Newly Released Emails Show Jeffrey Epstein Asked US Ambassador Tom Barrack for “Photos of You and Child”
Documents recently disclosed by the U.S. House Oversight Committee reveal that convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein requested photographs from Tom Barrack, now U.S. Ambassador to Turkey and Special Envoy to Syria, in which Barrack appears “with child”.
PARIS – In a stunning disclosure from a massive document release, convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein requested that Tom Barrack, the current U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, send him photographs of Barrack “and child,” according to emails made public on November 12, 2025.
The brief but alarming message, sent in March 2016, reads: “send photos of you and child. — make me smile.” The documents, comprising roughly 20,000 pages released by the U.S. House Oversight Committee, do not specify which child Epstein referred to or the nature of the requested photographs.
Context of a High-Profile Diplomat
The request is directed at a figure of significant political stature. Tom Barrack, a longtime private-equity investor and former advisor to President Donald Trump, was confirmed as the U.S. Ambassador to Turkey in April 2025 and also serves as the Special Envoy to Syria. The revelation places a sitting diplomat with responsibilities in two of the world’s most sensitive regions under a new and uncomfortable spotlight.
The email exchange, while jarring given Epstein’s criminal history, shows no response from Barrack in the released materials. The documents provide no evidence that Barrack complied with the request or was involved in any wrongdoing. The content of the photographs and the identity of the child remain unknown.
A Pattern of Elite Associations
This disclosure intensifies the long-standing scrutiny of Epstein’s extensive web of high-level contacts. Epstein was in federal custody awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges when he died in August 2019.
The nature of the request—seemingly casual yet involving a child—has raised immediate concerns among investigators and observers. It underscores Epstein’s persistent reach into influential circles even after his 2008 conviction in Florida for soliciting prostitution from a minor.
Broader Implications
While the newly-released material does not directly implicate Ambassador Barrack in criminal conduct, it opens fresh lines of inquiry. The correspondence prompts difficult questions about the character of Epstein’s relationships and how such interactions with powerful figures continued for years.
For the State Department and the U.S. administration, the email presents a potential diplomatic and reputational challenge, linking a key envoy in critical negotiations to a figure synonymous with the exploitation of minors.
The Paris Telegraph will continue to monitor developments in this story.
