Billionaire with Epstein ties emerges as top Dem donor bankrolling ads weaponizing disgraced financier’s files

2026-10-27 · Views: 284

For many years, Epstein and Hoffman exchanged correspondence and gifts. They also helped raise money for MIT’s Media Lab. per to records made public through the DOJ’s Epstein Files library, Hoffman joined Epstein at his private island and visited him at his residence in New York. In one email, sent on Christmas Eve in 2014, Hoffman told Epstein he had sent him a pair of gifts.

"Sent you two gifts to NYC addie. 1 - Ice cream. If you have any interest, you should try — [or] else for the girls. 2 – something that may strike your funny bone for the island," Hoffman wrote, referring to a surfer statue.

Hoffman has repeatedly denied wrongdoing, telling The Wall Street Journal in 2019 that he regretted continuing their relationship after Epstein was convicted in 2008 on charges of soliciting prostitution from a minor.

"My last interaction with Epstein was in 2015. Still, by agreeing to participate in any fundraising activity where Epstein was present, I helped to repair his reputation and perpetuate injustice," Hoffman said in 2019. "For this, I am deeply regretful."

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There is no allegation in the records cited by Fox News Digital that Hoffman participated in Epstein’s sex-trafficking crimes.

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Fox News Digital asked HMP whether it was aware of Hoffman’s past relationship with Epstein when it accepted his contribution and whether the group considers his donation consistent with its messaging about Epstein.

Fox News Digital reached out to representatives for Hoffman but did not receive a response.

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