Epstein Secrets

the administra- tion could have acted on it two years before political and public pressure forced a change in strategy. Now, as Defense Secretary Robert Gates acknowledged this week with his comments on troop levels, the next president will be responsible for ending what Mr. Bush secretly and recklessl

ge in strategy. Now, as Defense Secretary Robert Gates acknowledged this week with his comments on tro

s. In addition to mansions in Palm Beach and Manhat- tan, Epstein owns homes in New Mexico and the Virgin Islands. He a frequent con- tributor to Democratic Party candidates. He also donated $30 million to Harvard in 2003. Former New ' York Gov. Eliot Spitzer returned a $50,000 campaign contribu- tion fro

aska, donated $31 billion to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for education and global development.

ith soliciting minors. and lewd and lascivious mo- lestation. They contend that Epstein — friend of the rich and famous and financial pa- tron of Democratic Party or- ganizations and candidates— committed those acts with five underage girls. In the past week, New York Attorney General and gubernatorial cand

York's Rockefeller University in 2000 brought him into greater social promi- nence. Boasting such social names as Nancy Kissnger. Brooke Astor. and Robert Rats. the board also includes such pre-eminent scientists as Nobel laureate Joseph Gold- stein. "Epstein was thrilled to be elected." says someone who

Summers and Donald Trump, and has lavish homes in Manhattan, New Mexico and the Virgin Islands. He has contributed tens of thousands of dollars to Democratic Party candidates and organizations, including Sen. John Kerry's presidential bid, and the Senate campaigns of Joe Lieberman, Hillary Clinton, Christopher