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File 101 - Thomas Barrack Texted Epstein 100+ Times While Running Trump's Inauguration. He's Still an Ambassador.
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While serving as chair of the Trump inaugural committee and raising $107 million, Thomas Barrack exchanged more than 100 text messages with Jeffrey Epstein. The content of those messages has not been made public. Barrack was subsequently charged with acting as an unregistered foreign agent for the UAE — charges he was acquitted of in 2022. He now serves as U.S. Ambassador to Turkey.
This episode examines what the documented text record shows about Barrack's relationship with Epstein during one of the most politically significant periods in recent American history, why the volume of contact has not prompted further investigation, and how his trajectory compares to others with documented Epstein ties who faced greater scrutiny.
Sources for this episode are available at: https://epsteinfiles.fm/?episode=ep101
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