Epstein & Secret Societies / Elite Power Networks / Illuminati Families — Research Dossier

Compiled 2026-03-19 from unsealed-research MCP (1.3M fulltext corpus + emails + dossier + knowledge graph + financial records)

Executive Summarylink

Jeffrey Epstein was not merely adjacent to elite power networks — he was a formal, documented member of two of the most consequential organizations in global governance: the Trilateral Commission and the Council on Foreign Relations. He sat on the board of Rockefeller University. He maintained direct, ongoing financial and personal relationships with multiple branches of the Rothschild family, served as a conduit between Kissinger, Bilderberg attendees, Davos elites, and heads of state. His own correspondence uses explicit "secret society" and "inner circle" language to describe his network.

The corpus contains 10,887 documents mentioning Rothschild, 513 mentioning the Trilateral Commission, 511 mentioning Kissinger, 463 mentioning the Council on Foreign Relations, 50 mentioning Bilderberg, and 1,747 mentioning Davos. This is not conspiracy theory — it is the documentary record of a man who operated as a human router between the world's most powerful institutions and families.

Corpus Hit Countslink

Part I: Epstein's Formal Membershipslink

Trilateral Commission — Confirmed Memberlink

Epstein's membership is confirmed by five independent sources in the corpus:

1. Official Biography (EFTA00725190)

"Jeffrey E. Epstein is the Chairman of Financial Trust Company, Inc. Mr. Epstein is a former member of the Trilateral Commission and a former member of the Council on Foreign Relations."

This bio appears in at least 8 EFTA documents with minor variations (EFTA00725191, EFTA00295224, EFTA01149235, EFTA00304519, EFTA01107374, EFTA00583240, EFTA01131064, EFTA01146347).

2. Trilateral Commission Plenary Invitation (2008) Lesley Groff forwarded an official invitation from Michael O'Neil (moneil@trilateral.org) to the 2008 Trilateral Commission Plenary Meeting, April 25-28, Ritz Carlton, Washington DC. Epstein was addressed as a "Member and Participant."

3. Full TC Membership Roster (EFTA01082667) A document in the Epstein files contains the complete Trilateral Commission North American Group membership list. Epstein is listed:

Jeffrey Epstein — J. Epstein & Company, Inc. — New York

On the same roster:

4. Epstein's Own Statements

To Steve Bannon (May 8, 2018 — EFTA00813315):

"when I was on the trilateral commission. I always took along my very pretty american looking california blonde assistant that was silently fluent in the three main dialects. I loved it when they smiled to me as they said to each other . be careful of the Jewish dog."

To unknown (Feb 22, 2017 — EFTA01053658):

"He is the most knowledgeable of all the players I have known. - including my stint on the Trilateral Commission." (Referring to Ehud Barak)

To unknown "Khalid" (Oct 29, 2016 — EFTA00813539):

"Khalid, great fun today, . trilateral commission. ? alberto pinto. ? ... see you in Saudi."

Via iMessage (Mar 29, 2017 — HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_027222):

"as you may know I used to be a member of the trilateral commission. so i have some strong views on benefits and burdens of the various orgs."

5. COUQ Foundation Payment (EFTA00804104) Check #2373, dated October 1, 2006: $50,000 to "The Trilateral Commission" from the COUQ Foundation.

Ghislaine Maxwell — Independent TC Attendeelink

Ghislaine Maxwell to Lars Erickson (2002):

"Functions? Will there be any cute guys present other than you? I'm coming in for the Trilateral meetings. E mail me your no. so I can call you and we can coordinate some trouble"

Council on Foreign Relations — Confirmed Memberlink

Same bios confirm CFR membership. Active engagement documented:

• Valerie Post (CFR Director of Events) maintained a personal relationship with Epstein, with multiple phone dates and in-person meetings (EFTA02421956, EFTA02423409, EFTA00751793)
• Epstein offered to place "young people" as volunteers at CFR; Post confirmed CFR has "strict rules around interning" but offered "special consideration"
• Libyan President Magariaf's CFR luncheon invitation forwarded to Epstein (EFTA00635170)

Rockefeller University — Former Board Memberlink

Confirmed in multiple bios. Also:

• Martin Nowak sent Epstein a Rockefeller University research link (EFTA02006721)
• George Church conference at Rockefeller University in Epstein's calendar
• A victim reportedly flew on a "Dana Chasin (Rockefeller) plane" (dossier #24679, NUCLEAR tier)

The COUQ Foundation — "Personal Genomics and Power"link

Epstein's bio describes the COUQ Foundation (EFTA00725190) as:

"one of the largest scientific philanthropies, funding topics such as 'Biologically Inspired Financial Computing,' 'Game Theory and the Currency Markets,' 'The Mathematics and Political Impacts of Esoteric Financial Instruments,' and 'Personal Genomics and Power.'"

