Documents released about Jeffrey Epstein have indicated that Noam Chomsky had deeper ties with the convicted sex offender than was previously known.

Chomsky is 97 years old and recovering from a stroke. He cannot defend himself in this moment. It falls to those of us who understand his contributions, and who refuse to participate in guilt-by-association politics,

Chomsky has often suffered fools, knaves, and criminals too lightly. Epstein was one of them. But that doesn’t mean Chomsky was part of the “Epstein class.”

On December 12 and December 18, Democratic members of the House Oversight Committee released several documents and photographs related to Epstein's estate.

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 deadline for the Justice Department to release a massive trove of investigative documents related to Jeffrey Epstein is upcoming. Follow for live updates.