1 00:00:01,520 --> 00:00:04,440 Speaker 1: Today's biggest news from The Australian. I'm Claire Harvey with 2 00:00:04,480 --> 00:00:09,559 Speaker 1: the Front's afternoon headlines. The latest dump of US Department 3 00:00:09,600 --> 00:00:13,200 Speaker 1: of Justice files on the disgraced financier and convicted pedophile 4 00:00:13,280 --> 00:00:17,520 Speaker 1: Jeffrey Epstein has posed difficult questions for powerful people and 5 00:00:17,720 --> 00:00:21,840 Speaker 1: organizations around the world. Now his connections to the State 6 00:00:21,880 --> 00:00:26,640 Speaker 1: of Israel and its famed external intelligence agency Mossad are 7 00:00:26,680 --> 00:00:31,000 Speaker 1: being picked over by journalists analyzing the files. Epstein was 8 00:00:31,040 --> 00:00:34,040 Speaker 1: born into a middle class Jewish family in New York, 9 00:00:34,320 --> 00:00:37,680 Speaker 1: and after starting his career as a teacher, stumbled into 10 00:00:37,720 --> 00:00:42,080 Speaker 1: investment banking and rose rapidly through the high testosterone world 11 00:00:42,120 --> 00:00:45,479 Speaker 1: of finance. He then set about using his access to 12 00:00:45,560 --> 00:00:49,760 Speaker 1: wealthy individuals to build an incredible network. From movie directors 13 00:00:49,760 --> 00:00:54,320 Speaker 1: to politicians and Middle Eastern Saiks to British royals. Epstein 14 00:00:54,480 --> 00:00:58,320 Speaker 1: knew everyone and spent his time providing advice and finding 15 00:00:58,400 --> 00:01:03,280 Speaker 1: investment opportunities for his friends and clients. He also kept 16 00:01:03,440 --> 00:01:08,880 Speaker 1: meticulous records, photographs, emails, and handwritten documents about his contacts, 17 00:01:09,120 --> 00:01:12,040 Speaker 1: and it's those records that have been released by American 18 00:01:12,080 --> 00:01:16,080 Speaker 1: authorities on the orders of President Donald Trump over recent months. 19 00:01:16,680 --> 00:01:19,280 Speaker 1: They've already resulted in the fall from grace of a 20 00:01:19,319 --> 00:01:23,759 Speaker 1: British Prince Andrew Mountbatten Windsor and a Duchess Sarah Ferguson, 21 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:28,000 Speaker 1: who are now exiled from the royal family. Microsoft founder 22 00:01:28,040 --> 00:01:32,000 Speaker 1: Bill Gates has apologized forever spending time with Epstein and 23 00:01:32,120 --> 00:01:35,560 Speaker 1: denied any knowledge of his criminal offending. Bill and Hillary 24 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:37,800 Speaker 1: Clinton have said they want to give evidence to a 25 00:01:37,840 --> 00:01:42,080 Speaker 1: congressional committee to explain the images where Bill Clinton is 26 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:45,960 Speaker 1: in a jacuzi and at parties with Epstein. And One 27 00:01:45,959 --> 00:01:49,040 Speaker 1: of the best known names in the files is Deepak Chopra, 28 00:01:49,400 --> 00:01:52,520 Speaker 1: an Indian author who became famous in the nineteen eighties 29 00:01:52,520 --> 00:01:56,960 Speaker 1: for his wellness books. The emails show Chopra inviting Epstein 30 00:01:57,000 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 1: to come to Israel, where he had a speaking in 31 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:03,600 Speaker 1: gay Relax and have fun with interesting people. Chopra wrote, 32 00:02:03,600 --> 00:02:06,480 Speaker 1: according to the files, if you want use a fake name, 33 00:02:06,680 --> 00:02:09,560 Speaker 1: bring your girls. It will be fun to have you love. 34 00:02:10,480 --> 00:02:14,560 Speaker 1: Epstein declined the invitation, but asked Chopra to find him 35 00:02:14,639 --> 00:02:20,120 Speaker 1: acute Israeli blonde matter over mind. Chopra responded that Israeli 36 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:24,519 Speaker 1: women were militant, aggressive and v sexy. The files also 37 00:02:24,639 --> 00:02:28,560 Speaker 1: include FBI reports relating to Epstein, including one note from 38 00:02:28,600 --> 00:02:32,760 Speaker 1: October twenty twenty, after Epstein had served a prison sentence 39 00:02:32,840 --> 00:02:37,240 Speaker 1: for child prostitution offenses, where a source told investigators they 40 00:02:37,280 --> 00:02:41,840 Speaker 1: believed Epstein was a co opted Mossad agent. The informant 41 00:02:41,960 --> 00:02:44,919 Speaker 1: told the FBI, according to the notes, that Mossad had 42 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:49,680 Speaker 1: trained Epstein as a spy. The files also contained communications 43 00:02:49,720 --> 00:02:53,800 Speaker 1: between Epstein and former Israeli Prime Minister Ahud Barak, who 44 00:02:53,880 --> 00:02:57,680 Speaker 1: is from Israel's Labor Party. The pair gossip about former 45 00:02:57,800 --> 00:03:01,640 Speaker 1: UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and discuss issues like Russian 46 00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:06,240 Speaker 1: migration into Israel. A twenty eighteen email shows Epstein asking 47 00:03:06,320 --> 00:03:09,560 Speaker 1: Barak to make clear that I don't work for Mossad 48 00:03:09,800 --> 00:03:13,800 Speaker 1: with a smiley face emoji. Current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanya, 49 00:03:13,880 --> 00:03:17,040 Speaker 1: who a political enemy of Ahood Barak, says the pair's 50 00:03:17,160 --> 00:03:22,680 Speaker 1: unusual close relationship proves that Epstein was not an Israeli spy. Netanya, 51 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:25,720 Speaker 1: who said on X stuck on his election loss from 52 00:03:25,800 --> 00:03:30,040 Speaker 1: over two decades ago. Barak has for years obsessively attempted 53 00:03:30,040 --> 00:03:34,079 Speaker 1: to undermine Israeli democracy by working with the anti Zionist 54 00:03:34,200 --> 00:03:38,920 Speaker 1: radical left. In failed attempts to overthrow the elected Israeli government. 55 00:03:39,600 --> 00:03:43,120 Speaker 1: Deepak Chopra says he was never involved in any criminal 56 00:03:43,240 --> 00:03:48,280 Speaker 1: or exploitative conduct. You can check out all our coverage 57 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:51,160 Speaker 1: of the Epstein files right now at the Australian dot 58 00:03:51,200 --> 00:03:53,320 Speaker 1: com dot a U and come back to the front 59 00:03:53,320 --> 00:03:55,240 Speaker 1: first thing in the morning for a look at why 60 00:03:55,320 --> 00:03:59,880 Speaker 1: everything's suddenly changed in the Asia Pacific. Japan is ending 61 00:04:00,120 --> 00:04:03,320 Speaker 1: eight decades of pacifism with a new Prime minister who 62 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:06,360 Speaker 1: wants to arm it to the chief and is standing 63 00:04:06,440 --> 00:04:09,480 Speaker 1: up to China. That's right here, Tuesday morning.