Six possible meetings between Jagland and Epstein
The Epstein files suggest six meetings between Thorbjørn Jagland and Jeffrey Epstein, possibly as early as before 2013 and up until 2018. This week, new Epstein files will be published, which may disprove or confirm this.
December 15, 2025 | INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
More than a month after the most recent release of the Epstein files, it remains unclear how many times Thorbjørn Jagland met Jeffrey Epstein. Below is an overview of indications of six possible meetings between Jagland and Epstein, potentially dating from before 2013 through 2018. These indications are drawn from the Epstein files as presented in an earlier article, Thirteen instances of Thorbjørn Jagland’s name in the Epstein files. The references correspond to the cases described in that article, where references to the relevant Epstein files can also be found at the end.
It is emphasized that Thorbjørn Jagland is not suspected of or charged with any criminal offenses. Jagland’s relationship with Epstein is of public interest because, according to Jagland’s own statements, he met Epstein in his official capacity as Secretary General of the Council of Europe. In 2020, after initially denying contact with Epstein, Jagland acknowledged that Jeffrey Epstein and Bill Gates visited his residence in Strasbourg on March 27, 2013. That meeting is not mentioned in the Epstein-files. On November 13 this year, Jagland told NRK that he had contact with Epstein in order to learn about Donald Trump, and that the contact was of a normal diplomatic nature.
The matter will be followed up in a new article when additional Epstein files are published later this week.
1. Indication of a possible meeting prior to January 27, 2013
In January 2013, Epstein mentions Thorbjørn Jagland’s name in an email exchange with a contact. This contact replies that he recalls having met Jagland at what he refers to as Epstein’s place, without specifying which of Epstein’s properties. Epstein owned residences in New York, Palm Beach, and on an island in the Caribbean. Reference: Instance 1.
2. Indication of a possible cocktail party in September 2014
In September 2014, Jagland is supposed to have attended a cocktail party hosted by Epstein in New York. Reference: Instances 2, 3, and 4.
3. Indication of a possible meeting in February 2017
In February 2017, an email exchange between Jagland and Epstein indicates that Epstein planned to travel by train to Strasbourg in order to meet Jagland. Reference: Instance 7.
4. Indication of a possible stay in or before April 2017
In April 2017, an email exchange between Jagland and Epstein refers to a meeting that appears to have taken place over several days, which Jagland describes as wonderful and thanks Epstein for having done so much for them (who “them” refers to is not specified). Epstein apologizes for having to cut the stay short abruptly. Jagland asks for another meeting when Epstein next comes to Paris. Reference: Instance 8.
5. Indication of a possible meeting in June 2017
In June 2017, Epstein writes in an email to a contact that one of the following individuals will stay overnight with him in Paris: Jagland, Lavrov, or Putin. The sentence lacks punctuation, making it unclear which of them is meant, but it appears to point to Jagland. Eleven days later, in a new email, Jagland thanks him for a lovely evening. Reference: Instances 10 and 11.
6. Indication of a possible meeting in New York in September 2018
In an email in June 2018, Jagland writes that he will be at the “UN” during “high-level week,” which may refer to the annual meeting of the United Nations in New York in September 2018. On September 9, 2018, Epstein writes in an email to a contact that Thorbjørn Jagland will give a country-to-country briefing on the 23rd, if the contact would like to. Reference: Instances 11 and 12.
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