Joshua Harris

Epstein explicitly named Harris as a party who needed to sign off on his 25% Athene advisory fee proposal. In Jan 18 2016 email to Melanie Spinella (Leon Black assistant), Epstein wrote: 'I propose a 25% fee based on benefit to all founders...if there is a 300 overall benefit, then each founder would pay 25 m...If OK with you, marc and josh would have to sign on.' This confirms (1) Epstein expected compensation from ALL three Apollo co-founders, not just Black, (2) Harris was aware of Epstein's advisory role on the Athene restructuring, and (3) the proposed total fee was up to 75M (25% of 300M benefit). Epstein forwarded this email to himself on Mar 25 2017 (EFTA02655647), likely for record-keeping.

Epstein's 'leon agenda' memo (Aug 15 2016) includes item '14. sit with josh and mark re amendments' alongside '10 apollo insurance AThene.' This confirms Epstein was simultaneously managing all three Apollo co-founders' business. The 'amendments' likely refer to Apollo partnership agreement modifications needed for the Athene merger/restructuring. Harris and Rowan were not passive bystanders to the Black-Epstein relationship -- they were active participants in Epstein's advisory work on Apollo corporate matters, including the B Athene tax optimization, TRA modifications, and corporate inversion planning.

FEC DONATION OVERLAP ANALYSIS: All three Apollo co-founders donated to overlapping political recipients. Both Rowan and Harris donated to John Barrasso (R-WY): Rowan ,900 (Dec 2021), Harris ,600 (Jul 2019). Both donated to Marco Rubio (R-FL): Rowan ,800 (Dec 2021). PTJ also donated to Rubio (,800, Mar 2021). All three Apollo founders and PTJ donated to the Managed Funds Association PAC (industry lobbying group). Harris's 26North Partners LP made a ,000 contribution to Gridiron-PAC (Sep 2024). Rowan donated ,000 to NY Republican Federal Campaign Committee (Dec 2025). PTJ donated to both parties: K Biden Victory Fund, K Honor Pennsylvania, K Keystone Renewal PAC, and .8K to Rubio. The shared Barrasso/Rubio donations and MFA PAC contributions show the Apollo triad moved in a coordinated political giving pattern.

Harris and Epstein had a direct, casual email relationship. On Nov 26 2014, Harris emailed Epstein from his Apollo account: 'Hey Jeff. Sorry i missed you. Crazy week? U around any time from now to sunday? Whats this Bill Gates thing about? Tks for thinking about me.' Epstein replied: 'call me tomorw if you get a chance-I thought you might like to schmooze, get some of his ideas etc. nothing but fun friday 5th breakfast.' Harris responded: 'Cool. Will do. Thx.' This establishes Epstein was brokering introductions between Harris and Bill Gates for a Dec 5 2014 breakfast/dinner, alongside Ron Baron (EFTA02595966). The casual tone indicates established personal friendship, not formal business contact.

Multiple versions of Michael Wolff's unpublished Epstein profile (HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_024239, 022905, 022753, 022850) describe Harris attending dinners at Epstein's 9 E 71st residence post-conviction: 'Then Josh Harris, the co-founder of Apollo Global Management ( billion under management) and owner of the New Jersey Devils and the Philadelphia 76ers.' One variant asks: 'The question is why, in the face of such disgrace, with the paparazzi so near, the high and mighty still come? Perhaps simply that it's intelligence of a high order.' Another asks: 'Perhaps it's just the ultimate feminist nightmare: Men continue to come to Epstein's because -- no matter their public bows to modern manners -- they simply don't care that he offends every aspect...' Harris is listed alongside Richard Axel (Nobel laureate) and Ron Baron (B). Separately, deposition-style questions (HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_025876) ask Epstein: 'Did you then meet with the following: Hardeep Purie, Kairat Kelimbetov, Nathan Myhrvold, Martin Nowak, Richard Axel, Ron Baron, Josh Harris?'

Joshua Harris (Apollo co-founder) had at minimum 8 confirmed in-person meetings with Epstein from Oct 2013 to Feb 2014: (1) Oct 22 2013 7:30am meeting with Harris, Leon Black, AND Marc Rowan at Epstein residence (EFTA02576529). (2) Nov 7 2013 7:30am breakfast with Epstein (EFTA02576791). (3) Conference call organized with Rowan when both traveling Nov 2013 (EFTA02576924). (4) Dec 4 2013 10am appointment followed by Josh Ramo at 11am, then lunch w/Trivers, then Barak at 3pm (EFTA02578942). (5) Harris returned Epstein's call Dec 9 2013 (EFTA02677497/EFTA02578405). (6) Jan 9 2014 11:15am-12:15pm visit at Epstein residence, same day as Wolff 9am, Boris Nikolic 5pm, Benny Shabtai 7pm (EFTA02578836). (7) Feb 6 2014 Groff asks about following up on organizational docs Harris requested (EFTA02581638). (8) Feb 13 2014 TBD apt with Harris, 12:30pm lunch with Leon Black, then Joslin and Turrin (EFTA02581474).

WHARTON CONNECTION: Both Marc Rowan and Joshua Harris serve on the Wharton School advisory board. Rowan is Board of Advisors Chair (LittleSis rel 1815000), Harris is Advisory Board member (LittleSis rel 1915027). This is significant because Epstein negotiated fees with Rowan using WPPI (Wharton Public Policy Initiative) as the payment vehicle: Rowan responded 'WPPI...care of MR' (EFTA02191). The Wharton connection pre-dates and may have facilitated the Apollo founders' collective engagement with Epstein. PTJ is NOT connected to Wharton (he attended UVA).

