Epstein Secrets

most of her other friends, except for Jennie and Joe Chamberlin in Japan, had not met him. Next door n

on authorized Greenwald’s trip to Hong Kong on the con- dition that he take with him a Guardian staffer in whom she had confidence, the Scottish-born Ewen MacAskill, a sixty-one-year-old veteran journalist who had been the Washington bureau chief for The Guardian. His assignment was to evaluate the bona fides of

to Bring Down Edward Snowden.” Vice, June 4, 2015. Miller, Greg. “U.S. Officials Scrambled to Nab Snowden.” Washington Post, June 14, 2014. Mullin, Joe. “NSA Leaker Ed Snowden’s Life on Ars Technica.” Ars Technica, June 13, 2013. Packer, George. “The Holder of Secrets.” New Yorker, Oct. 20, 2014. R

inor subterfuge: Hosenball, “NSA Contractor Hired Snowden Despite Concerns About Resume Discrepancies.” 76 “playing with fire”: Spencer Ackerman and Ewen MacAskill, “Snowden Calls @ for Whistleblower After Claims by New Pentagon Source,” Guardian, May 22, @ 2016. 76 establish a paper trail: Director of Nationa

of her friends, with the exception of Jennie and Joe Chamberlin in Japan, had never met Snowden. If he

e authorized Greenwald’s trip to Hong Kong on the condition that he take with him a Guardian staffer in whom she had confidence. He was Scottish-born Ewen MacAskill, a 61-year old veteran journalist who had been the Washington bureau chief for the Guardian. His assignment was to evaluate the mystery source in Hon

en May 2001 and May 2012. His posts are quoted by Joe Mullins, “NSA leaker Ed Snowden’s life on Ars Tec

need for a face-to-face meeting with Snowden. Even after he had revealed his true identity to Poitras and Greenwald on June 2™ 2013, Guardian editor Ewen MacAskill offered him the option of remaining an unnamed source for the stories. He said, as he later told Vanity Fair. “You should remain anonymous; the stori