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by mytailorisrich 2474 days ago
Whatever Epstein did, it's good that his money be put to good use like helping education and research rather than being burned because he touched it.

Harvard has nothing to 'admit', they did nothing wrong, and there is no point in them getting rid of the money they have left.
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msghacq 2474 days ago
Epstein cited his relationships with these schools (built through fundraising) repeatedly both to intimidate his victims into silence and convince authorities to let him go. This wasn't a case of him sending a check and walking away, he was extracting a lot of value for his predatory operation from these institutions. They should face the music for their role in what happened.
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howeyc 2474 days ago
> They should face the music for their role in what happened

Harvard and MIT didn't play a role in Epstein's non-donation related activities. They have nothing to answer for.

Next you're going to tell me anyone that takes any Bill and Melinda Gates foundation money has to answer for Microsoft's monopolistic practices in the 90's.

This witch-hunt stuff needs to stop.

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msghacq 2474 days ago
They actually did play a role in his non-donation activities. Multiple professors at both schools are credibly accused of participating in Epstein's child sex trafficking. MIT allowed Epstein to bring girls to the campus (Harvard hasn't released enough info to know if he did that there as well). MIT _sent Epstein a Disobedience Prize orb_. MIT leadership worked to actively conceal the donations.

There was a lot of very questionable things going on. They didn't just get a check and call it a day.

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mytailorisrich 2474 days ago
So what? That does not make Harvard have any responsibility in what Epstein did, they had no role at all in that.

It's like a new Inquisition these days.

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