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Michael Wolff seeks Jeffrey Epstein's help to secure introductions to Tom Barrack and former White House counsel Kathy Ruemmler for a Trump book

The email shows a direct request from a high‑profile journalist to Jeffrey Epstein for introductions to two influential Trump‑era figures (Tom Barrack, a senior adviser and financier, and Kathy Ruemml Michael Wolff is writing a paid book about Trump and claims cooperation from unnamed sources. Wolff asks Epstein to introduce him to Tom Barrack, a major Trump financier and adviser. Wolff also reque

Date
November 11, 2025
Source
House Oversight
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House Oversight #032471
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The email shows a direct request from a high‑profile journalist to Jeffrey Epstein for introductions to two influential Trump‑era figures (Tom Barrack, a senior adviser and financier, and Kathy Ruemml Michael Wolff is writing a paid book about Trump and claims cooperation from unnamed sources. Wolff asks Epstein to introduce him to Tom Barrack, a major Trump financier and adviser. Wolff also reque

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From: Michael Wolff Sent: 2/15/2017 1:16:03 PM To: Jeffrey Epstein [[email protected]] Subject: A few favors... Importance: — High So...I'm doing this Trump book for a pile of money and with so far quite a bit of cooperation from them (DT called me the other day and spent 45 minutes on the phone ranting and raving about the media--alarming). I wonder if you could introduce me to Tom Barrack--just to say I'm a journalist who you know and trust, and that I'll follow up with a description of the project that I'm doing. Also, I'd love a reintroduction to Kathy Ruemmler. I need some off-the-record perspective on White House procedures. Are you in NYC soon?

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