A tranche of documents released by the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday details how disgraced investor Jeffrey Epstein’s strong connections to world leaders, business titans and politicians continued for years after he pleaded guilty in 2008 to charges of solicitation of prostitution, and solicitation of prostitution with a minor.
While Epstein’s relationship with Donald Trump — which ended more than a decade before Trump was first elected president — has been at the center of public interest in the documents, the trove also shows how broadly the deceased financier’s influence reached. The messages, which range from the inane to clear efforts to pull the levers of power, feature both men and women and members of both political parties.
