ISLAMABAD: Indian business tycoon Anil Ambani sought guidance on navigating relations with the White House and advancing India-US defense cooperation in messages to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during the early months of the first term of Donald Trump's administration, according to a report by The New York Times.
“Will need ur guidance on dealing wth white house for india relationship ad defense cooperation,” Ambani wrote soon after being introduced to Epstein online.
‘Inside baseball’
The NYT report states that Epstein responded by offering what he described as “inside baseball,” presenting himself as someone with insight into the administration’s thinking.
The exchanges, riddled with typos and shorthand, show the global reach of Epstein and the reputation he had built among the world’s wealthiest people as a power broker able to operate in the shadowy world of back-channel diplomacy.
While the line between braggadocio and influence was blurred, Epstein shared with Ambani nuggets of information on foreign policy and Trump appointments before they became widely known.
Whether he just got lucky or not, his messages indicated he sought and received accurate information from unnamed people about the White House’s thinking in response to Ambani’s questions, according to the NYT report.
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