Jacob Shamsian
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Harry Beller is something of a financial Forrest Gump of the Jeffrey Epstein money trail.
He did Ghislaine Maxwell's taxes, he incorporated some of Epstein's companies, he signed checks and withdrew a lot of cash from Epstein's accounts.
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He did Ghislaine Maxwell's taxes, he incorporated some of Epstein's companies, he signed checks and withdrew a lot of cash from Epstein's accounts.
www.businessinsider.com/jeffrey-epst...
November 20, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Harry Beller is something of a financial Forrest Gump of the Jeffrey Epstein money trail.
He did Ghislaine Maxwell's taxes, he incorporated some of Epstein's companies, he signed checks and withdrew a lot of cash from Epstein's accounts.
www.businessinsider.com/jeffrey-epst...
He did Ghislaine Maxwell's taxes, he incorporated some of Epstein's companies, he signed checks and withdrew a lot of cash from Epstein's accounts.
www.businessinsider.com/jeffrey-epst...
NEW: Mark Epstein says that the "Bubba" he joked about with his brother Jeffrey Epstein "is not, in any way, a reference to former President
Bill Clinton."
Bill Clinton."
November 16, 2025 at 1:44 AM
NEW: Mark Epstein says that the "Bubba" he joked about with his brother Jeffrey Epstein "is not, in any way, a reference to former President
Bill Clinton."
Bill Clinton."
And there are cryptic emails between Ruemmler and Jeffrey Epstein appearing to reference Elon Musk and "your boy."
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November 14, 2025 at 5:40 PM
And there are cryptic emails between Ruemmler and Jeffrey Epstein appearing to reference Elon Musk and "your boy."
www.businessinsider.com/jeffrey-epst...
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There's also a wild part where — before it was announced that Eric Holder was stepping down — Ruemmler was talking with Epstein about whether she should accept the job as US Attorney General in the Obama administration.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:40 PM
There's also a wild part where — before it was announced that Eric Holder was stepping down — Ruemmler was talking with Epstein about whether she should accept the job as US Attorney General in the Obama administration.
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Moreover, Jeffrey Epstein looped Ruemmler into emails with people we already know were his lawyers, like Alan Dershowitz, Marty Weinberg, and Ken Starr.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Moreover, Jeffrey Epstein looped Ruemmler into emails with people we already know were his lawyers, like Alan Dershowitz, Marty Weinberg, and Ken Starr.
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Ruemmler came on my radar again in September.
The Epstein estate produced a copy of his penultimate will.
It names Kathryn Ruemmler as a backup executor.
That was pretty weird. How close were they? Jeffrey Epstein trusted Kathryn Ruemmler to manage his $630 million estate?
The Epstein estate produced a copy of his penultimate will.
It names Kathryn Ruemmler as a backup executor.
That was pretty weird. How close were they? Jeffrey Epstein trusted Kathryn Ruemmler to manage his $630 million estate?
November 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Ruemmler came on my radar again in September.
The Epstein estate produced a copy of his penultimate will.
It names Kathryn Ruemmler as a backup executor.
That was pretty weird. How close were they? Jeffrey Epstein trusted Kathryn Ruemmler to manage his $630 million estate?
The Epstein estate produced a copy of his penultimate will.
It names Kathryn Ruemmler as a backup executor.
That was pretty weird. How close were they? Jeffrey Epstein trusted Kathryn Ruemmler to manage his $630 million estate?
Ruemmler confided in Epstein when a rival law firm tried to poach her, when looking for an NYC apartment, and when she was being vetted for consideration as US Attorney General. She also turned to him for minor issues, like what it's like to fly Emirates.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Ruemmler confided in Epstein when a rival law firm tried to poach her, when looking for an NYC apartment, and when she was being vetted for consideration as US Attorney General. She also turned to him for minor issues, like what it's like to fly Emirates.
www.businessinsider.com/jeffrey-epst...
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NEW: Kathryn Ruemmler, the top lawyer at Goldman Sachs, maintained a closer relationship with Jeffrey Epstein than previously known, emails show.
