La consultora de comunicaciones de crisis Juleanna Glover intercambió correos electrónicos y se reunió con Jeffrey Epstein durante un período de 15 meses que finalizó en 2019. Ella afirmó que las interacciones buscaban descubrir información perjudicial para la reelección de Donald Trump. La correspondencia, detallada en archivos del Departamento de Justicia, también involucró asuntos comerciales relacionados con su cliente Elon Musk.
Juleanna Glover, exayudante en la Casa Blanca de George W. Bush y asesora de la campaña presidencial de John McCain, comenzó a corresponderse con Jeffrey Epstein en 2017. Presentada a través del periodista Michael Wolff, quien asesoraba a ambos en relaciones públicas, Glover se reunió con Epstein para almorzar en mayo de 2017 junto a Wolff. En ese momento, Glover asesoraba a Elon Musk en medio de esfuerzos por privatizar Tesla con participación saudí. Their exchanges included 31 emails from Glover, with 12 on logistics and 15 concerning Tesla. In August 2018, Glover shared ideas for third-party presidential tickets, such as Biden/Romney or Bill Gates/Larry Hogan, which she forwarded to Epstein. She proposed these in an email to a group of thinkers and then to Epstein at his address [email protected]. Glover emphasized her Never Trump stance, telling Politico that engaging Epstein was to find material to hinder Trump's reelection, though no such solicitations appear in the emails. Glover also sought Epstein's assistance on a 2017 business issue involving Musk and Saudi Arabia, offering to help if Epstein advised sovereign wealth funds. Epstein critiqued Musk's dealings with Middle Easterners and suggested board candidates like Larry Summers. She defended Musk against drug use rumors, replying to Epstein's query about cocaine and ecstasy that Musk «barely even drinks.» In July 2017, Glover arranged a call between Epstein and Michael Abramowitz of Freedom House to discuss pro-democracy funding, motivated by Epstein's interest in nonprofits and concerns over Russian election interference. No funds were accepted. During a July 2018 meeting, Glover warned Epstein about Steve Bannon, writing, «there is a malice and manipulative vengeful nature there that can only cause you harm.» The Department of Justice files mention Glover 191 times, mostly duplicates. She described two in-person meetings and three calls, insisting Epstein was never a client and she received nothing of value from him. Epstein died by suicide on August 10, 2019.
