"Bard College's board of trustees has retained the outside law firm of WilmerHale to conduct an independent investigation into communications between Jeffrey Epstein and the college's longtime president Leon Botstein. WilmerHale's will conduct an independent review of the full scope of these communications, financial contributions connected to Epstein, and any related matters, the board said in an announcement on Thursday evening."
"Botstein, who has been at Bard since 1975, has said he first came into contact with Epstein came in 2011 years after it was known that Epstein was a sex offender after he received what was called an unsolicited gift of $75,000 from Epstein to Bard High School Early College. Botstein said he pursued the relationship in fulfillment of my responsibilities as the chief fundraiser of the college."
Bard College's board retained WilmerHale to investigate communications and financial contributions connected to Jeffrey Epstein and related matters. WilmerHale will review the full scope of communications and make recommendations on donor vetting, fundraising, codes of conduct, and conflicts of interest. The hiring followed Department of Justice-released emails and other communications that included a 2012 trip by President Leon Botstein to Epstein's island. Botstein said he first came into contact with Epstein in 2011 after an unsolicited $75,000 gift to Bard High School Early College and that he pursued the relationship as chief fundraiser; he also stated that Epstein was not his friend.
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