taking a dual approach to its probe into the Stanley, New Mexico, property, which Epstein purchased in 1993. Both New Mexico’s attorney general and the state legislature are conducting investigations into past activities at the ranch.
“There’s two different sets of eyes that are going to be looking at what happened,” he said.
The ranch, which was sold by Epstein’s estate in 2023, is now owned by Don Huffines, who recently won a Republican primary in Texas and will compete to be the state’s next comptroller in November.
Luján also spoke about his review of some of the Justice Department’s unredacted files related to the Epstein case. According to the New Mexico Democrat, those files revealed that there is “no question that there were disturbing, disgusting, illegal acts that were taking place” at the ranch.
The senator said the evidence he saw puts into question federal authorities’ request for New Mexico to halt its investigation into Epstein.
“There’s no good reason why the Department of Justice should have stopped investigating this,” he said. “Everyone should have been looking at this.” Some Epstein victims, including the late Virginia Giuffre, have said publicly they suffered abuse at the property. Luján told MS NOW that New Mexico authorities were “trampled on” and worried the probe was closed to “protect” high-powered individuals. “There’s a question that I have about who was covering up for whom and who got the benefit here,” he said. You can watch Luján’s full interview in the clip at the top of the page.
Allison Detzel is an editor/producer for MS NOW. She was previously a segment producer for “AYMAN” and “The Mehdi Hasan Show.”
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