A prominent Democratic donor late Tuesday night tried to contain the fallout when a recent Epstein files release revealed his connections to the deceased convicted child sex abuser.
Donald Trump has repeatedly leveled allegations against LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, who has for years tried to distance himself from Epstein's legacy. Late last year, Trump even ordered a Justice Department investigation into Hoffman in connection to the exploits of the financier.
After yet another release linking him to Epstein, Hoffman issued an explanation.
"I only knew Jeffrey Epstein because of a fundraising relationship with MIT, which I very much regret," he wrote. "In 2019 I told Axios the last meeting I had with him was in 2015 but I was mistaken, as according to calendar entries I have become aware there were additional fundraising meetings in 2016 and 2018. These meetings were all coordinated by Joi Ito, then director of the MIT Media Lab: Apr 8, 2016, Meeting in Palo Alto Apr 29, 2016, Meeting w/ Joi Ito from MIT in Cambridge June 20, 2016, Skype Call June 25, 2016, Skype Call July 24th, 2016, Meeting w/ Joi Ito from MIT and Martin Nowak in Cambridge Mar 24, 2018, Skype Call w/ Joi Ito from MIT."
He further added, "I have done multiple calendar searches, and if I find any other meetings, I will continue to share them."
Hoffman then dropped a call to action for Trump himself.
"The victims of Epstein’s abhorrent and vile actions deserve all the information they are seeking, and I continue to call on President Trump to deliver that for them," Hoffman wrote Tuesday.