Ruemmler asked Epstein for career advice when she was tapped to be US Attorney General in Obama admin.
www.businessinsider.com/jeffrey-epst...
Ruemmler asked Epstein for career advice when she was tapped to be US Attorney General in Obama admin.
www.businessinsider.com/jeffrey-epst...
November 14, 2025 at 1:07 AM
NEW: Kathryn Ruemmler, the top lawyer at Goldman Sachs, maintained a closer relationship with Jeffrey Epstein than previously known, emails show.
Ruemmler asked Epstein for career advice when she was tapped to be US Attorney General in Obama admin.
www.businessinsider.com/jeffrey-epst...
Ruemmler asked Epstein for career advice when she was tapped to be US Attorney General in Obama admin.
www.businessinsider.com/jeffrey-epst...
There are a ton of emails from Jeffrey Epstein's private jet pilot telling him that Donald Trump is screwing up his travel plans because Air Force One is flying out of Palm Beach and no other planes can get in the air
November 13, 2025 at 5:34 AM
There are a ton of emails from Jeffrey Epstein's private jet pilot telling him that Donald Trump is screwing up his travel plans because Air Force One is flying out of Palm Beach and no other planes can get in the air
Here's a meme Jeffrey Epstein's brother emailed to him
November 13, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Here's a meme Jeffrey Epstein's brother emailed to him
NEW: Trump's SullCrom lawyers scored a win at the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.
They ordered a district court judge to reconsider whether appeals of Trump's criminal conviction should play out in federal — not state — courts.
They ordered a district court judge to reconsider whether appeals of Trump's criminal conviction should play out in federal — not state — courts.
November 6, 2025 at 2:36 PM
NEW: Trump's SullCrom lawyers scored a win at the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.
They ordered a district court judge to reconsider whether appeals of Trump's criminal conviction should play out in federal — not state — courts.
They ordered a district court judge to reconsider whether appeals of Trump's criminal conviction should play out in federal — not state — courts.
NEW: John Mulaney attended today's SCOTUS argument while developing a TV show with Neal Katyal, who argued Trump's tariffs are illegal.
Mulaney is a huge Constitutional law nerd, their mutual friend Akhil Reed Amar told me:
www.businessinsider.com/john-mulaney...
Mulaney is a huge Constitutional law nerd, their mutual friend Akhil Reed Amar told me:
www.businessinsider.com/john-mulaney...
November 6, 2025 at 3:47 AM
NEW: John Mulaney attended today's SCOTUS argument while developing a TV show with Neal Katyal, who argued Trump's tariffs are illegal.
Mulaney is a huge Constitutional law nerd, their mutual friend Akhil Reed Amar told me:
www.businessinsider.com/john-mulaney...
Mulaney is a huge Constitutional law nerd, their mutual friend Akhil Reed Amar told me:
www.businessinsider.com/john-mulaney...
Devastating. That well-dressed guy photographed after the Louvre heist may not be a French detective after all.
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apnews.com/article/louv...
October 25, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Devastating. That well-dressed guy photographed after the Louvre heist may not be a French detective after all.
apnews.com/article/louv...
apnews.com/article/louv...
The Wall Street Journal reports that Ghislaine Maxwell had a meeting with an unknown person in her new prison camp, during which the entire prison was on lockdown.
Inmates say she's getting unusually favorable treatment by the prison.
Inmates say she's getting unusually favorable treatment by the prison.
October 13, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The Wall Street Journal reports that Ghislaine Maxwell had a meeting with an unknown person in her new prison camp, during which the entire prison was on lockdown.
Inmates say she's getting unusually favorable treatment by the prison.
Inmates say she's getting unusually favorable treatment by the prison.
Robert Jackson — the former Supreme Court justice, Solicitor General, and Nazi war crimes prosecutor — gave a speech in 1940 titled "The Federal Prosecutor" that is considered a must-read for people who join the DOJ.
This passage has been circulating a lot lately:
This passage has been circulating a lot lately:
October 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Robert Jackson — the former Supreme Court justice, Solicitor General, and Nazi war crimes prosecutor — gave a speech in 1940 titled "The Federal Prosecutor" that is considered a must-read for people who join the DOJ.