The 2006 COUQ ledger (EFTA00804104) shows $958,000 disbursed, including:

• $100,000 — President and Fellows of Harvard College
• $75,000 — Santa Fe Institute (Murray Gell-Mann Research)
• $50,000 — The Trilateral Commission
• $25,000 — William J. Clinton Foundation
• $25,000 — Stockholm School of Economics
• $100,000 — Institute of International Education

Part II: The Rothschild Connectionlink

10,887 documents. The single largest elite-family connection in the corpus.

Direct Correspondentslink

Financial Flowslink

The Rothschild Name Dispute (EFTA00845317, EFTA00845468, EFTA00845910)link

In September 2015, Jacob Rothschild drafted a letter to David and Eric de Rothschild (French branch) objecting to Paris Orleans renaming itself "Rothschild & Co" without a distinguishing prefix. Epstein was personally advising Ariane de Rothschild on the wording, suggesting:

"inflict damage? could be better worded"

Brokering Summers for Rothschild (Dossier #25507)link

Epstein recommended:

"take larry summers on in a sig role...good press, stature"

Summers subsequently met with Ariane de Rothschild at Epstein's house alongside his wife (dossier #24306).

Trump and Rothschild (HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_026431)link

After Ariane pitched Epstein on Edmond de Rothschild's infrastructure fund, Epstein replied:

"trump will want to do private public partnerships on most things. donald loves the rothschild name."

Lynn Forester de Rothschild — The Social Bridgelink

Lynn Forester is one of the most consequential figures in Epstein's network:

• 1995: Discussed "Jeffrey Epstein and currency stabilization" with Bill Clinton (EFTA00263405)
• July 1996: Called Dershowitz on Martha's Vineyard: "A FRIEND OF HERS NAMED JEFFREY EPSTEIN HAD FLOWN TO MARTHA'S VINEYARD TO VISIT HER AND THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO DROP BY AND MEET ME" (EFTA00796700)
• 2000: Sold 116 East 65th Street to Ghislaine Maxwell's 116 East 65th Street LLC for $4,950,000 (EFTA01654636) — property later sold for $15,075,000
• Peter Mandelson: "I think it was Martha's, the first time I met Jeffrey, staying with Lynn Forester..." (EFTA00703220)
• Epstein leaked to journalist Landon Thomas (2010): "Lady rothschild, Lynn forester, ex husband Andrew Stein and her financial advisor Kenneth Starr, indicted for another big ponzi scheme" (EFTA01811978)

The "Master Name List" (Dossier #24407)link

Epstein's own shorthand for his power network:

"bannon chomsky barak watson rothschild black pritzker summers ito. World bank davos g20"

Part III: The Bilderberg Connectionlink

50 documents. All roads lead through Peter Mandelson.

Mandelson at Bilderberg — Epstein as Logistics Coordinatorlink

June 2011 — Mandelson to Epstein (EFTA01863211):

"St moritz at bilderberg with your friend from norway" (The "friend from Norway" is likely Crown Prince Haakon, whose wife Crown Princess Mette-Marit appears in the persons directory)

April 2012 — Mandelson to Epstein (EFTA00660427):

"Should be coming from Toronto around weekend May 27 til Bilderberg the following weekend in Virginia."

June 2012 — Mandelson to Epstein (EFTA02555795):

Subject: "Inequality" "now been put firmly on Bilderberg agenda..."

May 2010 — Unknown (likely Mandelson) to Epstein (EFTA00753966):

"Is Tim Collins of Ripplewood ok guy? Apart from talking about himself all the time. He has offered to pick me up en route to Bilderberg in plane."

Epstein replied: "he is good friends with Jes [Staley], little full of himself good white house contacts."

The Mandelson-Epstein Relationship (4,757 documents)link

Peter Mandelson (Baron Mandelson, former Labour cabinet minister, EU Trade Commissioner) maintained one of the most prolific correspondences in the Epstein archive:

• Regular visits to Epstein's properties
• Discussed Russian oligarchs ("Nat does not want me to meet Oleg" — EFTA00878060)
• "Need a Lord on the board?" — Mandelson offering his title (EFTA00924203)
• Met Epstein through Lynn Forester de Rothschild at Martha's Vineyard

Part IV: The Kissinger Networklink

511 documents. 81 email threads.

