{"id":1626,"date":"2026-02-10T13:43:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T13:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=1626"},"modified":"2026-02-10T13:43:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T13:43:14","slug":"the-fbis-epstein-findings-jd-vance-in-armenia-jimmy-lai-sent-to-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=1626","title":{"rendered":"The FBI\u2019s Epstein Findings, JD Vance In Armenia, &#038; Jimmy Lai Sent To Prison"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:relative\" data-narration-container=\"true\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The latest release of FBI files reveals little evidence that Jeffrey Epstein ran a sex-trafficking ring, Vice President JD Vance becomes the highest-ranking American official to visit Armenia, and a Hong Kong court sentences pro-democracy CCP critic Jimmy Lai to prison.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s Tuesday, February 10, 2026, and this is the news you need to know to start your day. Today\u2019s edition of the Morning Wire podcast can be heard below:<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width:100%;max-width:660px;overflow:hidden;border-radius:10px\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/epstein-release-raises-eyebrows-vance-visits-armenia\/id1576594336?i=1000749053832\" height=\"175\" frameborder=\"0\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align:center\"><b>FBI\u2019s Epstein Files Findings<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Analysis of newly released Epstein documents shows that the FBI found little evidence that Jeffrey Epstein was running a sex-trafficking ring for powerful individuals. According to an analysis of millions of documents released under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the FBI found insufficient evidence that Epstein was operating a sex-trafficking ring involving other wealthy or influential people. While the files confirm that Epstein sexually abused underage girls, there was not enough evidence to prove that he supplied minors to other powerful men. These conclusions are based on media reports of released DOJ and FBI documents, such as internal memos, and the DOJ has not issued an independent statement confirming these findings. Some politicians and commentators say there are far too many redactions and not enough of the documents have been released. The DOJ says many documents could not be made public for several reasons, including victim privacy.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align:center\"><b>Vance\u2019s Historic Armenia Trip<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Vice President Vance became the first president or vice president in American history to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/a-new-beginning-jd-vance-signs-nuclear-deal-in-historic-visit-to-armenia?author=Zach+Jewell&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=%E2%80%98A+New+Beginning%E2%80%99%3A+JD+Vance+Signs+Nuclear+Deal+In+Historic+Visit+To+Armenia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a> to Armenia this week. He met on Monday with Armenia\u2019s Prime Minister, who signed a document reaffirming Armenia\u2019s commitment to peace with Azerbaijan. The peace was negotiated six months ago by President Donald Trump after more than 30 years of conflict. The vice president also announced a deal for the United States to sell Armenia $11 million in drone technology, and that the two countries are working on a civil nuclear agreement. Stepan Sargsyan, a former Armenian governor who works closely with the prime minister, spoke to The Daily Wire about Armenia\u2019s geopolitical importance: \u201cThe United States has a strategic interest into region because, both Armenia and Azerbaijan, being in the South Caucasus, represent an important corridor which serves as a bridge between East and West, be it for various oil and gas pipelines or trade between China and Europe.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align:center\"><b>Jimmy Lai Sentenced<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">In what\u2019s being seen as a major blow to the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong, British businessman Jimmy Lai was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/hong-kong-court-sends-ccp-critic-pro-democracy-publisher-jimmy-lai-to-prison-for-20-years\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sentenced<\/a> to 20 years in prison on Monday. Lai\u2019s newspaper, Apple Daily, was widely seen as the last free press outlet in Hong Kong. Lai is now 78 years old, which means he could very likely spend the rest of his life in prison. His chances of escaping now lie with President Trump, according to Robert Sirico, a Catholic priest and longtime friend of Lai. Trump has previously pushed for Lai\u2019s release, and he has another meeting scheduled with Xi Jinping, head of China\u2019s ruling Communist Party, in April. That could be where a deal for Lai is negotiated. Sirico told The Daily Wire in December, after Lai was convicted, that Lai\u2019s release should be a top priority, despite the complexity that bargaining over Lai\u2019s life would cause in international relations. \u201cWe are being judged by this, the way we react to this man. This man needs to be a Solzhenitsyn. He needs to be a Mandela. He needs to be seen in that light,\u201d said Sirico.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/morning-brief-the-fbis-epstein-findings-jd-vance-in-armenia-jimmy-lai-sent-to-prison\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latest release of FBI files reveals little evidence that Jeffrey Epstein ran a sex-trafficking ring, Vice President JD Vance becomes the highest-ranking American official to&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1627,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1626","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1626","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1626"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1626\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1627"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1626"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1626"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1626"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}