US Congress Investigates Jeffrey Epstein’s Alleged Role as Foreign Agent for Israel and Other Countries
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First reported by Ynet · 13 hours ago
What happened
US House Democrats have opened an investigation into claims that Jeffrey Epstein acted as an unregistered foreign agent for Israel, Saudi Arabia, Russia, and Kuwait, exploiting ties to Donald Trump to influence US policy. The probe follows Vice President J.D. Vance’s statements about Epstein’s intelligence connections and details Epstein’s advisory roles to Ehud Barak and foreign leaders. The inquiry faces procedural limits but signals growing congressional attention to Epstein’s foreign ties.
- 01US House Democrats investigate Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged role as unregistered foreign agent for Israel and others.
- 02Epstein advised former Israeli PM Ehud Barak and foreign leaders including Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
- 03Investigation follows VP J.D. Vance’s claims of Epstein’s deep intelligence ties to Israel and the US.
- 04Epstein exploited connections with Donald Trump to influence US policy without FARA registration.
- 05Congressional inquiry limited by minority party status, serving mainly political and media purposes.
- 06Epstein claimed to hold damaging information on Trump, raising national security concerns.
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