WEBVTT

1
00:00:10.119 --> 00:00:13.400
<v Speaker 1>No when. Chomsky, the ninety six year old legendary linguist

2
00:00:13.400 --> 00:00:17.559
<v Speaker 1>and public intellectual, is facing renewed scrutiny this week following

3
00:00:17.600 --> 00:00:21.879
<v Speaker 1>major revelations about his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

4
00:00:22.480 --> 00:00:26.359
<v Speaker 1>According to multiple news outlets, including WBUR and Press TV,

5
00:00:27.280 --> 00:00:31.640
<v Speaker 1>newly released congressional emails from November twelfth show that Chomsky

6
00:00:31.719 --> 00:00:36.240
<v Speaker 1>maintained regular contact with Epstein years after the financier's two

7
00:00:36.280 --> 00:00:40.000
<v Speaker 1>thousand and eight conviition for soliciting prostitution from a minor.

8
00:00:41.240 --> 00:00:44.719
<v Speaker 1>The emails, released by Republican members of the US House

9
00:00:44.799 --> 00:00:49.119
<v Speaker 1>Oversight Committee revealed that Chomsky described his interactions with Epstein

10
00:00:49.600 --> 00:00:55.799
<v Speaker 1>as a most valuable experience, and his wife, Valeria, wrote

11
00:00:55.799 --> 00:00:59.600
<v Speaker 1>to Epstein in January twenty seventeen, expressing hope that she

12
00:00:59.719 --> 00:01:03.280
<v Speaker 1>and Nome would see him again soon for his birthday celebration.

13
00:01:04.400 --> 00:01:08.120
<v Speaker 1>The correspondence also shows Epstein offering Chomsky use of his

14
00:01:08.239 --> 00:01:11.920
<v Speaker 1>properties in New York and New Mexico in twenty fifteen.

15
00:01:12.560 --> 00:01:16.560
<v Speaker 1>According to reporting from The Hindustan Times, the released documents

16
00:01:16.599 --> 00:01:20.200
<v Speaker 1>include a letter of support attributed to Chomsky, though it

17
00:01:20.239 --> 00:01:25.400
<v Speaker 1>remains undated. Chomsky has previously acknowledged receiving approximately two hundred

18
00:01:25.400 --> 00:01:28.079
<v Speaker 1>and seventy thousand dollars from an account linked to Epstein

19
00:01:28.400 --> 00:01:31.719
<v Speaker 1>during the resolution of his first marriage distribution, though he

20
00:01:31.760 --> 00:01:36.359
<v Speaker 1>has maintained that not one penny came directly from Epstein himself. NT,

21
00:01:36.599 --> 00:01:40.239
<v Speaker 1>where Chomsky is Professor emeritus of MIT, declined to comment

22
00:01:40.319 --> 00:01:43.439
<v Speaker 1>directly on his emails, but stated that it conducted a

23
00:01:43.480 --> 00:01:47.239
<v Speaker 1>review of its Epstein relationships in twenty twenty and subsequently

24
00:01:47.359 --> 00:01:53.079
<v Speaker 1>enhanced its gift acceptance policies. When w bur reached out

25
00:01:53.079 --> 00:01:58.400
<v Speaker 1>to Chomsky's wife, Valeria for comment, she did not respond.

26
00:02:01.959 --> 00:02:05.120
<v Speaker 1>The timing of these revelations comes as President Trump recently

27
00:02:05.159 --> 00:02:10.000
<v Speaker 1>signed legislation compelling the Justice Department to disclose additional Epstein files.

28
00:02:10.560 --> 00:02:14.520
<v Speaker 1>This development has intensified scrutiny on Epstein's network of powerful

29
00:02:14.520 --> 00:02:19.840
<v Speaker 1>associates across politics, academia, and business. It's worth noting that

30
00:02:19.919 --> 00:02:23.039
<v Speaker 1>Chomsky has been largely absent from public life since suffering

31
00:02:23.080 --> 00:02:26.000
<v Speaker 1>a stroke in twenty twenty four, and has been reportedly

32
00:02:26.080 --> 00:02:30.280
<v Speaker 1>convalescing in Brazil. According to media lens and updates from

33
00:02:30.280 --> 00:02:34.280
<v Speaker 1>his longtime MIT assistant Bev Stole, Chomsky has not been

34
00:02:34.280 --> 00:02:38.599
<v Speaker 1>writing corresponding or conducting interviews due to his health situation.

35
00:02:38.919 --> 00:02:41.560
<v Speaker 1>Thank you for listening to this update on Noam Chomsky's

36
00:02:41.560 --> 00:02:44.479
<v Speaker 1>life and legacy. Be sure to subscribe to never miss

37
00:02:44.520 --> 00:02:48.159
<v Speaker 1>the latest developments in his story. Search the term biography

38
00:02:48.199 --> 00:02:52.560
<v Speaker 1>flash for more great biographies. And that is it for today.

39
00:02:53.039 --> 00:02:55.560
<v Speaker 1>Make sure you hit the subscribe button and never miss

40
00:02:55.560 --> 00:02:59.039
<v Speaker 1>an update on Noam Chomsky. Thanks for listening. This has

41
00:02:59.039 --> 00:03:10.960
<v Speaker 1>been a quiet Please production h.