Inside Jeffrey Epstein’s inner circle — the aides, lawyers and confidants who ran his world | CNN Politics

Jeffrey Epstein liked to run in powerful circles. The trove of emails and documents released by the Justice Department in January show Epstein maintained connections to a wide swath of famous people — from Elon Musk and Bill Gates to Bill Clinton and Donald Trump. But Epstein’s own inner circle — unlike his social and professional ones — was kept small and relatively anonymous, while they facilitated his day-to-day operations as a mysteriously wealthy financier. Epstein’s lawyer, accountant, assistant, pilot, modeling scout, and ex-girlfriend all worked together behind-the-scenes to manage his schedule and appointments, his businesses, properties and compounds across the globe, and, of course, his money. Members of Epstein’s inner circle have consistently denied any wrongdoing, and say they were unaware of Epstein’s sex trafficking and abuse. Many have remained silent regarding their work for Epstein. But the millions of newly-released documents from the Justice Department reveal fresh insights into Epstein’s relationships with his closest confidantes, and how they helped him maintain his place among the upper echelons of society even after he was convicted of solic