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From: J <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2018 12:41 PM To: Noam Chomsky Subject: Re: As the stories get wilder and the writers make =he girls younger. prostitution is a tabloids dreamii=A0 , . I wondered if having something out in the cyber world=C24, that let some people point to rational arguments might allow s=me to defend themselves from their wives . " how could yo= " etc. =div> I have been exploring the AI world with the cutting edge =eople. I remind them of your comments re machines thinki=g :)/ I thought that=culture was the conciousness of a society. tribes were l=ke self. . media approx transmitters. . 4>=A0 It provided constraints and rules for some underlying interactions.Q=A0 It doesnt exist in a physical sense but4)=A0 either does conciousness. which it appears to me as an evol=tionary advantage and provides the brain with rules memo=ies. ( culture again ) . and constraints. . tribe= when attacked , act like a self . . compete like selves. etc.= The world we call physical . follows rules that we have created,Q=A0 most unknowingly. I assume language acts like an ef=ective transmittier. . some language like adrenaline. =C24o some like dopamine. . do some extent the hormones=of the culture. ? On Sat, Dec 29, 2018 at =:20 AM Noam Chomsky wrote: It's a powerful and convincing statement, but =y feeling is that it would not be wise to submit it for publication. =Taking the stance of a reader who comes to the matter from afresh, perhaps=having heard some rumors but knowing nothing, the reaction I suspect will =e of the "where there's smoke there's fire" kind. =ew are willing to think through the arguments and factual details or to tr= to adjudicate conflicting claims. I've seen this happen over an= over on other matters -- many years of having been accused of Holocaust d=nial, for example.. Ugly and bitter as it is, I suspect the best cou=se now is not to stir the pot by raising the issue publicly, opening the d=or to charges and accusations that can no doubt be answered in the court o= logic and fairness -- but that's not the public domain, where innuend= and suspicion and accusation reign. Anyway, for what it's worth, that's the way it looks to me, in part on the basis of e=perience. The great work that you have been doing=speaks for itself. My feeling is that you should keep at it, and sim=ly develop a thick skin to fend off whatever ugliness breaks through now a=d then, diminishing over time. Noam On Sat, Dec 29, 2018 at 8:33 =M l <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]» wrote: Im considering submitting this to the oped of the wash post 4,=A0id like your thoughts EFTA_R1_01801141 EFTA02608479  Sweetheart deal!" So =oes the attack on the resolution of the more than a decade ago federal inv=stigation involving our client Jeffrey Epstein. The attack is profou=dly misplaced, supported neither by the law nor the facts. Nor is it suppo=ted by the structure of our constitutional republic. To the contrary, Jeffrey was subjected to an extremely aggressive federal intrusion into what wo=ld typically be considered a quintessentially local criminal matter in sou=h Florida. The offense investigated —4)=-A0at its core, sexual favors for hire — has long been tr=ated as a matter entrusted to laws of the several States, not the federal =overnment. The conduct — for which Jeffrey took4orA0full responsibility — was a classic state offense and =as treated exactly that way by able, honest prosecutors in Palm Beach Coun=y. Nevertheless, without a request from the state prosecut=rs, the federal government intervened. For their own opportunistic r=asons, many are now criticizing the federal decision-makers at the time, i=cluding now-Secretary of Labor Alex Acosta (then-United States Attorney in=south Florida), for not going far enough. The critics are wrong on the facts and the law. The= also ignore a fact going to the heart of fundamental fairness: 40=A0In the decade since paying his debt to society, Jeffrey Epstein has led = life characterized by responsible citizenship, numerous acts of generosit= and good deeds. =ere are the true key facts: Jeffrey Epstein, a successful self-=ade businessman with no prior criminal history whatsoever, engaged in ille=al conduct that amounted to solicitation of prostitution. =hat conduct was wrong and a violation of Florida state law. Alt=ough no coercion, violence, alcohol, drugs or the like were involved, some=of the women he paid were under the age of 18. Those facts=were carefully assessed by experienced state sex crime prosecutors who aggressively enforce state criminal laws. No one