May 08, 2026

EXCLUSIVE: The Epstein Files John Kerry Doesn’t Want You to See

14 minutes

Tara Palmeri lays out her exclusive ten-month investigation into John Kerry's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein — one that mainstream media has entirely missed. Kerry, who served as senator, presidential nominee, secretary of state, and Biden's climate envoy, was photographed in Epstein's home with his housekeeper, appeared in Epstein's little black book, and was seen on Epstein's plane according to sworn FBI testimony from Epstein's former chef. Virginia Giuffre told Tara she encountered Kerry during the height of Epstein's sex trafficking operation. But the paper trail goes deeper: Epstein donated to Kerry's Senate and presidential campaigns, fantasized about a "Kerry Scheme" in which Kerry jumped into the 2016 race, and acted as an unofficial broker while Kerry was secretary of state — trying to connect him with disgraced Norwegian diplomat Terje Rod-Larsen, an Emirati shipping tycoon who loved a torture video, and even Steve Bannon. Epstein was also working Kerry's deputy secretary of state, William Burns, who later became Biden's CIA director — Burns met with Epstein twice after he was a registered sex offender and was invited to his island. Because of Tara's investigation, Congressman Ro Khanna said he will call Kerry to testify before the House Oversight Committee. Kerry's spokesperson — who refused to go on the record by name — issued a tone-deaf denial claiming Kerry had no relationship with Epstein. The documents say otherwise.

For the full scoop:

https://open.substack.com/pub/tarapalmeri/p/exclusive-john-kerrys-uncomfortable?r=1ili3&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

1:08 – Tara traveled with Virginia finding witnesses — "She told me about Kerry and three others"

1:42 – Ten months, thousands of documents — "an intricate web between Epstein and Kerry"

2:40 – "This has never been reported by mainstream media — listen to the women"

3:06 – Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Howard Lutnick, Bill Barr also called to testify

3:31 – 2.5 million files still hidden for "national security reasons" — this story may explain why

3:40 – Sourcing: sworn FBI testimony from Epstein's former chef David Richard Mullin — Kerry on the plane

4:03 – Epstein bet on Kerry early — $2,000 to his Senate campaign in 1991 and presidential campaign in 2002

5:50 – Rod Larsen was the architect of the Oslo Accords — many say they favored Israel

6:40 – The Emirati shipping tycoon Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem asked Epstein to connect him to Kerry

8:26 – Epstein planned to have Thiel, Burns, and Ehud Barak at his New York home

8:35 – In 2018, Epstein offered to introduce Steve Bannon to John Kerry in Washington

8:53 – When Kerry wasn't coming to DC, Epstein offered Burns instead

9:31 – The spokesperson refused to give his name on the record

9:48 – Kerry's tone-deaf statement: "We'd need an EEG board to guess why Epstein suggested Bannon meet Kerry"

11:01 – Why was Epstein sending Kerry packages? "He saw Kerry as someone with outsized influence for the next two decades"

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