Jeffrey Epstein, who ended up pleading to a much lesser state charge, told one victim that bad things could happen to her if she talked, the 2007 document said.

The region, which has long wielded influence on issues involving Latin America and the Caribbean, has now cemented a role as a global power player.

The president has tried to minimize their friendship, but documents and interviews reveal an intense and complicated relationship. Chasing women was a game of ego and dominance. Female bodies were currency.

The relationship between the president’s son and Ms. Anderson had been the subject of tabloid speculation during his previous engagement to Kimberly Guilfoyle.

Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick misused $5 million in Covid-related funds during the pandemic in part to finance her campaign, according to the Justice Department.