Crisis communications consultant Juleanna Glover exchanged emails and met with Jeffrey Epstein over a 15-month period ending in 2019. She stated the interactions aimed to uncover information damaging to Donald Trump's reelection. The correspondence, detailed in Department of Justice files, also involved business matters related to her client Elon Musk.
Juleanna Glover, a former aide in the George W. Bush White House and adviser to John McCain's presidential campaign, began corresponding with Jeffrey Epstein in 2017. Introduced through journalist Michael Wolff, who was advising both on public relations, Glover met Epstein for lunch in May 2017 alongside Wolff. At the time, Glover was consulting for Elon Musk amid efforts to take Tesla private with Saudi involvement.
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.
