Overview
- The Justice Department’s public release of Epstein-related records includes hundreds of messages between Chopra and Epstein from 2016 to 2019.
- Messages reviewed by reporters indicate Chopra arranged multiple in-person meetings and visited Epstein’s residences in New York, South Florida and Paris.
- Emails from 2017 show Chopra inviting Epstein to Israel and a Switzerland workshop with the phrase “bring your girls,” with the ages of those referenced not established in the files.
- Some exchanges used sexualized language, including an instance where Epstein wrote about “prey” and Chopra replied, “I not a predator Just a lover.”
- The records also reflect business ties, including Epstein offering help with Chopra’s Jiyo venture and a $50,000 payment in 2017 from Epstein’s Gratitude America foundation to the Chopra Foundation.