Revelations from Epstein Files: A Web of Connections

Sun Nov 16 2025 21:55:57 GMT+0200 (Eastern European Standard Time)

Over 20,000 pages of documents released from Jeffrey Epstein's estate include notable figures like Donald Trump, Larry Summers, and Michael Wolff. The details expose the extensive reach of Epstein's network and raise questions about his interactions with influential personalities.

Recent documents from Jeffrey Epstein's estate have unveiled a range of high-profile connections, including Donald Trump and other influential figures in media and politics. Key emails reveal discussions about strategy regarding Trump during his 2016 campaign, as well as personal correspondences with notable figures such as Larry Summers and Michael Wolff.

US lawmakers have released more than 20,000 pages of documents from the estate of the disgraced financier and convicted late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Some of the documents mention Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, the former prince and brother of King Charles; US President Donald Trump; Trump's former advisor Steve Bannon; and a cast of other characters from the world of media, politics and entertainment, who highlight the extent of Epstein's contact book.

Trump was a friend of Epstein's for years, but the president has said they fell out in about 2004, years before Epstein was first arrested. Trump has consistently denied any wrongdoing in relation to Epstein.

Here are some of the the other names that came up, which does not indicate wrongdoing by any of the parties mentioned.

Michael Wolff

Michael Wolff, 72, is an American journalist and columnist - as well as a prolific author of books on the wealthy and the famous.

The new batch of files related to Jeffrey Epstein shed light on a relationship that appears to indicate a correspondence between Wolff and the late convicted sex offender.

Attention has focused particularly on one of the emails, in which Wolff appears to give Epstein advice in relation to Trump, as Trump was campaigning for the White House for the first time.

In a separate email from October 2016, days before the US presidential election, Wolff offers Epstein a chance to sit for an interview that could finish Trump.

Larry Summers

The documents include correspondences between Epstein and Larry Summers, who was former Democratic President Bill Clinton's Treasury Secretary. The emails indicate the two met for dinner frequently, with Epstein often trying to connect Summers to prominent global figures.

Kathryn Ruemmler

The House of Representatives Oversight Committee released several email exchanges between Epstein and Kathryn Ruemmler, a lawyer who served as White House counsel during Barack Obama’s presidency.

Peter Thiel

The name of billionaire investor and on-off Trump supporter Peter Thiel appeared again in the latest Epstein documents - having first been mentioned in previous releases.

Noam Chomsky

The latest document drop includes more correspondence between the famed linguist Noam Chomsky and Epstein. Many of their discussions were academic or personal, occasionally turning to Trump.

Peggy Siegal

Epstein consulted publicist Peggy Siegal as the scandal around him and his associates unfolded, indicating the manipulative strategies he employed to influence public perception.