Democrats probe Epstein's ties with foreign governments
Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein may have acted as an unregistered foreign agent — and tried to leverage his past relationship with President Trump, when doing so, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee alleged in a letter demanding records.The big picture: Rep. Jamie Raskin's (D-Md.) inquiry previews the types of investigations the party could launch with subpoena power if they retake a chamber this fall.Driving the news: Raskin wrote to administration officials that the Epstein files show the disgraced financier seemingly tried to become an emissary for Saudi Arabia and appeared to advise leaders in Kuwait, Israel and Russia.In one exchange, Epstein appeared to pitch himself to Saudi Arabia as a "Financial Confidant to the Prince /court / Ks.a whatever entity suits you .
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Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein may have acted as an unregistered foreign agent — and tried to leverage his past relationship with President Trump, when doing so, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee alleged in a letter demanding records.The big picture: Rep. Jamie Raskin's (D-Md.) inquiry previews the types of investigations the party could launch with subpoena power if they retake a chamber this fall.Driving the news: Raskin wrote to administration officials that the Epstein files show the disgraced financier seemingly tried to become an emissary for Saudi Arabia and appeared to advise leaders in Kuwait, Israel and Russia.In one exchange, Epstein appeared to pitch himself to Saudi Arabia as a "Financial Confidant to the Prince /court / Ks.a whatever entity suits you . .I am happy to represent KSA interests. period."Raskin wrote that Epstein's "close relationship" with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman "became obvious" in the emails.There were also indications Epstein coached the Kuwaiti emir on how to deal with Trump, the letter alleges.
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- Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein may have acted as an unregistered foreign agent — and tried to leverage his past relationship with President Trump, when doing so, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee alleged in a letter demanding records.The big picture: Rep. Jamie Raskin's (D-Md.) inquiry previews the types of investigations the party could launch with subpoena power if they retake a chamber this fall.Driving the news: Raskin wrote to administration officials that the Epstein files show the disgraced financier seemingly tried to become an emissary for Saudi Arabia and appeared to advise leaders in Kuwait, Israel and Russia.In one exchange, Epstein appeared to pitch himself to Saudi Arabia as a "Financial Confidant to the Prince /court / Ks.a whatever entity suits you .
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