Landon Thomas Jr. → Jeffrey Epstein
Event Description
Landon Thomas Jr. reports to Jeffrey Epstein that Connelly has contacted him with inquiries. Thomas states that Connelly is 'digging around again' and was asking questions about why Epstein hired Ken Starr, and that Connelly may also be conducting Trump-related investigative work. Thomas indicates uncertainty about whether Connelly is working on another book or an expanded paperback version.
Quoted Evidence
“He is digging around again -- not clear if its another book/or expanded paperback version. Was asking me all sorts of questions about why you hired Ken Starr. I told him I had no idea -- I think he is doing some Trump-related digging too.”
Trafficking Assessment
Likelihood
5%
Confidence
95%
Thread Prior
5%
Reasoning
This event describes a journalist (Connelly) contacting Epstein's associate (Thomas) with questions about legal representation and investigative reporting. No primary trafficking signals are present: no procurement, no sexual services, no unnamed individuals, no transport, no coercion, and no scheduling of suspicious meetings. The secondary signal of reputation monitoring is present but insufficient alone to indicate trafficking; it reflects normal investigative journalism and legal response strategies. High confidence in low trafficking likelihood due to clear, unambiguous context of media inquiry.
Metadata
Date
2017-09-27(inferred)
Thread
Got another call from Connelly..
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