Direct Accesslink

• Multiple calendar reminders: "Kissinger is free starting evening of Sept. 23rd" (EFTA02127216, repeated across 6+ documents)
• Guest lists: "sean parker, terje, marvin, axel. kissinger, ian. miller, abdullah, don deitsch lara lerner" (EFTA00428822)
• Epstein to unknown: "does bill know kissinger well?" (likely re: Gates or Clinton)
• Kissinger + Rothschild breakfasts: Epstein to Ehud Barak: "can you do breakfast with ariane rothschild on morning of 23. and if you want kissinger china guy at breakfast 24." Barak confirmed, adding "I have Clinton GI on 9am."

Kissinger China NewCo (EFTA00584255)link

A full business plan for Kissinger China NewCo (KCN) was found in Epstein's files:

• Henry Kissinger as Executive Chairman
• Joshua Ramo as Chairman/CEO
• Profit distributions: 50% to Kissinger in year one, declining to 10% by year five
• Goal: "the leading advisory firm on China-related commercial matters"

Pritzker-Kissinger-Epstein Trianglelink

Tom Pritzker (Chairman of CSIS, Hyatt heir) to Epstein:

"In NY now (P Prize jury). Next week in Davos. Kissinger is flying w me and got a message from ehud that he will be there."

Epstein advising someone (HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_027222):

"Tom Pritzker. - like family, : the chairman of CSIS. also pritzker prize and trekking in himalayas. probably worth a meeting for you"

The Power Dinner (Dossier #25538)link

Lesley Groff's guest list for a single dinner:

Terje Rod-Larsen, Leon Black, Ehud Barak, Geithner, Jes Staley, Lloyd Blankfein, Len Blavatnik, Larry Summers, David Blaine, Jacob Frankel, Woody Allen, Checky, JJ Abrams, Schwarzman, Kissinger

Part V: The Bohemian Grovelink

5 documents. Limited but direct.

Epstein to Morits Skaugen (EFTA00938322, July 8, 2012)link

Skaugen (Norwegian shipping magnate, CEO of IM Skaugen SE) wrote:

"Greetings from singapore; on my way to California and to try to understand about the people at the Bohemian Grove"

Epstein's reply discussed Karem Wade (son of Senegal's former president, former energy minister).

House Oversight — Cathy O'Brien Testimony (HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_015259)link

The corpus contains Cathy O'Brien's allegations about mind control at Bohemian Grove involving Bill and Bob Bennett, referenced alongside NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. This document was part of the House Oversight collection, not Epstein's personal correspondence.

Part VI: "Secret Society" and "Inner Circle" Languagelink

Epstein Used These Terms Himselflink

"Part secret society" — A profile piece (attributed to Michael Wolff, 2016) circulated by Epstein describes his operation:

"by careful design, exclusive and clubby, part hang out, part secret society"

The same profile on the Trilateral Commission:

"He joined the board of Rockefeller University. And then he was suddenly on the Trilateral commission, that cabal of business people who are fancied by some conspiracy buffs, as the group running the world."

"The Club" / "First Circle" — Epstein to David Stern (former NBA Commissioner), dossier #524:

"You should meet Reid and tell him you are part of the club" "Tell him you are a friend of the first circle"

This was the day before Stern dined at Windsor Castle with Prince Andrew.

"Our Secret Society" — Epstein to a Gates insider (dossier #22454, NUCLEAR tier):

"both are welcome to our secret society, they will join joi ito ed boyden and caleb"

"Old School Secret Society" — Inbound query to Epstein:

"Suggestions for an old guy. super smart / well connected that wants to continue legacy of 'old school' secret society?"

No reply found in the archive.

Part VII: "New World Order"link

96 documents. Epstein used the term himself.

Martin Nowak to Epstein (Aug 14-15, 2013)link

EFTA00678866 (Aug 14):

"that biology is not based on physics is a new world order and it is right"

EFTA00967086 (Aug 15):

"i just came back thank you so much for the beautiful time creating a new world order..."

Epstein's Economic Prediction (Dec 2009 — EFTA02433799)link

Epstein to an unknown correspondent:

"a new world order commodity prices likely up, metals up, unemplyment and the stock market up."

Reply: "New world order? Markets up, but also unemployment?"

Epstein: "exactly, a little like brazil. this is an unintended consequence of computers and the internet."

Part VIII: The Davos / World Economic Forum Pipelinelink

1,747 fulltext hits. 355 email threads.

• Gates scheduling through Epstein at Davos (dossier #11768)
• Jes Staley's office brokered Gates-Epstein meeting at Davos (#11775)
• Epstein invited King Abdullah to "bill gates dinner" at Davos (#13067)
• Epstein got Summers nominated for WEF Young Global Leader (#25477) — Summers asked "Is she smart? Attractive?" then "She is very hot"
• "Davos set for you. Replace Mnuchin." — 3 weeks before arrest (#24556)
• Pritzker flying with Kissinger to Davos

Part IX: The Intelligence Dimensionlink

Persons Categorized as "Intelligence" in the Directorylink

Only 4 of 3,228 persons carry this tag:

Robert Maxwell (Ghislaine's father) was alleged to have been a Mossad asset. Ari Ben-Menashe, a former Israeli military intelligence officer, has publicly claimed Maxwell worked for Israeli intelligence.

