The release of roughly 23,000 documents tied to Jeffrey Epstein reveals his communications with Right‑wing activists and international political figures. Epstein exchanged crude, antisemitic remarks and offered to help Steve Bannon and others mobilise a populist push in Europe, calling the project “doable” but time‑consuming. The emails name diplomats, businessmen and political operatives—from Miroslav Lajčák and Sergei Lavrov to Gulf leaders—and show Epstein portraying himself as a global fixer as scrutiny intensified. His death in 2019 did not end questions about his influence, and the files have reignited debate over the scope of his political reach.
Epstein Files Reveal Links to Europe’s Far Right and a Global Political Network
The release of roughly 23,000 documents tied to Jeffrey Epstein reveals his communications with Right‑wing activists and international political figures. Epstein exchanged crude, antisemitic remarks and offered to help Steve Bannon and others mobilise a populist push in Europe, calling the project “doable” but time‑consuming. The emails name diplomats, businessmen and political operatives—from Miroslav Lajčák and Sergei Lavrov to Gulf leaders—and show Epstein portraying himself as a global fixer as scrutiny intensified. His death in 2019 did not end questions about his influence, and the files have reignited debate over the scope of his political reach.
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Epstein files reveal links to Europe’s far right and a global political network
Newly published documents from the Jeffrey Epstein archive reveal a previously under‑reported dimension of the financier’s connections: a web of contacts and communications with Right‑wing activists, European political figures and international power brokers. The cache—about 23,000 documents released last week—contains emails in which Epstein traded crude jokes and antisemitic references, discussed political strategy, and offered to facilitate introductions across Europe, the Gulf and Russia.
“Tommy Robinson. !! good work,” one message reads, congratulating the far‑Right activist Stephen Yaxley‑Lennon after his 2018 release from jail. In other exchanges Epstein joked about the Holocaust with lines such as, “Kristallnacht always has the big fire,” and referenced Auschwitz in a crude remark tied to the 2018 midterm elections.
Beyond these disturbing comments, the documents sketch Epstein as a self‑styled political fixer. He corresponded with Steve Bannon, urging support for conservative populist movements in Europe and offering to broker face‑to‑face meetings with national leaders. Writing to Bannon in July 2018, Epstein stressed that organising in Europe was “doable” but required “lots and lots of face time and hand‑holding.”
Epstein also boasted of plotting political interventions elsewhere. He claimed foreknowledge of the collapse of Slovakia’s governing coalition and suggested that Miroslav Lajčák—then president of the UN General Assembly—could “guide” Bannon’s project, writing days before the resignation of then‑prime minister Robert Fico.
The documents name a range of international contacts: former French politician Jack Lang, Gulf figures including Mohammed bin Salman, Emirati businessman Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, and billionaire Tom Pritzker, to whom Epstein boasted of gifts from Saudi royalty. He proposed meetings with Russian officials as well, suggesting that Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov could gain “insight” by speaking with him ahead of the Helsinki summit between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump.
As scrutiny into his conduct intensified, Epstein also received informal warnings from journalists. In June 2016, New York Times reporter Landon Thomas Jr. told Epstein that another writer, John Connolly, was researching him for the book Filthy Rich.
In late 2018, as law enforcement pressure mounted, Epstein framed himself in messages as a potential political lever. When an associate suggested prosecutors were aiming to “take down Trump,” Epstein replied: “It’s wild. Because I am the one able to take him down.” Epstein died in a Manhattan jail cell in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex‑trafficking charges; US authorities ruled the death a suicide.
Why these revelations matter
The files deepen concerns about the breadth of Epstein’s influence and the company he kept—ranging from populist activists and former White House aides to foreign ministers and Gulf business leaders. They also raise uncomfortable questions about how political networks intersected with Epstein’s private life and reputation as a powerful connector.
In a further development, Pam Bondi—identified in reports as agreeing to open an inquiry at the request of President Trump—has been linked to renewed scrutiny over Epstein’s political ties, even though earlier reviews said there was no further action to take. The documents have reignited debate about the extent of Epstein’s reach and the need for fuller accountability.
Key figures named in the files
- Steve Bannon — former White House chief strategist
- Miroslav Lajčák — then president of the UN General Assembly
- Sergei Lavrov — Russian foreign minister
- Mohammed bin Salman — Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia (mentioned)
- Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem — Emirati businessman
- Jack Lang — former French politician
The released documents cover a wide range of emails and notes; while they do not prove coordinated conspiracies, they do document Epstein’s persistent efforts to position himself at the center of global political networks. Journalists and investigators continue to sift the trove for further leads.