Epstein as an unregistered foreign agent
On July 20, 2026, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin asked the Justice Department, the State Department, and the SDNY whether Jeffrey Epstein acted as an unregistered foreign agent under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), demanding all records of his contacts with 19 named nations. This page collects the corpus-backed findings behind that inquiry, grouped by country: 28 findings across 16 governments.
Each item links to the full finding with its primary-source EFTA citations. The Raskin letter itself is available from the House Judiciary Committee and is full-text searchable in our search index. These are documented contacts and dealings, not adjudicated findings of a FARA violation.
Epstein pitched to represent the Kingdom before the incoming Trump administration.
Epstein coached the Emir's emissary on the Trump trip and Yemen peace talks.
Epstein positioned himself as a back channel on how to handle President Trump.
Epstein worked as an ongoing consultant for former Prime Minister Ehud Barak.
A years-long relationship with former PM Hamad bin Jassim (HBJ).
Epstein befriended DP World chairman Sultan bin Sulayem and coached Steve Bannon on courting Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed.
Epstein cultivated the Crown's trade envoy Prince Andrew and Cabinet minister Peter Mandelson, drawing government material and influence toward himself.
Cultivated the Ouattara government; Abidjan trip built around cabinet ministers.
Epstein sat inside DP World's push for Nigerian ports, alongside a broker who claimed direct lines to the president, ministers, Dangote, and the Emir of Kano.
Worked inside the 2013 presidential election for incumbent President Waheed.
Cultivated President Elbegdorj; a Presidential Advisory Board at Davos.
A bank project with President Macky Sall; lobbying to free Karim Wade.
Epstein's door-opener into diplomacy was Norwegian envoy Terje Roed-Larsen of the International Peace Institute; Norway's Okokrim later opened a corruption case into him and former ambassador Mona Juul.
Epstein hosted Miroslav Lajcak, Slovakia's foreign minister and UN General Assembly president, who offered former PM Robert Fico to Steve Bannon's network.
Epstein arranged a private London dinner for sitting President Jacob Zuma and vetted the guest list presented to him.
Not cultivation but an operation against a sovereign: Epstein and Steve Bannon partnered on an anti-Vatican film targeting Pope Francis, with Bannon naming Epstein its executive producer.