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Bill Maher
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American stand-up comedian and television host
Watch: Bill Maher in the Epstein files
1:05Narrated from the AI-generated summary of the documents. Numbers reflect the archive at generation time.
The files contain almost no evidence of any connection between comedian Bill Maher and Jeffrey Epstein. Most of the 'Maher' hits are other people or OCR errors, and the only references to the comedian are a passing name-drop in a 2015 joke-newsletter email and a 9/11 anecdote in a book manuscript.
The only clear references to the comedian are a May 2015 'JokeLand' mass email that mentions 'Bill Maher & Eddie Murphy' in a comedy anecdote, and a House Oversight document that recounts Ari Fleischer's 2001 White House warning to Americans 'to watch what they say' after a remark by Maher about 9/11. Most of the 294 documents that match the name are not about the comedian. They include Maher B. Bitar, an aide copied on 2010–2011 emails with Senator George Mitchell's office about contacting the Senator; Richard Maher, listed alongside Epstein and Dana Indyke in an investment record; a 'Taxpayer MAHER' field on bank statements; property-tax rolls for Thomas and Yvonne Maher; a 'R MAHER' FedEx signature; and many OCR garbles of the word 'Mather' or 'another'. The four 'direct correspondence' emails are the Bitar emails, not the comedian. No flight logs, correspondence, or testimony tie Bill Maher to Epstein.
Key Highlights
- •The only references that appear to be the comedian are a 2015 JokeLand mass email and a book-style document about the post-9/11 Ari Fleischer controversy. Neither shows contact with Epstein.
- •The four emails with 'Maher' in the header involve Maher B. Bitar, an aide to Senator George Mitchell. They are about Epstein trying to reach the Senator in 2010–2011 and have nothing to do with the comedian.
- •Financial, investment and legal hits come from other people named Maher (such as Richard Maher in an Epstein-related investment record and Thomas D. Maher Jr. in property rolls) or from OCR errors where 'another' was read as 'Mather' or 'Maher'.
- •The large counts and the high shared-document numbers with Epstein, George W. Bush, Ghislaine Maxwell and Donald Trump mostly reflect name collisions and large financial and legal files. They do not show a relationship.
Frequently Asked Questions
Related Links
Books for Further Reading
Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story
Julie K. Brown
Investigative journalism that broke the Epstein case open
Filthy Rich: The Jeffrey Epstein Story
James Patterson
Bestselling account of Epstein's crimes and network
Relentless Pursuit: My Fight for the Victims of Jeffrey Epstein
Bradley J. Edwards
Victims' attorney's firsthand account
Document Mentions (20 of 294)
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A00861174 G; Inline image 7 Web Link: hrrayouru.betliRgO0YK24I 700,000 Americans are arrested every year for non-violent drug possession. And as Bill Mayer pointed out that "kids, if you are going to experiment make sure absolutely certain before hand that your parents are white and well connected." Mah
on. George Bush 41 was the last President who didn't smoke pot. Presidents Clinton, Bush 43 and Obama have fessed up that they all smoke pot, so as Mather asked, "why are there 40,000 Americans currently in jail for the exact same crime?" Putting people in jail for non- violent drug offenses is one of t
EFTA01616296.pdf
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lly I worked in tv production David letterman for 9 years and talent executive music producer Developed and produced politically incorrect with Bill Maher and then produced live events for HBO (Bette Midler live in Las Vegas, Whitney Houston live in dc, Garth brooks live in Central Park etc) I was
ed and produced politically incorrect with Bill Maher and then produced live events for HBO (Bette Mi
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030777 - HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030780
2 mentionsSource: House Oversight Committee
ogether today because I have to leave for DC at 11AM to speak to 800 book buyers (not to mention pre-signing 800 books). Then tomorrow AM to LA to do Bill Maher show. Making money is hard work. On Thu, Jan 18, 2018 at 7:38 AM, jeffrey E. <[email protected]> wrote: how was it.? why dont you stop by today s
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EFTA00191467.pdf
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EFTA00694864.pdf
2 mentionsEFTA00694864