This passage has been circulating a lot lately:
This passage has been circulating a lot lately:
The new Dan Brown book has a brief cameo from @NormEisen, the attorney and former US Ambassador to the Czech Republic.
October 10, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The new Dan Brown book has a brief cameo from @NormEisen, the attorney and former US Ambassador to the Czech Republic.
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October 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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NEW: While Dominion settled lawsuits against Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell ahead of acquisition, it's still suing Mike Lindell and Patrick Byrne.
Mike Lindell tells me all voting machines "need to go": "They all need to be melted down and turned into prison bars."
Mike Lindell tells me all voting machines "need to go": "They all need to be melted down and turned into prison bars."
October 9, 2025 at 10:38 PM
NEW: While Dominion settled lawsuits against Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell ahead of acquisition, it's still suing Mike Lindell and Patrick Byrne.
Mike Lindell tells me all voting machines "need to go": "They all need to be melted down and turned into prison bars."
Mike Lindell tells me all voting machines "need to go": "They all need to be melted down and turned into prison bars."
I've been wondering why Dominion Voting Systems suddenly reached settlements with Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, and One America News.
Turns out, it's been purchased by a Republican-owned election tech firm that insisted on it, per Axios.
www.axios.com/2025/10/09/d...
Turns out, it's been purchased by a Republican-owned election tech firm that insisted on it, per Axios.
www.axios.com/2025/10/09/d...
October 9, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I've been wondering why Dominion Voting Systems suddenly reached settlements with Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, and One America News.
Turns out, it's been purchased by a Republican-owned election tech firm that insisted on it, per Axios.
www.axios.com/2025/10/09/d...
Turns out, it's been purchased by a Republican-owned election tech firm that insisted on it, per Axios.
www.axios.com/2025/10/09/d...
The House Oversight made each individual page its own TIF file, making it extremely hard to search through.
Look at this. It's a page of Todd Blanche's interview with Ghislaine Maxwell, already released last month.
Each page counts as one file. That's how they got to 33,295.
Look at this. It's a page of Todd Blanche's interview with Ghislaine Maxwell, already released last month.
Each page counts as one file. That's how they got to 33,295.
September 2, 2025 at 11:42 PM
The House Oversight made each individual page its own TIF file, making it extremely hard to search through.
Look at this. It's a page of Todd Blanche's interview with Ghislaine Maxwell, already released last month.
Each page counts as one file. That's how they got to 33,295.
Look at this. It's a page of Todd Blanche's interview with Ghislaine Maxwell, already released last month.
Each page counts as one file. That's how they got to 33,295.
Many of these Epstein files remain redacted.
So much for transparency.
So much for transparency.
September 2, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Many of these Epstein files remain redacted.
So much for transparency.
So much for transparency.
the latest season of sesame street features elmo as a degen gambler who gradually comes to realize he's destroying the lives of the people who love him
August 21, 2025 at 10:31 PM
the latest season of sesame street features elmo as a degen gambler who gradually comes to realize he's destroying the lives of the people who love him
I don't understand how this is legal but I'm excited to try my new shampoo
August 12, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I don't understand how this is legal but I'm excited to try my new shampoo
I don't understand how this is legal but I'm excited to try my new shampoo
August 12, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I don't understand how this is legal but I'm excited to try my new shampoo
I joined @lauracoates.com's CNN show with the great Sarah Krissoff and @willsommer.bsky.social to talk about what's happening with the Trump administration and the Epstein files
It's an important case, and I hope we will all get to see these files soon.
www.businessinsider.com/jeffrey-epst...
It's an important case, and I hope we will all get to see these files soon.
www.businessinsider.com/jeffrey-epst...
July 31, 2025 at 3:59 AM
I joined @lauracoates.com's CNN show with the great Sarah Krissoff and @willsommer.bsky.social to talk about what's happening with the Trump administration and the Epstein files
It's an important case, and I hope we will all get to see these files soon.
www.businessinsider.com/jeffrey-epst...
It's an important case, and I hope we will all get to see these files soon.
www.businessinsider.com/jeffrey-epst...