Chomsky unfortunately can’t speak for himself due to his 2023 stroke. But Valeria was a central part of the relationship he had with Epstein, so anyone speaking about that should at least read her version.
Central to all this was the rather extreme war that Chomsky’s sons were waging on him over his first wife’s estate, apparently due to common but childish resentment that he re-married after his wife of 60 years died of brain cancer. It put him not only in financial difficulties but also extreme distress at having your own kids wage a war against you in your 90s over money.
Epstein, as he so often did, opportunistically exploited that situation by offering a life raft as he felt as he is were drowning, and that in turned generated misguided feelings of gratitude and affection. None of that exonerates Chomsky’s choices, but for awhile I was genuinely baffled as to why Chomsky would not only meet with Epstein (Chomsky met with anyone) but develop such a close bond, and now I at least understand it.
Ayah Ajam
You should also hear from the kids. Sorry.
Glenn Greenwald
There are, unfortunately, extremely long and intense email exchanges between Chomsky and his son Harry that have been published, because they were all sent to Epstein.
These shouldn’t be public because they’re just so personal, but reading them gives a very full picture.
Via Reddit.
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