public transportation in the future. And they could have also been use to lay fiber optic cable, water- ways, new electric grids, etc. I was watching Bill Mayer's Real Time last week and he had a young panelist who said that government was the problem and that an example of this was government support of st
aring that the former President was "the original teabagger." After hearing Bob Dole say that Reagan wouldn't fit in with today's Republican party, Maher contested that Reagan actually "wrote the playbook" for today's far-right GOPers. He compared Reagan's views on income inequality and race to today'
EFTA01612051.pdf
2 mentionsEFTA01612051
ed and produced politically incorrect with Bill Maher and then produced live events for HBO (Bette Mi
lly I worked in tv production David letterman for 9 years and talent executive music producer Developed and produced politically incorrect with Bill Maher and then produced live events for HBO (Bette Midler live in Las Vegas, Whitney Houston live in dc, Garth brooks live in Central Park etc) I was
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HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030696 - HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030698
2 mentionsSource: House Oversight Committee
ing 800 books). Then tomorrow AM to LA to do Bill Maher show. Making money is hard work. On Thu, Jan 18,
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030696 →ogether today because I have to leave for DC at 11AM to speak to 800 book buyers (not to mention pre-signing 800 books). Then tomorrow AM to LA to do Bill Maher show. Making money is hard work. On Thu, Jan 18, 2018 at 7:38 AM, jeffrey E. <[email protected] > wrote: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030696 --- PAGE BREAK -
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2 mentionsSource: House Oversight Committee
ogether today because I have to leave for DC at 11AM to speak to 800 book buyers (not to mention pre-signing 800 books). Then tomorrow AM to LA to do Bill Maher show. Making money is hard work. On Thu, Jan 18, 2018 at 7:38 AM, jeffrey E. < [email protected]> wrote: how was it.? why dont you stop by today
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030775 →ing 800 books). Then tomorrow AM to LA to do Bill Maher show. Making money is hard work. On Thu, Jan 18,
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May 20, 2015Source: House Oversight Committee
was just three days earlier at the White House that Ari Fleischer, asked to respond to a politically incorrect remark about 9/11 by another comedian, Bill Maher, warned all Americans "to watch what they say." That last week in September 2001, I've come to realize, is as much a marker in our cultural history a
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EFTA00757574.pdf
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o run by people.. Let me know if you want to talk today. A. Overview-Krauss B. Topical Discussions: 2. Key Issues in Cosmology-Krauss, Freedman, Mather 3. Astrobiology-Anbar, Mather 4. Origins of Life-Anbar, Dawkins, Shubin, Venter 5. Evolutionary Dynamics- Nowak? Dawkins, Shubin, Venter 6. Origi
if you want to talk today. A. Overview-Krauss B. Topical Discussions: 2. Key Issues in Cosmology-Krauss, Freedman, Mather 3. Astrobiology-Anbar, Mather 4. Origins of Life-Anbar, Dawkins, Shubin, Venter 5. Evolutionary Dynamics- Nowak? Dawkins, Shubin, Venter 6. Origins of Human Uniqueness-Hill, Er
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Mar 3, 2017Source: House Oversight Committee
is job!” He would just take an approach like that. Lenny would “appreciate” the defined tragedy. 1See The American Bystander #1, Dec. 2015. I think Bill Maher’s show, February 17, was terrific. Lenny would have really appreciated it. Just the same way Lenny got serious sometimes, and the audi- ence would say,
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023643 →ly appreciated it. Just the same way Lenny got serious sometimes, and the audi- ence would say, “Hey, you’re honest!” instead of “Hey, you’re funny.” Maher’s monologue that night was really beauti- ful. Because he’s well informed, and he couldn’t just do jokes about it. He talked about the fascism. He ta
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e know this for sure? Former FBI Director Robert Mueller apologized to the New York Times and the Washington Post. Adding... Bush White House Warns Bill Maher After 9/11. Congressional Republicans Condemn Moveon.org. I've coupled these two instances into one simply because they each underscore the Republi
was merely agreeing with conservative fire-eater Dinesh D'Souza). White House press secretary Ari Fleischer, speaking from the White House, warned Maher: "people have to watch what they say and watch what they do." Maher's show at the time, Politically Incorrect, was cancelled shortly thereafter. Yea
