File 032517
Email from Landon Thomas Jr. Regarding Masa Investment Connection (File 032517)
March 2017 email from New York Times financial reporter Landon Thomas Jr. to Jeffrey Epstein discussing efforts to facilitate connections with Saudi Arabian investors and addressing public controversy surrounding Epstein.
Summary
Landon Thomas Jr., a financial reporter at the New York Times, emails Jeffrey Epstein on March 9, 2017 to discuss ongoing efforts to connect him with the "Masa crowd" (likely referring to SoftBank's Masayoshi Son). Thomas acknowledges resistance due to negative headlines and public controversy, but references Epstein's existing relationships with Saudi Arabian figures, Bill Gates, and Donald Trump as potential assets in overcoming this resistance.
From: Thomas Jr., LandonSent: 3/9/2017 3:21:50 PMTo: Jeffrey Epstein [jeeyacation@gmail.com]Subject: Masa...Importance: HighTrying to get you in with Masa crowd. Some resistance though, due to all the headlines/controversy --as you might expect. I tell them about your relationship with Saudis/Gates/Trump crowd, but stilldoubts. Working on it!Landon Thomas, Jr.Financial ReporterNew York Timeshttp://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/t/landon jr thomas/index.htmlHOUSE OVERSIGHT 032517