Dozens of documents released by the Department of Justice related to the cases of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell give new insights into a UF presidential search advisory committee member’s involvements with the pair.
Douglas “Doug” Band, who was appointed to UF’s presidential search committee for the second time in December 2025, is referenced in at least 33 documents released Jan. 30 under the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
He was previously referenced in nine documents in a batch of files released on Dec. 19, 2025.
The newest documents give a deeper insight into Band’s relationships with Epstein and Maxwell, many of which contain flirtatious language between Band and Maxwell, though Band has denied any physical relationship.
Of the 32 documents, 21 are emails between Maxwell and Band, and 11 are other documents and emails referencing Band and his connections to Epstein and Maxwell.
Band was a counselor and adviser to former President Bill Clinton and served as a key architect in Clinton’s post-presidential career. He stepped back from the role in 2011 to focus on the global advisory firm he co-founded, Teneo Holdings.
The emails
Band’s messages to and from Maxwell largely revolved around the pair’s plans to meet up in person. Some email chains were provided as a single document, while others were released as standalone messages, making it difficult to determine what preceded or followed them.
In an email chain sent on Oct. 13, 2004, Maxwell wrote to Band: “Did I mention how sexy you are and how Carol and I were ploting disgustungs things w/you or I should say your body.”
Five minutes later, Band replied: “And what I would do to you 2 chicas.”
It’s unclear which Carol the pair was referencing. Other names were instantly recognizable. Ten emails sent between 2:29 and 3:42 the morning of Oct. 13 include Band telling Maxwell he was going to spend time with Steve Bing, a Hollywood financier who died by suicide in 2020.
Upon learning Band made plans with Bing, Maxwell wrote back that she would “go home alone and pout.”
“Clinton” also appears in these messages between Band and Maxwell. As the conversation continued through the morning of Oct. 13., Maxwell wrote that Carol wanted to know if Band had slept with a best-selling author, “Clinton not withstanding.”
The sexual innuendo was one of many exchanged between the two. In 2004, Band referred to Maxwell as “baby” in a message sent Oct. 11 and “booboo” in one dated five days later. A few minutes after the latter email was sent, Band emailed Maxwell again, writing, “Naked? Philip in town early week u know.”
In a separate email chain sent on Oct. 13, Maxwell asked if he could meet Epstein at 6 p.m. that Monday night, at his house, and Band agreed.
Prior to the January release of files, no documents showed Band deliberately spending time with Epstein alone; instead, they were more focused on Maxwell. However, this new set of emails and documents shows a different relationship with the financier.
Several emails specify times and places of the pair’s plans together. In one, Maxwell told Band she would love to get together, but Epstein also wanted to see Band solo.
Another set of emails between Maxwell and Band, exchanged in April 2004, occurred as Maxwell accompanied Epstein as he visited his mother in the hospital.
In an email sent on April 6, Maxwell signed the email: “Miss you, Gx.”
“What up g,” Band replied the next day. “Let's talk tommorrow boobihead / Miss you / Say hi to jeeeeeeefffffffrey.”
Other documents
A memo written by an unknown entity listed Doug Band as having “pertinent information” regarding Epstein’s criminal case, alongside people like Ehud Barak, the former prime minister of Israel, and Les Wexner, who was named as a co-conspirator to Epstein’s crimes by the FBI in a 2019 internal document.
The exact date of the memo is unclear, although it references a 2016 court case as legal background.
Another listing includes an October 2025 news article alleging Band used his consulting company, Teneo Holdings, as a “pass-through” to make money for Clinton.
A 2011 memo from Band to members of the Clinton Foundation explained Band used the company to make money for the foundation and Clinton personally.
In the memo, released by WikiLeaks in 2016, Band said he asked and encouraged Teneo clients to donate to the Clinton Foundation, with a $100,000 donation listed from the company itself.
Teneo also created and secured a number of paid speeches for Clinton, according to the memo. Band and a co-adviser further solicited funds for “in-kind services for the President and his family — for personal travel, hospitality, vacation and the like.”
The response
Andrew Larsen, a 20-year-old acting junior at UF, said the university should launch an investigation into Band’s connections with Epstein and Maxwell.
Larsen said UF’s response to learning of Band’s connections after the first batch of documents was released in December 2025 was “really disappointing, and not serving the students.”
“Any mention is warranting of an investigation,” he said.
The content of the additional documents further intensified these feelings about a need for an investigation by the university, Larsen added.
Earlier in February, Band provided a statement to The New York Times, saying “his communication with Ms. Maxwell occurred when he was in his late 20s and unmarried.”
He said there was no physical relationship between Maxwell and him, calling Maxwell a monster, The Times reported.
In an email to The Alligator, UF spokesperson Cynthia Roldán said the university had nothing to add beyond Band’s statement to The Times. Band is still serving on the presidential search committee as of Feb. 20.
Contact Alexa Ryan at aryan@alligator.org. Follow her on X @AlexaRyan_.
