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Lawrence Summers warns Jeffrey Epstein about press fallout and a public link to Manafrot, referencing Trump confidant Thomas Barrack

The email suggests an insider warning from a former Treasury secretary to a known convicted sex offender about a potentially damaging public link involving Steve Bannon’s lawyer (Manafrot). It ties hi Summers directly contacts Epstein, indicating a personal relationship. Mentions a “public link to manafort will be a disaster,” hinting at a potentially damaging exposure. References Thomas J. Barrac

Date
November 11, 2025
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House Oversight
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House Oversight #029106
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The email suggests an insider warning from a former Treasury secretary to a known convicted sex offender about a potentially damaging public link involving Steve Bannon’s lawyer (Manafrot). It ties hi Summers directly contacts Epstein, indicating a personal relationship. Mentions a “public link to manafort will be a disaster,” hinting at a potentially damaging exposure. References Thomas J. Barrac

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From: Lawrence Summers Ii Sent: 10/11/2017 3:04:05 PM To: Jeffrey Epstein [[email protected]] cc: lhsoffice Subject: Fwd: Trending Now: Friends for three decades, Trump whisperer says he is ‘stunned’ by president’s rhetoric Importance: High Your pal should stay out of press. Public link to manafort will be a disaster. This is a staggering shit show. Sent from my iPad Please direct all scheduling inquiries to my office | ii Follow me on twitter @lhsummers www.larrysummers.com From: "The Washington Post" <[email protected]> Date: Wed, Oct 11, 2017 at 9:04 AM -0400 Subject: Trending Now: Friends for three decades, Trump whisperer says he is ‘stunned’ by president’s rhetoric To: "Summers, Lawrence H." Trending Now Wed., Oct. 11, 2017 9:01 a.m. Friends for three decades, Trump whisperer says he is ‘stunned’ by president’s rhetoric Billionaire Thomas J. Barrack Jr. has done what few others in Trump’s orbit have done: He told the president, in effect, that he was wrong. "In my opinion, he’s better than this,” Barrack said. Trump’s relationship with Barrack is one of the most important, if little understood, of the president’s life, offering a case study of what it takes to remain close to him in a time of such turmoil.

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