An August 2019 internal email chain showing federal prosecutors coordinating their response to a media inquiry from Insider reporter Keenan Trotter about the government's investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's foreign government ties and expired Austrian passport.

This document captures an internal communication between members of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York (USANYS) on August 8, 2019, regarding a press inquiry about the Epstein case. Reporter Keenan Trotter from Insider reached out seeking comment on the government's investigation into Epstein's potential ties to foreign governments, specifically concerning his expired Austrian passport and possible citizenship in other countries. The inquiry was part of a larger story about Epstein's travels to the Middle East. The document shows the internal routing of the media request with one official indicating they would 'handle it.'

Key Highlights

• •Media inquiry focused on government investigation into Epstein's potential ties to foreign governments
• •Specific interest in expired Austrian passport found during FBI search and possible foreign citizenship
• •Part of broader journalism investigating Epstein's Middle East travels
• •Shows federal prosecutors actively coordinating media responses during the 2019 prosecution

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