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Mega Edition: Ben Black And The Epstein Shadow Hanging Over The Trump Administration (8/10/26)
Ben Black, Donald Trump’s appointee to lead the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, is facing scrutiny after released DOJ Epstein records showed personal and business connections between him, his family, and Jeffrey Epstein. The records reviewed by the Guardian show that Black and family members invested in Environmental Solutions Worldwide in 2011, a company where Epstein held a stake through his Virgin Islands entity, Financial Trust. Ben Black and his brother Joshua became directors of the company that same year, while Epstein’s involvement intersected with Leon Black…
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