(02.05.2023)

CIA spokeswoman Tammy Kupperman Thorp provided the Washington Examiner with a statement that did not mention Epstein by name.

“Director Burns recalls being introduced by a mutual friend in Washington, DC, and then met with him once briefly in New York City, about a decade ago as the Director was preparing to leave government service,” the CIA spokeswoman said. “The Director did not know anything about him, other than he was introduced as an expert in the financial services sector and offered general advice on transition to the private sector. The Director does not recall any further contact, including receiving a ride to the airport. They had no relationship.”