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Lawrence Summers warns Jeff Epstein about public link to Paul Manafort and Trump rhetoric

The email connects a former Treasury secretary (Lawrence Summers) with convicted financier Jeff Epstein, mentions Paul Manafort and a billionaire Trump ally (Thomas Barrack). While it lacks concrete t Summers directly emails Epstein, indicating personal contact. Mentions that a public link to Paul Manafort would be a disaster. References Thomas J. Barrack Jr., a known Trump confidant, criticizing

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November 11, 2025
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House Oversight
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House Oversight #029106
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The email connects a former Treasury secretary (Lawrence Summers) with convicted financier Jeff Epstein, mentions Paul Manafort and a billionaire Trump ally (Thomas Barrack). While it lacks concrete t Summers directly emails Epstein, indicating personal contact. Mentions that a public link to Paul Manafort would be a disaster. References Thomas J. Barrack Jr., a known Trump confidant, criticizing

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From: Lawrence Summers_____________________ 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 at: Follow me on twitter glhsummers www.larrysummers.com From: "The Washington Post" <emailge.washingtonpost.com> 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." < Democracy Dies in Darkness 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. Read more » ADVERTISEMENT You are signed up for the following breaking news alerts: Politics. You received this email because you signed up for breaking news alerts. Don't want to receive Trending Now alerts? Click here. For additional free email alerts and newsletters, or to unsubscribe, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error, or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2017 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071 Elvis -Oats F 'Oats F 'Oats -Oats 'Oats

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