Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein may have acted as an unregistered foreign agent and sought to use his past relationship with President Donald Trump for those purposes. This was stated by House Judiciary Committee Democrat Jamie Raskin in a letter demanding the release of documents.

As Axios reports, the request from Congressman Jamie Raskin (Democrat of Maryland) illustrates the kind of investigations the party could launch using subpoena power if it regains control of one chamber of Congress this fall.

Raskin sent a letter to administration officials, stating that materials in the Epstein case indicate the disgraced financier tried to become an emissary for Saudi Arabia and also advised the leadership of Kuwait, Israel, and Russia.

In one exchange, Epstein apparently offered his services to Saudi Arabia as a “financial trustee for the prince/court/any other structure of the Kingdom... I would be happy to represent the interests of Saudi Arabia.”

Raskin noted that Epstein’s “close relationship” with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman “became evident” from the released emails.

The letter also indicates that Epstein advised the emir of Kuwait on dealings with Trump. In 2017, Epstein told an anonymous recipient that there were “many tasks surrounding Trump’s visit” and asked what “specific outcomes” the emir “would like to achieve from the United States.”

In addition, the document claims that Epstein advised former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, serving as his “guide in diplomacy between the United States, Russia, and the Middle East,” and — “most troublingly — appears to have given senior Russian officials advice on how to deal with President Trump.”

Specifically, Epstein gave recommendations regarding Trump to Russia’s late permanent representative to the UN, Vitaly Churkin, writing in 2018: “Churkin was magnificent. After our conversations, he understood Trump — there is nothing complicated here. You just need to make it seem as though he [Trump] has achieved something; it is all very simple.”

“Jeffrey Epstein never registered as a foreign agent,” Raskin wrote to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Jay Clayton, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence. “Nevertheless, numerous recently disclosed documents show that he actively acted in the interests of a number of foreign governments, including those whose interests run counter to those of the United States, with the aim of influencing the policy of the first Trump administration.”

Raskin warned that Epstein’s ties to foreign leaders posed a serious national security threat and raise questions about exactly what information about the president he may have passed on to them.

White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson told Axios: “As President Trump himself has repeatedly emphasized, he is fully cleared of any episodes connected to Epstein.”

Raskin gave the government until 5:00 p.m. on August 3 to provide records related to Epstein’s contacts with 19 countries — including Saudi Arabia, Israel, Kuwait, Russia, and Qatar — as well as with entities that may have been created to circumvent federal registration.

He also asked the Justice Department whether Epstein had ever been investigated for possible violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), and if not, why not.