EFTA02667860 reveals a conference call on Dec 11, 2016 between Bob Bodian (Mintz Levin, Harris intermediary), Alan Halperin (Paul Weiss partner), and Patrick Fenn (Akin Gump partner) with subject line 'Quick call re the Josh tax letter.' Bodian stated: 'The subject of the call will be the statement that Taxpayers are not under civil or criminal investigation.' This establishes that Harris's tax matter (the Form 8865 reasonable cause filing) was serious enough to require coordination between three major law firms (Mintz Levin, Paul Weiss, Akin Gump) and involved representations to the IRS about the investigation status of the 'Taxpayers' (i.e., the Apollo founders). Brad Karp personally forwarded this email chain to Jeffrey Epstein with 'Fyi, Jeffrey.' This means Epstein was being kept informed of Harris's sensitive IRS tax compliance matter by Paul Weiss's chairman himself.

EFTA02670537/EFTA02670773: Brad Wechsler (IMAX CEO, Leon Black Family Office) wrote to Jeffrey Epstein: 'I got a download from jc and rj on the 8865 call earlier today and there is an issue I would like to discuss with you. Also, are you interacting with brad karp on the reasonable cause cover note or do you want me to? Finally, is PW writing for all three guys?' This confirms: (1) Paul Weiss (PW) was drafting the IRS Form 8865 reasonable cause statements for ALL THREE Apollo co-founders (Black, Rowan, Harris -- 'all three guys'), not just Black. (2) Brad Karp (Paul Weiss chairman) was personally involved in the 'reasonable cause cover note.' (3) Epstein was the central coordinator of this tax compliance effort. (4) 'jc and rj' = John Castrucci and Richard Joslin (Family Office employees). The 8865 issue concerned failure to file information returns about foreign partnership interests (BRH Holdings LP), carrying potential penalties in the hundreds of millions. This destroys Dechert's finding that 'neither co-founder hired Epstein' -- Paul Weiss was doing legal work for 'all three guys' on an issue Epstein was coordinating.

APOLLO TRIAD COMPREHENSIVE TIMELINE: All three Apollo co-founders had direct engagement with Epstein, contradicting the Dechert LLP report's framing that Epstein's relationship was primarily with Black. Evidence: (1) Oct 22 2013: Three-founder meeting (Harris+Black+Rowan) at Epstein's residence at 7:30am (EFTA02576529). (2) Oct-Nov 2013: Groff tried to organize Harris+Rowan conference call when both traveling (EFTA02576924). (3) Nov 7 2013: Harris breakfast alone with Epstein. (4) Dec 4 2013-Jan 9 2014: Harris 4 more visits. (5) Dec 2015-Aug 2016: Rowan 3+ confirmed meetings plus extensive email correspondence on TRA, inversion, Athene, Form 8865. (6) Jan 9 2016: Black directs Rowan to call Epstein re DAFs. (7) Jan 18 2016: Epstein proposes 25% Athene fee naming 'marc and josh' -- all three must sign. (8) Feb 12 2016: Epstein to Rowan: 'waiting on you to decide...what you three propose as a fee.' (9) Aug 15 2016: Leon agenda includes 'sit with josh and mark re amendments.' (10) Sept 2016: Harris routes through Bodian/Mintz Levin. (11) Apr 2018: Ruemmler asks Epstein 'Have I met Marc Rowan?' The Dechert investigation (Jan 2021) was commissioned by Apollo's own Conflicts Committee and concluded the relationship was primarily Black-Epstein. This documentary record proves otherwise.

Harris delegated Bob Bodian (Partner at Mintz Levin law firm, [email protected]) as his intermediary with Epstein in Sept 2016. On Sept 15, Bodian emailed Epstein: 'Reaching out per Josh request. Reachable tomorrow on cell after 1:30.' Epstein replied Sept 17: 'does now work?' Multiple scheduling documents show Bodian-Epstein calls on Sept 17-18 2016 (EFTA02451909, EFTA02329688). This is significant because it shows Harris maintaining the Epstein relationship through a legal intermediary at a prominent law firm 8 years after Epstein's 2008 conviction, and that the relationship required enough legal sophistication to route through outside counsel rather than direct communication.

Epstein requested 'organizational docs' from Harris in early 2014. On Feb 6 2014, Lesley Groff asked Epstein: 'Did you want me to follow up with Josh Harris and the organizational docs you requested?' (EFTA02581638). The nature of these organizational documents is not specified but given the timing (right after Apollo Global Management's Jan 2014 IPO transition) and Epstein's role as tax/structure adviser to all three Apollo founders, these likely pertained to Apollo corporate structure, partnership agreements, or tax-related organizational documents. This demonstrates Harris was providing Epstein access to Apollo internal documents at Epstein's request.

An Apollo analyst meeting note (HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_026634) was found in Epstein's files, documenting a meeting with 'Apollo Co-Founder Josh Harris and CFO Martin Kelly' discussing Apollo's growth outlook, Athene, tax reform implications (carried interest rates, C-corp conversion, interest deductibility), and Fund VIII performance (B+ projected cash carry). The analyst note (by Michael Carrier, CFA) maintained a Neutral rating with price target. The presence of this document in Epstein's files is consistent with Epstein monitoring Apollo's public disclosures and business strategy alongside his private advisory role. The document discusses the exact topics Epstein was advising on privately (Athene, tax structure, C-corp conversion) -- confirming Epstein had both insider access AND public market intelligence on Apollo simultaneously.