turned a blind eye to p=tential offenses to the public order. To the contrary, the Palm Beac= State Attorney's Office conducted an extensive fifteen-month investig=tion, led by the chief of the Sex Crimes Division. Mr. Epstein was t=en indicted by the state grand jury on a single felony count of solicitati=n of prostitution. <van style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> =p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:Spt">During that intense investigation, the =tate prosecutors extensively gathered and analyzed the evidence, met =ace-to-face with many of the asserted victims, considered their credibilit= — or lack thereof — and considered the extent of exculpat=ry evidence, including sworn testimony from many that they =ied about being eighteen years old to be allowed into Mr. Epstein'= home. After months of negotiations, the state prosecutors believed =hey had reached a reasoned resolution of the matter that vindicated the pu=lic interest — a resolution entirely consistent with that of cases-involving other similarly-situated defendants. The system worked as =t should have. Then, in came the feds. The United States Attorney's Office ex=ensively and aggressively investigated whether Mr. Epstein had engaged in = commercial human trafficking ring, targeted minors, or used the internee or traveled interstate in the process. But that's not(orA0what this was and that's not what happened. That is p=ecisely why the federal authorities' ultimate decision to def=r prosecution to the state was the right one. However, the federally-demanded=resolution was not without conditions. The federal prosecutors insisted on=various unorthodox requirements that Mr. Epstein's experience= defense team had never seen imposed on any defendant anywhere. Under the =ederally-forced deal, Jeffrey was required to request that the state =rosecutors demand the imposition of a thirty-month sentence that included=C2*both jail time and the strictest conditions of probation: l=fetime sex-offender registration. Those draconian measures were far m=re than warranted by 2 EFTA_R1_01801142 EFTA02608480 the state grand jury's indictment and wo=ld not have otherwise been required under the previously agreed-upon state=disposition. As part of this highly unusual deal, the government*=A0required Jeffrey to pay for a highly experienced group of atto=neys to bring claims against him on behalf of a government list of asserte= victims. Jeffrey was required to waive the right to challenge those claim= without being provided the asserted victim's identities by the go=ernment until after he was incarcerated. Importantly, the feds' =ecision to decline prosecution in deference to the state in exchange =or these extraordinary requirements was reviewed and approved at=the multiple levels of the U.S. Department of Justice. Jeffrey took =ull responsibility, complied with the feds' demands, ser=ed his sentence, and in the process was treated exactly the same (inc=uding his time served) as any other state-incarcerated individuals.=C2* His conduct while in custody was exemplary, and so characterized by =he state custodial authorities. </=> Jeffrey Epstein has paid h=s debt to society. The challenges to his Agreement with the Governmen= must also be understood as challenges to the millions Mr. Epstein pa=d to the asserted victims and their lawyers pursuant to that agreement.Q=A0Amongst the beneficiaries of the Epstein-Federal Government Agreement we=e the many victims who collectively received many millions as a result of =he conditions imposed on Mr. Epstein that prevented him from meaningfully =ontesting civil liability — moneys that would be at issue if reque=ts to invalidate the agreement were granted. Our nation faces vit=lly important challenges, many involving the treatment of women and basic =uman dignity. Voices are rightly being raised speaking truth to powe=, especially about women in the workplace. But Jeffrey's off=nses of yesteryear, which were entirely outside of the workplace, have Ion= since been redressed by the criminal justice system. He fully =nd faithfully has performed every promise and obligation require= of him by state and federal authorities. In the spirit of the bedro=k American belief in second chances and fundamental fairness, that chapter=in Jeffrey's otherwise-productive and charitable life should=be allowed to close once and for all. =/div> =C24, please note please note The=information contained in this communication is confidential, may be att=rney-client privileged, may constitute inside information, and is inten=ed only for the use of the addressee. 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