May 1, 2011 was a day like any other on the agenda of Jeffrey Epstein, less than two years after leaving the Florida jail where he served time for procuring a minor for prostitution. This is how that day played out, according to declassified documents from the U.S. government: at 9:30 a.m., breakfast with the diplomat Terje Rod-Larsen. At 11 a.m., a meeting with Nick Ribis, a former executive for Donald Trump’s hotels. At 1 p.m., an appointment with the journalist Michael Wolff. At 5 p.m., another appointment with Howard Lutnick, current U.S. Secretary of Commerce. At 6:30 p.m., dinner with the filmmaker Woody Allen and his wife Soon-Yi Previn, along with other guests like the neuroscientist Steve Kosslyn and hedge fund manager Glenn Dubin. At 8:30 p.m., another dinner in the home of designer Vera Wang.
Methodological note
When selecting the most relevant individuals mentioned in the Justice Department documents, EL PAÍS decided to place significant emphasis on the nature of the relationship these individuals had with Epstein. For that reason, we have not included people who are mentioned in the documents, but for whom there is no substantial evidence of contact with the pedophile and his inner circle. For example, we do not mention former King of Spain Juan Carlos I, whose name appears in millions of documents because he was mentioned by an actress, nor José María Aznar, whose only link to Epstein, according the declassified documents, is that his name appears on two shipping receipts issues by the sexual criminal. Nor have we included Alberto Cortina, to whose business Epstein was connected through third parties, but who does not appear to have had direct contact with the criminal.
