AXIOS (Rebecca Falconer) - Inside Epstein's efforts to influence elites, from U.K. to Russia and beyond
The Justice Department's release of millions of documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein shows how he worked to cultivate a vast web of influence among the global elite before and well after his 2008 conviction. Why it matters: Epstein's network of connections was "extraordinary," Sarah Krissoff, a former U.S. attorney in the Southern District of New York, tells Axios. "Power is one of those things that keeps expanding. He traveled in ultra-rich circles, and, from what I have seen, worked hard to cultivate relationships." - While being named in the Epstein files does not indicate wrongdoing, the fallout from the documents' release has triggered a wave of firings and resignations, and has prompted several countries to…