"As is the case with the Epstein birthday book, these documents run an enervating gamut from the inane to the depraved. Not one of these people can do evil banter; it's incredible that so much of their lives revolves around networking and socializing. The most amusing aspect of the correspondence, given the figure at its center, is its streak of censoriousness, as when the publicist Peggy Siegal disparaged a socialite in their orbit as "a fat drunk with no money and a bad marriage.""
"The darkest thread, meanwhile, is the obsequious reverence for Epstein. In a 2015 exchange, Landon Thomas, Jr., then a financial reporter for the Times, encouraged Epstein to "show the world that you are no longer that guy. You have made changes-and that this is the past." Two years later, Thomas, ever the supportive friend, e-mailed Epstein to warn that the investigative journalist John Connolly, the co-author of the Epstein exposé "Filthy Rich," was "digging around again.""
More than 20,000 emails and documents tied to Jeffrey Epstein were released, prompting political fallout and renewed scrutiny of prominent figures. Donald Trump appears repeatedly in the messages, prompting immediate reaction amid MAGA pushback and bipartisan demands for additional files. Larry Summers faces criticism over extensive correspondence. The materials reveal a mix of inane socializing, censorious gossip, and obsequious praise for Epstein. Examples include publicist Peggy Siegal's disparaging remark about a socialite, Landon Thomas urging Epstein to show he had changed, and Noam Chomsky praising Epstein's provocative questions, creating dissonance given Epstein's crimes.
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