There additionally was an exchange in which Chomsky wrote to Steve Bannon, the rightwing chief White House strategist during Donald Trump’s first presidency, requesting an introductory meeting. “Lots to talk about,” Chomsky wrote, adding that he had been provided Bannon’s contact information by Epstein, a former friend of Trump. “The best way to proceed is to ignore it,” Chomsky wrote, according to text signed under his first name that Epstein sent to a lawyer and publicist. “You should OK her sending but admonish [her] for being unwilling to ask tough questions,” Epstein wrote, in part. Epstein at one point wrote that he thought of Noam and Valeria Chomsky as if they were “Pluto and its moon”.

Source: The Guardian February 03, 2026 22:59 UTC