THE REID HOFFMAN FILES I OCR'd all 1.4 million documents from the...

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THE REID HOFFMAN FILES

I OCR'd all 1.4 million documents from the DOJ's Epstein FOIA release.

Then I tested every public claim Reid Hoffman ever made about Jeffrey Epstein.

13 claims. 0 true.

This is the very first email. August 2013.

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Link: justice.gov/epstein/files/…
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Since 2019, Reid Hoffman has made 13 testable public claims about Jeffrey Epstein:

1. He only had "few interactions" with Epstein
2. Those interactions were all "at the request of Joi Ito," then-director of the MIT Media Lab
3. They were all "for the purposes of fundraising for MIT". Nothing personal
4. His "last interaction with Epstein was in 2015"
5. He was "never a client" of Epstein's financial advisory services
6. He had "no engagement with him other than fundraising"
7. He didn't know who Epstein was before visiting his island.
8. He spent only "one night" on Epstein's private island
9. It was Joi Ito who "asked if Epstein could attend" the 2015 Palo Alto dinner, not Hoffman who invited him
10. When Epstein emailed him after 2015, his replies were "code for never"
11. "I did not go to the ranch". (Epstein's Zorro Ranch in New Mexico)
12. All post-2015 meetings were "coordinated by Joi Ito"

All are complete lies.

What is Reid Hoffman hiding?
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This thread is a compendium of various messages that Hoffman and Epstein exchanged. Consider it a trailer of what's next.
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HOFFMAN SAID JOI ITO INVITED EPSTEIN TO THE DINNER. EPSTEIN SAYS HOFFMAN DID.

Epstein: "reid just invited me to join at your dinner, I accepted."

Ito: "Perfect."

[EFTA02385090]

Link: justice.gov/epstein/files/…
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June 13, 2016. The day the LinkedIn-Microsoft acquisition was announced. $26.2 billion.

Hoffman: "been busy"

Epstein, within hours: "now its time to minimize personal .tax, and think about how to deal with cash ::))"

Hoffman: "yup. can add to our Skype next weekend"

Same day. Hoffman shares the biggest deal of his career. Epstein pivots to tax minimization. Hoffman agrees to discuss it.
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HOFFMAN SAID "ONE NIGHT" ON EPSTEIN'S ISLAND. THE DOCUMENTS SHOW TWO SEPARATE VISITS.

This is from the second trip, November 2014. Karyna Shuliak to Epstein's pilot: "There are Joi, Reid Hoffmann, Jeffrey, and me currently on LSJ."

LSJ = Little St. James — Epstein's private island. The first trip was February 2014.

[EFTA02089830]

Link: justice.gov/epstein/files/…
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HOFFMAN'S PASSPORT PAGE, SENT TO JEFFREY EPSTEIN'S PILOT.

"Could you please pass along Reid's passport details... Our pilot will need this information to fly him."

[EFTA02089511]

Link: justice.gov/epstein/files/…
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HOFFMAN SAID "FEW INTERACTIONS." HERE IS THE GUEST LIST FOR A PRIVATE BREAKFAST AT EPSTEIN'S MANSION.

"This is a VERY important Breakfast for Jeffrey! Jeffrey, Bill Gates, Reid Hoffman, Josh Harris, Ron Baron."

[EFTA02088997]

Link: justice.gov/epstein/files/…
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HOFFMAN SAID HE WAS "NEVER A CLIENT." PETER THIEL SAYS OTHERWISE.

Thiel to Epstein: "I understand Reid Hoffman also would like the same arrangement and you agreed to provide it to him."

The arrangement: a $40 million financial advisory fee, 50% of savings.

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Link: justice.gov/epstein/files/…
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HOFFMAN SET UP ENCRYPTED MESSAGING WITH A CONVICTED SEX OFFENDER.

Hoffman to Epstein: "have you re-installed signal? i'm getting a safety number there... anything more emergency till then?"

Epstein: "yes signal"

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Link: justice.gov/epstein/files/…
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HOFFMAN REPORTED TO EPSTEIN ON HIS MEETINGS WITH BILL GATES.

Epstein: "how did it go with bill?"

Hoffman: "the goal was Bill getting to know Greylock... it was more two of my partners than me."

Then: "You @ the island now?"

[EFTA01957953]

Link: justice.gov/epstein/files/…
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HOFFMAN SAID "I DID NOT GO TO THE RANCH." EPSTEIN'S SCHEDULE SAYS OTHERWISE.

Epstein's own typing: "ji and reid to come for weekend. woody to come. 22-27"

His assistant's translation: "Jeffrey will have Joi Ito and Reid Hoffman will go to the ranch for the weekend. March 22-27 Woody Allen will come to the ranch for a visit."

[EFTA02113147]

Link: justice.gov/epstein/files/…
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SIX DAYS BEFORE THE FBI ARRESTED EPSTEIN, HOFFMAN WAS STILL ON HIS LIST.

Epstein's "list for bannon steve": "gates, thiel. hoffman... prince andrews... clinton... dersh."

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Link: epstein.academy/documents/1384…
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HOFFMAN SHARED CONFIDENTIAL INVESTMENT DATA WITH A CONVICTED SEX OFFENDER.

Epstein: "any idea about coinbase. current valuation?"

Hoffman: "We invested at $49.52 per share, which equates to $1.6b market cap at time. Useful?"

Epstein: "There's a secondary market I'm told. Thx."

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Link: justice.gov/epstein/files/…
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HOFFMAN HAS NEVER EXPLAINED THIS EMAIL.

Christmas Eve 2014. Hoffman to Epstein:

"Sent you two gifts to NYC addie. 1- ice cream. if you have any interest, you should try -- else for the girls. 2- something that may strike your funny bone for the island."

[EFTA02599342]

Link: justice.gov/epstein/files/…
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Tomorrow: Part 1.

Hoffman said he had "few interactions" with Epstein. The documents say 2,558.

They were extremely close friends.

The full investigation drops as a 10-part series. One thread per day. Claim by claim, document by document.

1.4 million documents.
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