WBAL, TV 11 NEWS. BARRY. THANK YOU. DAVID RUBENSTEIN, THE OWNER OF THE BALTIMORE ORIOLES AND CARLYLE GROUP FOUNDER, IS MENTIONED IN THE EPSTEIN FILE. HOWEVER, HE IS NOT ACCUSED OF ANY WRONGDOING, AS FIRST REPORTED BY FRONT OFFICE SPORTS IN NOVEMBER OF 2012, THE TWO EXCHANGED EMAILS REFERENCING AN IN-PERSON MEETING THEY HAD LATER THAT MONTH. EPSTEIN SENT RUBENSTEIN AN EMAIL WITH A LINK TO A NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLE ABOUT THE ISRAELI DEFENSE MINISTER LEAVING POLITICS. AT THE TIME, RUBENSTEIN RESPONDED, WRITING, QUOTE, SO NO DINNER THIS WEEK. AGAIN, RUBENSTEIN IS NOT LINKED TO ANY CRIMINAL ACTIVITY. IN A STATEMENT TO WBAL, A SPOKESMAN FOR RUBENSTEIN SAYS, QUOTE, MR. RUBENSTEIN HAD ONE MEETING FOR 20 MINUTES IN CARLYLE’S OFFICE. A BRIEF EMAIL THANKING MR. RUBENSTEIN FOR THE MEETING ALSO SUGGESTED A MEETING BETWEEN MR. RUBENSTEIN AND EHUD BARAK, WHICH NEVER OCCURRED. THERE
Baltimore Orioles owner David Rubenstein corresponded with Jeffery Epstein, files show
Updated: 7:02 PM EST Feb 12, 2026
David Rubenstein, the owner of the Baltimore Orioles and founder of The Carlyle Group, is named in the Jeffrey Epstein files.However, Rubenstein is not accused of any wrongdoing.Emails show Rubenstein met with Epstein for dinner in November 2012. It appears they intended to meet again for dinner later that month; however, it appears the second meeting did not actually take place.| DOJ DOCUMENTS: Email 1 | Email 2 | DOJ Epstein Files linkIn a statement, a spokesman for David Rubenstein said: “Mr. Rubenstein had one meeting for 20 minutes in Carlyle’s office, at the request of people seeking Mr. Rubenstein’s participation in philanthropic endeavors, none of which were pursued by Mr. Rubenstein. A brief email thanking Mr. Rubenstein for the meeting also suggested a meeting between Mr. Rubenstein and Ehud Barak, which never occurred. There is nothing more to Mr. Rubenstein’s involvement than that innocuous interaction.”The mention of Rubenstein in the Epstein documents was first reported by Front Office Sports.Members of Congress were recently given an opportunity to read less-redacted versions of the Epstein files at a Department of Justice annex and on department-owned computers. A bipartisan contingent of lawmakers traveled in recent days to a DOJ outpost to review less-redacted records from the files, but some who have seen the documents have complained that too much information about Epstein associates remains withheld from view.The DOJ said last month that it was releasing more than 3 million pages along with more than 2,000 videos and 180,000 images related to Epstein investigations.The Associated Press contributed to this report.
BALTIMORE (WBAL & AP) —
David Rubenstein, the owner of the Baltimore Orioles and founder of The Carlyle Group, is named in the Jeffrey Epstein files.
However, Rubenstein is not accused of any wrongdoing.
Emails show Rubenstein met with Epstein for dinner in November 2012. It appears they intended to meet again for dinner later that month; however, it appears the second meeting did not actually take place.
| DOJ DOCUMENTS: Email 1 | Email 2 | DOJ Epstein Files link
In a statement, a spokesman for David Rubenstein said: “Mr. Rubenstein had one meeting for 20 minutes in Carlyle’s office, at the request of people seeking Mr. Rubenstein’s participation in philanthropic endeavors, none of which were pursued by Mr. Rubenstein. A brief email thanking Mr. Rubenstein for the meeting also suggested a meeting between Mr. Rubenstein and Ehud Barak, which never occurred. There is nothing more to Mr. Rubenstein’s involvement than that innocuous interaction.”
The mention of Rubenstein in the Epstein documents was first reported by Front Office Sports.
Members of Congress were recently given an opportunity to read less-redacted versions of the Epstein files at a Department of Justice annex and on department-owned computers.
A bipartisan contingent of lawmakers traveled in recent days to a DOJ outpost to review less-redacted records from the files, but some who have seen the documents have complained that too much information about Epstein associates remains withheld from view.
The DOJ said last month that it was releasing more than 3 million pages along with more than 2,000 videos and 180,000 images related to Epstein investigations.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.