Jeffrey Epstein positioned himself as a political insider after President Trump's 2016 election, offering foreign leaders insight into his behaviors, according to House Oversight emails. (Davidoff Studios/Getty Images)
Epstein replied that Jagland should tell Russian President Vladimir Putin that Lavrov "can get insight on talking to me," adding that "Vitaly Churkin was great — he understood Trump after our conversations."
Churkin, Russia’s longtime ambassador to the United Nations, died in 2017.
The messages show Epstein repeatedly pitching himself as an interpreter of Trump’s behavior.
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Jeffrey Epstein was found in his jail after a suicide attempt and later pronounced dead. (Rick Friedman/Rick Friedman Photography/Corbis via Getty Images)
Epstein also stayed in touch with prominent American financiers and political figures. In December 2016, he exchanged notes with Hyatt heir Tom Pritzker, boasting that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had sent him "a tent, carpets and all." Pritzker joked the gesture might be "code for ‘I love you.’"
In a separate 2018 chain following Trump’s summit with Putin in Helsinki, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers asked Epstein, "Do the Russians have stuff on Trump? Today was appalling even by his standards."
Epstein dismissed the idea, replying that Trump was "totally predictable" and offering to explain by phone.
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"He thinks he has charmed his adversary," Epstein wrote. "He has no idea of the symbolism. He has no idea of most things."
Together, the communications paint a picture of Epstein trying to leverage his reputation and relationships for renewed influence, using his connections in Washington, the Middle East and Europe to insert himself into the Trump era’s global intrigue.
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When reached for comment, the White House told Fox News Digital, "These emails prove literally nothing."
The House Oversight Committee released the cache of Epstein-related documents this week as part of its ongoing probe into the Justice Department’s handling of the financier’s previous plea deal and his wider network of contacts.
Greg Wehner is a breaking news reporter for Fox News Digital.
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