Epstein Secrets

F HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY NEW TONN EFTA00316512 Contents AUTHOR'S NOTE XI 1. BULLSEYE 1 2. THE DO-OVER 21 3. LAWYERS 38 4. HOME ALONE 50 5. ROBERT MUELLER 6o 6. MICHAEL COHEN 75 7. THE WOMEN 88 8. MICHAEL FLYNN 99 9. MIDTERMS 113 10. KUSHNER 125 11. HANNITY 1 43 12. TRUMP ABROAD 156 13. TRUMP AN

ort to confirm it with other sources or documents. In some cases, I have witnessed the events or conversations described herein. With regard to the Mueller investigation, the narrative I provide is based on internal documents given to me by sources close to the Office of the Special Counsel. Dealing w

ing of th special counsel's investigation, Trump had tried to draw a line in the sang between Mueller and Trump family finances, openly threatening Muelle if he went there. Trump's operating assumption remained that the speck- counsel was afraid of him, conscious of where and how his tolerant might en

ing funneled cash by Rybolovlev for other reasons beyond the value of the house. Or, possibly, the real owner and real buyer were one and the same. Rybolovlev might have, in effect, paid himself for the house, thereby cleansing the additional $55 million for the second purchase of the house. This was Don

ithout putting up a dime. Or, more likely, Trump merely earned a fee for hiding the real owner—a shadow owner quite possibly being funneled cash by Rybolovlev for other reasons beyond the value of the house. Or, possibly, the real owner and real buyer were one and the same. Rybolovlev might have, in effec

illionaire lifestyle, cache, and market viability, forced him into constant and unsubtle schemes. Practically speaking, you couldn't miss him, as the Mueller investigation appeared to be finding. In November 2004, for instance, Jeffrey Epstein, the financier later caught in a scandal involving under-age pr

provements, was bought for $96 million by Dmitry Rybolovlev. That is, Trump had either miraculously earned $55 million, without putting up a dime, or Rybolovlev, or someone such as Rybolovlev, paid Trump Properties, LLC-actual owner unknown-—$96 million, thereby providing a clean payment of $55 HOUSE_OVERSIGH

illionaire lifestyle, cache, and market viability, forced him into constant and unsubtle schemes. Practically speaking, you couldn't miss him, as the Mueller investigation appeared to be finding. In November 2004, for instance, Jeffrey Epstein, the financier later caught in a scandal involving under-age pr

me for commercial properties owned by someone else.) A furious Epstein, suspecting that the real owner was a Russian oligarch, who Trump knew, Dmitry Rybolovlev-part of the close Putin circle of government-aligned industrialists in Russia — threatened to expose the deal, then getting extensive scrutiny in Flo

lionaire lifestyle, cache, and market viability, forced him into constant and unsubtle schemes. Practically=speaking, you couldn't miss him, as the Mueller investigation appeared to be finding. In November 2004, for instance, Jeffrey Epstein= the financier later caught in a scandal involving under-age p

. for $9= million by Dmitry Rybolovlev. a Russain oligarch. That is, Trump ha= either miraculously earned $55 million, without putting up a dime, or Rybolovlev, or someone su=h as Rybolovlev, paid Trump Properties, LLC—actual owner unknown =80 $96 million, thereby providing a clean payment of $55 million to

lionaire lifestyle, cache, and market viability, forced him into constant and unsubtle schemes. Practically=speaking, you couldn't miss him, as the Mueller investigation appeared to be finding. In November 2004, for instance, Jeffrey Epstein= the financier later caught in a scandal involving under-age

rovements, was b=ught for $96 million by Dmitry Rybolovlev. That is, Trump had either miraculousl= earned $55 million, without putting up a dime, or Rybolovlev, or someone su=h as Rybolovlev, paid Trump Properties, LLC—actual owner unknown =80 $96 million, thereby providing a clean payment of $55 million to

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te interests: it would not reach him. To that end, Dowd, and the otk members of Trump's legal team, recommended that the president coa erate with the Mueller investigation. “Tm not a target, right?” Trump constantly prodded them. This wasn’t a rhetorical question. He insisted on an answer, and affirmativ

without putting up a dime. Or, more likely, Trump merely earned a fee for hiding the real owner—a shadow owner quite possibly being funneled cash by Rybolovlev for other reasons beyond the value of the house. Or, possibly, the real owner and real buyer were one and the same. Rybolovlev might have, in effect,

illionaire lifestyle, cache, and market viability, forced him into constant and unsubtle schemes. Practically speaking, you couldn't miss him, as the Mueller investigation appeared to be finding In November 2004, for instance, Jeffrey Epstein, the financier later caught in a scandal involving under-age pro

t. for $96 million by Dmitry Rybolovlev. a Russain oligarch. That is, Trump had either miraculously earned $55 million, without putting up a dime, or Rybolovlev, or someone such as Rybolovlev, paid Trump Properties, LLC— actual owner unknown—$96 million, thereby providing a clean payment of $55 million to som