New questions about Jeffrey Epstein’s international connections have emerged following the latest release of documents by the U.S. Department of Justice, which reference a meeting between former French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire and the convicted sex offender who later died by suicide in prison.
According to the documents, Le Maire is alleged to have been introduced to Epstein at one of his residences through Olivier Colom, a former associate of ex-French President Nicolas Sarkozy. The emails, dated November 24, 2018, do not specify the exact location or timing of the meeting.
Colom regularly met with Le Maire and his then-chief of staff, Emmanuel Moulin, now the chief of staff to President Emmanuel Macron. There is no evidence in the emails that Moulin had any direct contact with Epstein.
A notable email from 2013 shows Colom asking Epstein for “ideas” on fundraising for Le Maire, described as a “future presidential candidate,” to which Epstein replied briefly: “Let’s meet and talk about this.”
Other exchanges are particularly provocative. In one, Epstein describes being on his Caribbean island “with an aquarium full of girls,” and Colom compares the setting to the palace of the Saudi king, adding, “I prefer yours… I would enjoy the view.”
While the presence of names in these documents does not imply criminal liability, the revelations raise concerns about the wide-ranging political and financial networks that maintained contacts with Epstein.
