I've gotta steal an excellently cited post that lays out the timeline with contemporaneous news or court filings cited for each timeline event:
 
	
		February 16, 2017: Alex Acosta nominated Secretary of Labor.
	
	
		July 2, 2019: Jeffrey Epstein indicted.
	
	
		July 12, 2019: Alex Acosta resigns.
	
	
		August 10, 2019: Epstein dies by suicide.
	
	
		June 20, 2020: Trump fires Geoffrey Berman from SDNY who indicted Epstein
	
	
		June 29, 2020: Ghislaine Maxwell indicted.
	
	
		March 29, 2021: Maxwell's Superseding indictment.
	
	
		November 16, 2021: Maxwell Jury selection begins.
	
	
		December 29, 2021: Maxwell convicted on 5 of 6 counts.
	
	
		February 28, 2023: Maxwell appeals.
	
	
		September 17, 2024: Second Circuit rejects appeal.
	
	
		January 15, 2025: Maxwell delays SCOTUS appeal until Trump is inaugurated
	
	
		March 2025: Pam Bondi conducts emergency review of Epstein and Maxwell documents.
	
	
		April 10, 2025: Maxwell files cert petition at SCOTUS
	
	
		May 7, 2025: Trump's Solicitor General John Sauer delays SCOTUS response.
	
	
		June 6, 2025: Trump's Solicitor General John Sauer delays SCOTUS response again
	
	
		July 7, 2025: Pam Bondi claims there’s no there there.
	
	
		July 8, 2025: Trump loses it over questions about Epstein.
	
	
		July 12, 2025: Trump attempts to claim Epstein is a Democratic plot.
	
	
		July 14, 2025: DOJ defends Maxwell prosecution at SCOTUS
	
	
		July 15, 2025: WSJ interviews Trump about Epstein Birthday Book
	
	
		July 16, 2025: Pam Bondi fires Maurene Comey (Maxwell's prosecutor), on Trump’s personal authority.
	
	
		July 17, 2025: Trump yells at supporters who won’t move on from Epstein.
	
	
		July 18, 2025: Trumps defense lawyer Todd Blanche files to unseal Maxwells grand jury materials
	
	
		July 22, 2025: Mike Johnson shuts US House until September to avoid Epstein vote