Disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein actively supported far-right activist Tommy Robinson and exchanged disturbing Holocaust-related remarks in private emails, according to newly released documents.
Epstein's Celebratory Messages for Far-Right Figure
Among the 23,000 documents released by US lawmakers last week, Epstein's correspondence reveals his enthusiasm for Robinson's release from prison in 2018. Epstein wrote "Tommy Robinson. !! good work" in a congratulatory message to an unnamed recipient following the activist's jail release.
Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, had been imprisoned for contempt of court after filming defendants inside Canterbury Crown Court and posting prejudicial material online while the jury was deliberating.
Disturbing Holocaust References and Political Ambitions
The emails expose Epstein's grotesque sense of humour regarding historical atrocities. In another message celebrating Robinson's freedom, Epstein referenced Kristallnacht, the 1938 Nazi pogrom, writing: "Kristallnacht always has the big fire."
In a separate communication, the financier - who was Jewish himself - made a chilling comment about the 2018 US mid-term elections: "Come join us at Auschwitz, opening night, special." This referred to elections that saw Democrats seize control of the House of Representatives.
The cache reveals Epstein's previously unseen involvement with right-wing movements across Europe and America. He maintained extensive political contacts, swapping messages with figures across the American establishment, European diplomats, academics and officials from Russia to Saudi Arabia.
Epstein as Political Fixer and Bannon Connection
Epstein frequently discussed how to fuel a populist resurgence in Europe with his contacts, including Steve Bannon, Donald Trump's former chief strategist. Epstein encouraged Bannon to push conservative movements across the continent and even advised on which Trump officials should be dismissed.
When Bannon explored forming a "supergroup" to boost far-right parties in the 2019 European Parliament elections, Epstein responded that such a resurgence was "doable" but required significant groundwork.
"Lots and lots of face time and hand-holding," Epstein wrote in July 2018. He added: "A Right-wing resurgence in Europe is 'doable' but 'time-consuming'."
Epstein positioned himself as a global fixer with unparalleled access to powerful figures. He boasted of meetings with Arab League leaders and claimed to receive a "download" from them. In December 2016, he bragged to billionaire Tom Pritzker about gifts from Mohammed bin Salman, now the Saudi crown prince, writing: "Can you believe MBS sent me a TENT carpets and all."
The financier also attempted to insert himself as an intermediary with the Kremlin. Ahead of the 2018 Trump-Putin summit in Helsinki, he suggested that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov should meet with him, writing to Thorbjorn Jagland, former Norwegian prime minister: "I think you might suggest to Putin that Lavrov can get insight on talking to me."
As investigations intensified in late 2018, Epstein portrayed himself as collateral in a wider political attack targeting Donald Trump. When an associate told him "they're really just trying to take down Trump and doing whatever they can to do that!" Epstein replied: "It's wild, because i am the one able to take him down."
Epstein died in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges, in what authorities ruled a suicide.
