News about Leon Botstein

And after the disgraced financier became a convicted pedophil in 2008, world-famous academic Noam Chomsky has defended asking Jeffrey Epstein for financial assistance. In March, 2018, the linguistics professor, 94, announced that he received $270,000 from an account linked to Epstein, but that the transfer was made from his own funds relating to his late wife. Following his conviction, the intellectual told DailyMail.com that both the money exchange and his friendship with Epstein after his arrest were 'completely public for many years.' When asked why he would continue to work with a convicted pedophile, Chomsky said, 'Many had further interactions with him, including my wife and me.'

When Jeffrey Epstein visited Bard College in Red Hook, New York state, he insisted on doing so in style. His helicopter will land at the prestigious university overlooking the Hudson River, and he'd disembark surrounded by a swarm of pretty young women. And perhaps it was just as well for the majority female student population, though College president Leon Botstein insists they were "secure" prepared. .. .. He had no free access to anyone.'

Jeffrey Epstein's private calendar revealed that he had scheduled meetings with influential people, including William Burns, Bard College president Leon Botstein, Obama White House counsel Kathryn Ruemmler, and professor Noam Chomsky. After the pedophile received time in jail in 2008 for a sex offense involving a teenage girl, the meetings were scheduled between 2013 and 2017. The meeting's purpose was not revealed in the trove of documents, which were obtained by The Wall Street Journal and released on Sunday. Epstein, a well-connected money manager who suffered for years from allegations that he sexually assaulted girls and young women, committed suicide in a Manhattan jail cell in August 2019 while awaiting a child trafficking trial.