¶ PART 16: THE POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE NETWORK
[GRADE A2 -- Multiple EFTAs (Epstein's seized email)]
¶ The Kerrey/Thiel/Burns Lunch Nexus
On September 9, 2014, Lesley Groff emailed: "Bob Kerry needs details for the lunch(Es) this weekend with Peter Thiel and possibly Bill Burns" (EFTA02589110). This places three high-profile figures at coordinated lunches at Epstein's properties:
- Bob Kerrey: Former Senator (NE), 9-11 Commission member, New School president. 131 relationships in graph.
- Peter Thiel: PayPal/Palantir founder. 360+ relationships, 303 jmail connections, combined_score=18. Multiple confirmed lunches at Thiel Capital, San Francisco.
- Bill Burns: Deputy Secretary of State (2011-2014), later CIA Director (2021-present).
Additional Thiel findings: On October 7, 2016, a lunch with "Thiel and Churkin" was scheduled at Epstein's NY home -- Vitaly Churkin was Russia's UN Ambassador, who died suddenly in February 2017. Thiel is also documented meeting Thorbjorn Jagland (Secretary General of Council of Europe, Nobel Committee chair) "on the island" in April 2014.
¶ Three Independent Treasury Secretary Channels
Epstein received Treasury Secretary intelligence from three separate sources:
| Date | Source | Content | EFTA |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2011 | Boris Nikolic (Gates advisor) | "ask bill, who he would propose for treasury secretary. confidential" | EFTA01869569 |
| Nov 9, 2016 | Landon Thomas Jr. (NYT) | "Who is going to be Treasury Secretary?" (Election Day) | EFTA02670710 |
| Nov 14, 2016 | Landon Thomas Jr. (NYT) | "Steve Forbes for Treasury Secretary??  " + "Your old pal Larry Kudlow" |
EFTA01062019 |
| Nov 29, 2016 | Landon Thomas Jr. (NYT) | "How well do you know him [Mnuchin]?" | EFTA01787689 |
| Nov 30, 2016 | Kathy Ruemmler | "dems are going to take out...Mnuchin may be one of them" | EFTA02669275 |
Thomas's Election Day email is particularly notable: a major NYT financial reporter asking a convicted sex offender for guidance on what to write and who will lead Treasury. His Nov 14 follow-up reveals Epstein's personal relationship with Larry Kudlow (future NEC Director): "Your old pal Larry Kudlow."
¶ DOJ Meeting Coordination
Epstein coordinated a DOJ meeting through the Rothschild channel: "working on doj meeting for 26th" (EFTA02490805, Aug 19, 2015) -- emailed to Ariane de Rothschild.
¶ The Harold Webb NPA Letter
Harold Webb's 7-page letter to SDNY (EFTA01681961, Dec 18, 2020) maps the institutional chain that produced the 2007 non-prosecution agreement, naming: Alice Fisher (DOJ Criminal Division Chief), Sigal Mandelker (Deputy AG), Mark Filip (Deputy AG), Kenneth Starr (Epstein defense counsel), and Jay Lefkowitz (Epstein defense counsel).
¶ Intelligo Group -- Israeli Intelligence Pitch
EFTA00619355 contains a 22-page pitch deck from Intelligo Group, an Israeli private intelligence firm:
- CEO Shlomo Mirvis: "distinguished combat officer in the IDF"
- CRO Dana Rakovsky: "over 7 years as an analyst in the Israeli intelligence community, including several years in the Israeli Prime Minister's office"
- COO Oded Stern: "former intelligence officer who served as a commander of the Central Alert War Room"
- Advisory board includes a former head of the Mossad (redacted) and a former head of the Shin Bet (redacted)
- Strategic investor: Eileen Murray, COO of Bridgewater ($170B AUM)
¶ ANALYSIS
The political intelligence network documents Epstein as a central node receiving information about government appointments, policy decisions, and institutional access -- from the Gates Foundation, the New York Times, Goldman Sachs, the CIA, and Israeli intelligence simultaneously. The three independent Treasury Secretary channels demonstrate that Epstein was not merely receiving information passively but was actively consulted by major institutional actors.
WHAT THIS SHOWS AND DOES NOT SHOW: Documents show Epstein received Treasury Secretary intelligence from three independent channels, coordinated DOJ meetings through the Rothschild network, hosted lunches with intelligence/finance/tech leaders, and received pitches from Israeli intelligence firms. They do NOT show Epstein influenced government appointments or that the intelligence was used for illegal purposes.