Connections in the Epstein Documents: A Look at Influential Figures

Mon Nov 17 2025 11:37:09 GMT+0200 (Eastern European Standard Time)

The recent release of documents from Jeffrey Epstein's estate highlights various notable individuals, including politicians, journalists, and business leaders, revealing their connections to the late financier.

In a major release of over 20,000 pages from Jeffrey Epstein's estate, numerous high-profile individuals have been mentioned, including former politicians and media personalities. The documents shed light on Epstein's extensive network and interactions, sparking debates about ethics and public accountability.

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 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. Fire and Fury, the first of several books spanning Trump's first stint as US president, came out in 2018, with descriptions of a dysfunctional White House and salacious details about the US commander-in-chief. Trump said it was full of lies.

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.

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 the presidency of Barack Obama.

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 a batch made public in September.

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.