Best of the Best: Jess Michaels Survived Epstein. Now She’s Speaking Up

The Best People with Nicolle Wallace · Nov 24, 2025 · 49m

Since the government shutdown ended, there’s been a renewed focus on releasing the Epstein files. And after the House and Senate voted to compel the Justice Department to make the files public, President Trump signed the bill, beginning a 30-day countdown to their release. With this as a backdrop, we thought it would be a good time to re-up an episode of "The Best People" we released back in mid-September with Jess Michaels and her lawyer, Jennifer Freeman. This episode was originally recorded on September 9th.

At 22 years old, Jess Michaels was thriving. She was finding success as a dancer…