Epstein Turned to Noam Chomsky to Rehab Image

[RandySF]

“With Jeffrey Epstein’s reputation in tatters following a 2018 Miami Herald investigation into his sex crimes – and how he evaded serious consequences – the financier hit on a plan: He would produce a documentary to present himself in a favorable light,” the Miami Herald reports.

“He had several ideas about who could appear on it and provide favorable testimonies, emails and phone messages how.”

“And one of the first friends to allegedly give Epstein the thumbs up was famed left-wing academic Noam Chomsky.”



https://politicalwire.com/2025/11/18/epstein-turned-to-noam-chomsky-to-rehab-image/

[leftstreet]

1. DURec

This OP will probably sink, but the emails being posted on social media are bizarre

[RandySF]

2. I'm no fan of bothsidesidm.

But think the files will take down people from all over the spectrum.

[Jbraybarten]

5. I don't think many of us are concerned about it. It's worth it (and just).

[niyad]

9. Welcome to our DU family.

[Jbraybarten]

11. thank you!

[Maru Kitteh]

13. I think most people in the public, R and D, we all want all of it out. We all know

that there will be unpleasant surprises and fallout on all sides of the proverbial fences and we DON’T CARE. We just want it out.

[niyad]

3. Is there more to that article than what you posted? I do not see anything

more at the link you posted.

[RandySF]

4. It's sourced from the Miami Herald which is paywalled.

[leftstreet]

6. Free article

There's a good article here.
Julie Brown is the Miami Herald reporter whose investigations helped lead to Epstein's arrest

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/crime/article312933902.html?giftCode=23e28cfae95fc5436e9d07cea5811aff65c06049b7f6c6207b058d9de1c04d3a

[niyad]

8. Thank you. A most disturbing article.

[Nanjeanne]

7. One of the friends who allegedly gave the thumbs up . . . .

Well that's definitive.

[karynnj]

10. This actually needs more detail to really be damning

I personally don't see how his reputation could have been rehabbed after the Miami Herald stories. Even if he funded a cure for cancer or funded rescuing puppies, he still was a PEDOPHILE.

As to Chompsky, you would want to know the full story - i.e. - was it Epstein calling him and he said, "yeah sure" or did he volunteer to provide a testimony. From some old article, there was a disturbing account that suggested in that time frame that he was still welcome at parties. It might have been that until the Miami Herald articles gained attention, the sweetheart deal may have mislead some to not get the extent of things he was accused of.

The NYT had an article recently about his connects to Chase. A phrase in the article was Epstein was a collector of people and was talented at putting together people that led to deals. This is why Chase was comfortable with him long after they should have been. I suspect that might have been true for many.

I often disagree with Chomsky, but if this ends up being the extent of his connection, he certainly does not look good, but it does not suggest any involvement in Epstein's illegal activities.

[JCMach1]

12. Epstein courted academics

There likely will be more in the files.