Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

So far, what has been revealed in the documents is embarrassing, but not necessarily implicating: https://searchepsteinfiles.com/person/163

For the most part, the threads are a mix of:

- Really cringe dating advice

- Epstein connecting Summers with other important people

- Dishing on Trump and his inner circle

Given there were many more prominently featured people with more dirt in here, I wonder if Summers is worried there's a lot more that's about to be revealed.



really cringe dating advice about pursuing an affair with a student almost 40 years younger than he is

it's way beyond cringe


27 years younger.

She is approximately 43 (college grad '04) and he is 70.

The text messages were 6 years ago.


Has the name of the woman come out? She's not directly named in their communications.


Actually she is really smart. Lex had an episode with her.


Yes, it has.


her name was front page news in several US tabloids today


And in the Harvard Crimson.



Epstein seemed to be a power broker and a political fixer. If so, naturally many high-profile people would have interacted with him and even have confided in him. It does not mean everyone associated with him knew or participated in his criminal activities, right?


Agreed, but continued communication after he was found guilty of sex crimes is definitely a bright red flag.


hang loose, young lady, i have to ask this sex criminal how best to respond to your latest message


absolutely


An example of one of the typical meetings Epstein was able to finagle with Summers:

> this week, thiel, summers,bill burns, gordon brown, jagland, ( council of europe and nobel chairman ). mongolia pres , hardeep puree ( india), boris ( gates). jabor ( qatar). sultan ( dubai, ), kosslyn ( harvard), leon black, woody. you are a welcome guest at any.....also if you >think there are interesting people in town, everyone here for climate summit, clinton ,security council, holy shit im on for next 30 minutes

https://searchepsteinfiles.com/file/text/HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028...

He also regularly provided research funding for universities.


he didn't have any power or ability to fix anything that didn't involve trafficking young girls

he can "fix" you up with a teenager who will give you a private "massage"


Not sure where you are getting this from. He regularly connected people with each other. The sex trafficking was just a small part of his nefarious power network


he can "fix" you up with a teenager who will give you a private "massage"

... while being videotaped. Those recordings provide him an immense amount of power and ability.


Not to defend Epstein, of course, but just to comment on the power brokering side. My understanding is that a power broker gets power by staying close to the power and by connecting people. I don't understand why powerful people need such broker, even though history shows other wise.


Same as any broker of stocks, houses, spouses, jobs, airline tickets.

The broker connects people, especially in the pre-Internet / young Internet days . The clients at ebsuy doing their main activity.


> Epstein seemed to be a power broker and a political fixer. If so...

If so we are getting a window into a world we rarely see. For some of us this is confirming our priors, for others this will be profoundly shocking.


It's a pity he hung himself. Otherwise he might have been induced into giving over a lot of secrets about lots of rich and powerful people....


> - Dishing on Trump and his inner circle

At this moment in time, this is the most serious crime to those in charge




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: