The convicted sex offender was positioning himself as a White House insider to one of India’s wealthiest businessmen, offering access to Trump administration figures.
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By Collective Evolution
Jeffrey Epstein and Indian billionaire Anil Ambani exchanged hundreds of messages between 2017 and 2019, with Epstein presenting himself as a Trump White House insider who could provide access to key administration figures.
Ambani reached out to Epstein shortly after Trump took office, writing: "Will need ur guidance on dealing wth white house for india relationship ad defense cooperation." After a visit to Delhi in March 2017, Ambani told Epstein that "Leadership" – interpreted as the Modi government – wanted Epstein's help to meet "jared and bannon asap" and requested assistance for Modi's upcoming meeting with Trump.
Epstein delivered. He offered introductions to Steve Bannon and Thomas Barrack Jr., who chaired Trump's 2017 inaugural committee. He predicted John Bolton's appointment as national security adviser eight months before it happened. He advised Ambani that "Israel strategy" would dominate Modi's meeting with Trump – advice that mattered since Ambani had a $10 billion defense deal with Israeli companies.
Epstein connected Ambani with Tom Pritzker (Hyatt Hotels chairman), former Israeli PM Ehud Barak, former CIA director Bill Burns, and even offered to organize a private dinner with the "head of NATO." After Modi's historic 2017 visit to Israel, Epstein celebrated that Modi had "danced and sang in Israel for the benefit of the US president."
But Ambani wasn't just seeking political connections. By 2019, his net worth had crashed from $45 billion in 2007 to $1.7 billion. He turned to Epstein for financial advice. Epstein sent sympathetic messages, telling Ambani to stay "mentally strong" and suggested bankruptcy-proof vehicles while claiming "no money for me" – just acting "as a friend."
The two communicated through messages, phone calls, and encrypted platforms like Signal and Telegram, where Ambani went by "Armani A." In one uncomfortable exchange about the US ambassador pick for India, Epstein suggested "a tall Swedish blonde woman to make it fun to visit" and asked Ambani about his preferred actress or model.
This entire relationship happened after Epstein pleaded guilty in 2008 to soliciting prostitution from a minor and became a registered sex offender. A convicted sex offender was positioning himself as a White House insider to one of India's wealthiest businessmen, offering access to Trump administration figures while the businessman sought help navigating US politics on behalf of what he called "Leadership" in India.
