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Rep. Raskin Opens Probe into Epstein’s Foreign Agent Ties

7/22/2026

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Raskin Launches Inquiry

Rep. Jamie Raskin opened an inquiry on July 21 2026 into Jeffrey Epstein’s foreign-agent activity.
Jamie Raskin asked Todd Blanche, Marco Rubio and Jay Clayton for records, noting Epstein’s contacts with Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Russia and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak.
Jamie Raskin says Epstein violated Foreign Agents Registration Act after emails showed he offered to be a “bodyguard” for Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and to coach Kuwaiti emir on President Donald Trump.

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Vance Alleges Links

Vice President JD Vance told Joe Rogan that Jeffrey Epstein “had connections to American and Israeli intelligence at the highest levels.”
House Judiciary Democrats wrote that Epstein’s close ties to President Donald Trump and coordination with former adviser Steve Bannon created a “major national-security liability.”
Emails show Epstein contacted Council of Europe Secretary-General Thorbjørn Jagland and urged him to tell President Vladimir Putin that Minister Sergey Lavrov should seek Epstein’s insight.

History

Historical Context

In 1975-76 Senator Frank Church chaired a Senate probe that reviewed 1,500 classified files, revealed $1.5 billion in hidden foreign funding and exposed CIA covert actions. Its pressure led President Gerald Ford to issue Executive Order 11905 banning U.S.-sanctioned assassinations and prompted the Senate to create a permanent intelligence committee. A new congressional inquiry into Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged foreign-agent ties invokes that oversight legacy to tighten foreign-influence enforcement.

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Raskin Launches Inquiry

Rep. Jamie Raskin opened an inquiry on July 21 2026 into Jeffrey Epstein’s foreign-agent activity.
Jamie Raskin asked Todd Blanche, Marco Rubio and Jay Clayton for records, noting Epstein’s contacts with Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Russia and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak.
Jamie Raskin says Epstein violated Foreign Agents Registration Act after emails showed he offered to be a “bodyguard” for Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and to coach Kuwaiti emir on President Donald Trump.

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