A fresh cache of files from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate sheds light on a network of men in politics, media and finance bound by power and access.
More than 20,000 pages of documents disclosed on Wednesday by members of the House oversight committee include emails between Epstein and influential figures including ex-Clinton Treasury secretary Lawrence Summers, Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon and billionaire financier Leon Black.
The tone is often jocular, sometimes vulgar, and always confident. The contents underscore the late sex offender’s efforts to leverage his relationships with high-profile contacts, many of whom continued the correspondence long after Epstein’s first conviction for sexual offences in 2008.