Jeffrey Epstein’s brother does not believe the disgraced financier made blackmail sex tapes to extort powerful contacts – but says he has fed him plenty of gossip about them over the years.
“This is just an opinion — I never really believed it existed,” Mark Epstein, 69, the sex offender’s younger brother, told The Post.
“Jeffrey bought an island in the Virgin Islands. He has his own personal 727 [jet]. Do you think he needs to make money by blackmail?” Mark said.
“He knows how to make money in the financial world. He knows all the dirty tricks. When he was on Wall Street he learned all the tricks before Wall Street was cleaned up.”
Epstein rose through the banking ranks at Bearn Stearns in the late 1970s, before founding his own Wall Street consulting firm in the early 80s which he used to leapfrog the world of major financial players and forge powerful connections.
Since his arrest, his death, and the revelation of his elaborate sex-trafficking ring, theories have posited that Epstein secretly recorded powerful men in compromising positions in his New York City townhouse and other properties, then used the tapes to extort money or favors from them.
Epstein’s co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell even allegedly admitted to the existence of such tapes – specifically those of Donald Trump and Bill Clinton – in a 2016 meeting with former 60 Minutes Producer Ira Rosen.
Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide in 2019, according to officials, a story his brother Mark Epstein isn’t buying. AP Jeffrey Epstein’s Upper East Side townhouse, where he allegedly made tapes threatening people in power. KAT / SplashNews.com
Mark Epstein doesn’t buy such claims.
“I think you could argue that I know Jeff better than anyone, and some of these stories just seem too interesting,” he said.
“There is no extensive camera system in the New York House,” he said, explaining that beyond basic security cameras he was unaware of hidden surveillance devices in the luxury Upper East Side townhouse.
What we know about Jeffrey Epstein’s list of 170 associates
- On Wednesday, documents were released naming 170 associates of accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. The list includes Michael Jackson, magician David Copperfield, Stephen Hawking, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and former President Bill Clinton – who one of Epstein’s victims said “likes them young, referring to girls.”
- Disgraced royal Prince Andrew, a well-known friend of Epstein, was named in the document and was previously sued by Epstein’s accuser Virginia Giuffre, who accused Andrew of sexually misconducting her. According to a royal family expert, the Firm “will stand by” the Duke of York “no matter what.”
- Epstein’s former lawyer and friend, Alan Dershowitz, defended the multi-millionaire sex offender’s associate, saying: “None of us knew about his private life until he kept it a secret.” Dershowitz, who is on the list, added that no one should be automatically convicted in the court of public opinion simply for appearing in court documents.
- Epstein’s brother, Mark Epstein, told The Post that the former businessman said he could overturn the 2016 election based on what he knew about both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton: “Here’s a direct quote: ‘If I say what I know about both. candidates, they have to cancel the election.’ That’s what Jeffrey told me in 2016.”
- Only some of the 170 names and their connections to Epstein have been released. The remaining documents will likely become public record over the next week.
Follow The Post’s live blog on the revelations about Epstein’s associates revealed in the newly released documents here.
“I was told there were no cameras in the house — like spy cameras. But… I wasn’t there,” he admitted.
No such tapes have ever been uncovered, and neither Clinton nor Trump has ever been charged with crimes related to Epstein.
Mark Epstein thinks that many of the theories surrounding his brother Jeffrey are “far-fetched”
The two men’s names appear multiple times in the first round of newly released documents from an Epstein-related lawsuit released Wednesday.
Clinton’s name appears at least 73 times in the file, while Trump is named four times.
The two men are known to have been associated with Epstein and traveled on his private jet — later known as the “Lolita Express” because it was allegedly used to traffic underage girls — in the 90s and early 2000s.
What we know about Jeffrey Epstein’s list of 170 associates
- On Wednesday, documents were released naming 170 associates of accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. The list includes Michael Jackson, magician David Copperfield, Stephen Hawking, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and former President Bill Clinton – who one of Epstein’s victims said “likes them young, referring to girls.”
- Disgraced royal Prince Andrew, a well-known friend of Epstein, was named in the document and was previously sued by Epstein’s accuser Virginia Giuffre, who accused Andrew of sexually misconducting her. According to a royal family expert, the Firm “will stand by” the Duke of York “no matter what.”
- Epstein’s former lawyer and friend, Alan Dershowitz, defended the multi-millionaire sex offender’s associate, saying: “None of us knew about his private life until he kept it a secret.” Dershowitz, who is on the list, added that no one should be automatically convicted in the court of public opinion simply for appearing in court documents.
- Epstein’s brother, Mark Epstein, told The Post that the former businessman said he could overturn the 2016 election based on what he knew about both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton: “Here’s a direct quote: ‘If I say what I know about both. candidates, they have to cancel the election.’ That’s what Jeffrey told me in 2016.”
- Only some of the 170 names and their connections to Epstein have been released. The remaining documents will likely become public record over the next week.
Follow The Post’s live blog on the revelations about Epstein’s associates revealed in the newly released documents here.
“I was actually on the plane with Donald Trump and my brother,” Epstein said. “At that time, I often flew with my brother,” he said, noting that it was a normal flight where nothing untoward happened.
President Bill Clinton meets Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell during a visit to the White House in 1993. President William J. Clinton / MEGA Donald and Melania Trump with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in 2000. Getty Images
However, Mark admits his brother is a notorious gossip and supplies him with a long list of salacious anecdotes about the high and mighty and the rich and famous in society.
“Jeffrey used to tell me when something interesting — or, specifically, something funny — happened, because he could share it with me and he knew it wasn’t going anywhere,” she said, adding that she didn’t want to “make it worse anyone” by leaking the story.
Although he does not believe in any widespread conspiracy over his brother’s affairs, Mark – who stated he “didn’t get a penny of Jeffrey’s estate” after he died – insisted his death was not a suicide as officials had reported it.
“I am not here to defend him. What he did was wrong. But that is not my concern. My concern is that my brother was killed,” he said.
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