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EFTA00713054.pdf
2 mentionsEFTA00713054
addition to `Law & Order, '60 Minutes' CS1"Bill Maher'and `Frontline, as well as new shows like `The Vo
n. In addition to `Law & Order, '60 Minutes' CS1"Bill Maher'and `Frontline, as well as new shows like `The Vo
EFTA01981389.pdf
2 mentionsEFTA01981389
y people.. Let me know if you want to talk today. A. Overview-Krauss B. Topical Discussions: 2. Key Origins Issues in Cosmology-Krauss, Freedman, Mather 3. Astrobiology-Anbar, Mather 4. Origins of Life-Anbar, Dawkins, Shubin, Venter 5. Evolutionary Dynamics- Nowak? Dawkins, Shubin, Venter 6. Origi
want to talk today. A. Overview-Krauss B. Topical Discussions: 2. Key Origins Issues in Cosmology-Krauss, Freedman, Mather 3. Astrobiology-Anbar, Mather 4. Origins of Life-Anbar, Dawkins, Shubin, Venter 5. Evolutionary Dynamics- Nowak? Dawkins, Shubin, Venter 6. Origins of Human Uniqueness-Hill, Er
a JokeLand E-Mail
2 mentionsHOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029752 - HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029765
sic comedy stories ... please try this! me & Bill Maher, Eddie Murphy & The Jade Fountain in Paramus, New
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029752 →l and I already jumped into Long Island Sound! all's right with the world. ... well ... if you enjoy classic comedy stories ... please try this! me & Bill Maher, Eddie Murphy & The Jade Fountain in Paramus, New Jersey! The Hal Ennis Comedy Caravan, 1979 huge thanks to John Fugelsang & Penn Jillette & Jim Kerr
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2 mentionsSource: House Oversight Committee
ing 800 books). Then tomorrow AM to LA to do Bill Maher show. Making money is hard work. On Thu, Jan 18,
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030693 →ogether today because I have to leave for DC at 11AM to speak to 800 book buyers (not to mention pre-signing 800 books). Then tomorrow AM to LA to do Bill Maher show. Making money is hard work. On Thu, Jan 18, 2018 at 7:38 AM, jeffrey E. <[email protected]> wrote: how was it.? why dont you stop by today s
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2 mentionsSource: House Oversight Committee
ogether today because I have to leave for DC at 11AM to speak to 800 book buyers (not to mention pre-signing 800 books). Then tomorrow AM to LA to do Bill Maher show. Making money is hard work. On Thu, Jan 18, 2018 at 7:38 AM, jeffrey E. <[email protected]> wrote: how was it.? why dont you stop by today s
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030688 →ing 800 books). Then tomorrow AM to LA to do Bill Maher show. Making money is hard work. On Thu, Jan 18,
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2 mentionsSource: House Oversight Committee
ing 800 books). Then tomorrow AM to LA to do Bill Maher show. Making money is hard work. On Thu, Jan 18,
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030689 →gether today because I have to leave for DC at 11AM to speak to 800 book buyers (not to mention pre- signing 800 books). Then tomorrow AM to LA to do Bill Maher show. Making money is hard work. On Thu, Jan 18, 2018 at 7:38 AM, jeffrey E. < [email protected]> wrote: how was it.? why dont you stop by today
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2 mentionsSource: House Oversight Committee
ogether today because I have to leave for DC at 11AM to speak to 800 book buyers (not to mention pre-signing 800 books). Then tomorrow AM to LA to do Bill Maher show. Making money is hard work. On Thu, Jan 18, 2018 at 7:38 AM, jeffrey E. < [email protected]> wrote: how was it.? why dont you stop by today
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030691 →ing 800 books). Then tomorrow AM to LA to do Bill Maher show. Making money is hard work. On Thu, Jan 18,
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want to talk today. A. Overview-Krauss B. Topical Discussions: 2. Key Origins Issues in Cosmology-Krauss, Freedman, Mather 3. Astrobiology-Anbar, Mather 4. Origins of Life-Anbar, Dawkins, Shubin, Venter 5. Evolutionary Dynamics- Nowak? Dawkins, Shubin, Venter 6. Origins of Human Uniqueness-Hill, Er
y people.. Let me know if you want to talk today. A. Overview-Krauss B. Topical Discussions: 2. Key Origins Issues in Cosmology-Krauss, Freedman, Mather 3. Astrobiology-Anbar, Mather 4. Origins of Life-Anbar, Dawkins, Shubin, Venter 5. Evolutionary Dynamics- Nowak? Dawkins, Shubin, Venter 6. Origi
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