Trilateral Commission = Intelligence Communitylink

The TC member roster in EFTA01082667 includes three former CIA Directors:

• George J. Tenet — CIA Director 1996-2004
• John M. Deutch — CIA Director 1995-1996
• William H. Webster — CIA Director 1987-1991 (also FBI Director 1978-1987)

Wexner Foundation → Ehud Barak (EFTA01249848)link

An FBI/DOJ referral document states:

"ZADOK also stated that the WEXNER FOUNDATION transferred at least 2.3 Million USD to Israeli former Prime Minister Ehud Barak; EPSTEIN allegedly signed some of these transfer documents."

Shadow Government Proposallink

Epstein proposed to Gates a "shadow governmental grants structure" (dossier #13492, NUCLEAR tier) — an off-book influence operation running parallel to the Gates Foundation.

Part X: The Illuminati Families Documentlink

EFTA01082667 — "Illuminati Families and Their Associates"link

This 8-page document (EFTA01082667-01082674) was found in Epstein's files (DOJ Dataset 9). It is a conspiracy theory compilation, not Epstein's own writing. However, its presence in his records is notable. It lists:

The 13 "Illuminati Bloodlines":

1. The Astor Bloodline
2. The Bundy Bloodline
3. The Collins Bloodline
4. The DuPont Bloodline
5. The Freeman Bloodline
6. The Kennedy Bloodline
7. The Li Bloodline
8. The Onassis Bloodline
9. The Reynolds Bloodline
10. The Rockefeller Bloodline
11. The Rothschild Bloodline
12. The Russell Bloodline
13. The Van Duyn Bloodline

Plus: The Merovingian Bloodline, The Mormon Leadership, The Disney Bloodline, The Krupp Bloodline, The McDonald Bloodline

Organizations referenced:

• Council On Foreign Relations
• The Bilderberg Group
• The Majestic Project / MJ-12
• The Trilateral Commission
• "Illuminati: Order of Illumined Wise Men"
• "The Illuminati Formula to Create an Undetectable Total Mind Control Slave"
• "The Biological Basis of Elitism and 'The Divine Right' Rule"
• "The Rose and the Rosicrucians"

The same document contains a full Trilateral Commission membership roster — the one that lists Epstein himself.

Part XI: What's NOT in the Corpuslink

Part XII: The Network Maplink

Epstein as Router Between Power Clusterslink

TRILATERAL COMMISSION ←—— EPSTEIN (MEMBER) ——→ COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS
        ↕                        ↕                          ↕
   Kissinger              Rockefeller Univ.            Valerie Post
   Summers               (Board Member)               CFR internship
   David Rockefeller                                    pipeline
   Brzezinski
   George Tenet (CIA)
        ↕
    BILDERBERG ←——— Peter Mandelson ———→ LYNN FORESTER DE ROTHSCHILD
        ↕                                        ↕
  Tim Collins                              Introduced Epstein to:
  (Ripplewood)                             • Dershowitz (1996)
                                           • Clinton (1995)
                                           • Mandelson (Martha's Vineyard)
                                           • Sold property to Maxwell LLC

    ROTHSCHILD FAMILY                      DAVOS / WEF
    ├── Ariane de R. (close advisor)       ├── Gates scheduling
    ├── Jacob Rothschild                   ├── Kissinger flights
    ├── Alice de Rothschild                ├── King Abdullah dinners
    ├── Nat Rothschild                     ├── Summers YGL nomination
    ├── Edmond de R. bank ($10M wire)      └── "Replace Mnuchin"
    └── $25M on Leon Black ledger

    BOHEMIAN GROVE                         "THE CLUB" / "FIRST CIRCLE"
    └── Morits Skaugen (associate)         ├── Reid Hoffman
                                           ├── Peter Thiel
    INTELLIGENCE                           ├── Joi Ito
    ├── Robert Maxwell (Mossad alleged)    ├── Ed Boyden
    ├── Ehud Barak ($2.3M Wexner)         ├── Gates ("our secret society")
    ├── George Tenet (TC roster)           └── David Stern → Windsor Castle
    └── "shadow governmental grants"

Sourceslink

All citations refer to DOJ-released documents available at justice.gov/epstein or House Oversight Committee files.

Key EFTA Documentslink