Since his death, many have pushed for convicted sexual abuser Jeffrey Epstein's list of associates to be revealed to the public. 

According to Breitbart, there was significant progress in that effort this week as a Manhattan judge ordered the unsealing of records that contain approximately 170 names of Epstein's former associates.

In her decision, Judge Loretta Preska noted that she would unseal the names as part of the decision connected to the "since-settled defamation lawsuit that Epstein accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre brought against the convicted pedophile’s madam, Ghislaine Maxwell, back in 2015."

Many have speculated that the list contains many recognizable names, possibly the likes of Bill Clinton and other high-profile politicians.

🚨 BREAKING ❗

👉 More than 170 Epstein associates to be named after judge unseals court records

Dozens of John and Jane Does to be unmasked in new year, judge rules.

Well going to be an interesting Christmas for those rich folks on this list! 🤔🙄https://t.co/Ax8Pzfm0bJ

— Maximusure (@MaximuSure) December 20, 2023

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) immediately spread the news of the announcement of the unsealing of the Epstein records.

"The names of over 170 of Jeffrey Epstein’s high-profile associates are to be released in the first week of 2024. Accountability is coming," she wrote in an X post.

Blackburn has been at the forefront of pushing for the release of the names of Epstein's associates, including those who might have flown with him on his private plane to an island where it's suspected that horrific crimes took place.

"I want to know the names of every single person who may have taken Jeffrey Epstein’s private plane and participated in his human trafficking ring," Blackburn wrote in early December.

An earlier Breitbart report noted bombshell news of a photo that emerged via a Wall Street Journal piece that showed a picture of Bill Gates with one of Epstein's victims.

The Journal reported that Epstein took his private jet to Seattle, Washington, to visit Gates at his office. Epstein brought with him a Polish model Gates had met a few months earlier.

This interaction happened after Epstein pleaded guilty in 2008 to soliciting and procuring a minor for prostitution.

A spokesperson for Gates said that he did not interact with the model when she visited his offices. According to the model, Epstein promised her a job with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

A CNN report from 2021 noted that a former pilot of Epstein testified that Bill Clinton had flown aboard Epstein's plane, along with several other high-profile guests.

In a 2019 CNN report, it was noted that Bill Clinton's spokespeople admitted that Clinton was aboard Epstein's plane on four occasions but said the former president was unaware of Epstein's human trafficking ring.

Many on social media have speculated that Epstein's list of associates could be a nuclear bombshell.

Thankfully, we won't have to wait too long to finally find out who was tied to Epstein's horrific crimes.