Granderson: What Epstein hoax'? The facts are bad enough
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Granderson: What Epstein hoax'? The facts are bad enough
"Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, Noam Chomsky and Woody Allen were among the familiar faces in a batch of photographs released by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee in connection to the late Jeffrey Epstein. The images underscore an uncomfortable truth for us all: The convicted sex offender moved comfortably among some of the most intelligent men in the world. Rhodes scholars, technology leaders and artists."
"Also in the release was a photograph of a woman's lower leg and foot on what appears to be a bed, with a paperback copy of Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita visible in the background. The 1955 novel centers on a middle-aged man's sexual obsession with a 12-year-old girl. Epstein, a serial sexual abuser, famously nicknamed one of his private planes The Lolita Express."
"Donald Trump, who once described himself as a very stable genius, included. I've known Jeff for 15 years. Terrific guy, Trump told New York magazine in 2002. He's a lot of fun to be with. It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side."
Photographs released by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee show Jeffrey Epstein posing with numerous prominent figures, including politicians, technologists, scholars and artists. The images include suggestive material, such as a woman's leg beside a paperback copy of Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita, a novel about an adult's sexual obsession with a 12-year-old, and recall Epstein's nickname for a private plane, the Lolita Express. Public figures like Donald Trump praised Epstein publicly and later denied wrongdoing after a falling out. The juxtaposition of Epstein's criminality with his social circle raises questions about whether associates failed to recognize abuse or chose silence, while defenders call the releases politically motivated.
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