A trove of 20,000 pages of documents released by Oversight Republicans reveals the intricate communications between Jeffrey Epstein and various associates, including discussions about Donald Trump. These emails, which cover a range of topics from travel arrangements to political commentary, provide a glimpse into Epstein’s network and his observations on the former president.
Epstein personally notified his stampede email buddies, letting them know, “I will be in Paris tomorrow night.” This is a testament to his dedication as a frequent traveler, connecting with individuals across the globe. His public relations work with Donald Trump was fascinating. He was communicative with Trump regarding his home political difficulties and went so far as to discuss how they might coordinate their respective campaign air travel.
Epstein’s assessments of Trump were candid. As he explained in December 2018, in a forum moderated by former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers. As he revealed during their talk, he thought Trump was “borderline insane. Summers was understandably alarmed, replying, “Will trump descend into madness? This exchange foreshadows Epstein’s contemptuous view of Trump, indicating a relationship that went much deeper than simple friendship.
“Trump – borderline insane. dersh, a few feet further from the border but not by much.” – Jeffrey Epstein
Epstein claimed that Trump “prefer [redacted]” stayed a lot of time at his home with one of Epstein’s alleged victims Virginia Giuffre. And when Epstein said that Trump “knew about the girls,” it was an alarming indication of what Trump may have known about Epstein’s illicit activities. As Giuffre would later admit, Trump was not a participant in any wrongdoing.
These emails’ release is the latest chapter in the continued examination of Epstein’s connections to elites and their connections to him. Specifically, he was accused in a civil lawsuit against him of running a sex trafficking ring of teenage girls and other charges including soliciting prostitution involving minors. There is no credible evidence that he extorted any public figures.
Police have been unable to link Epstein’s abuse to his cohorts. Jean-Luc Brunel, a modeling agent accused of assisting Epstein in his abuse of underage women, was found dead in jail in February 2022. His death left many unanswered questions about the breadth of his operations.
The implications of what Epstein has been accused of are deep. That doesn’t prevent some political commentators from trying to downplay the impact of these newly released emails. As Abigail Jackson put it, “These emails prove literally nothing. And now liberal outlets are panicking and trying to misdirect. They want to talk about literally anything besides the inconvenient truth that President Trump completely crushed Democrats in the shutdown battle.
Karoline Leavitt – Special Assistant to the President Trump also defended Trump on grounds that he distanced himself from Epstein many years before Epstein’s legal troubles. She noted that Trump ejected Jeffrey Epstein from his country club over 20 years ago. He did this because Epstein was a sexual predator towards his female staff, which included Giuffre.
The exchanges between Epstein and his business contacts with the most questionable morals sometimes foreshadowed bad ideas wrapped up in those moral ambiguities. One of my associates even sent round an email suggesting a meeting in Ibiza. So they only want to talk about the opportunities with “those eight elite girls.” The content of the message included requests for travel arrangements, and it revealed the very flippant way that they interacted with each other about women.
“Can you come to Ibiza or you can send us the ticket to come with Tigrane and five girls to Paris because they have their return ticket from Barcelona if they are living from here it will be great if you can arrange for us tickets for Paris please let me know so we can get organized.” – Epstein’s associate
A year later, examinations into Epstein’s controversial financial conduct and his deeper, darker network continue. These emails that are now public underscore some truly alarming relationships among money, influence and even predation. Epstein’s wealth fueled a long criminal predilection that brought him ultimately to be arrested and die in custody in 2019 before trial. It’s the broader implications of his communications that still scares so many of us.