Epstein’s Racist Paper Trail

The Quiet Ideology Behind the Crimes

I almost didn’t run this today. It’s Friday, and the internet wants you numb and smilin’ like a dancing circus animal. But when I saw Trump push that racist Obama-as-a-monkey/ape meme back into the bloodstream, something in me snapped into focus: this isn’t random, it’s a pattern[24].

Newly released emails from Jeffrey Epstein’s personal correspondence are shedding light on a disturbing side of the late financier: an apparent fascination with racist “race science” and a willingness to engage with extreme right-wing and white nationalist figures. Epstein, better known for his sex trafficking crimes and elite social circle, appears in these messages discussing white supremacist ideas, funding alt-right projects, and corresponding with notorious extremists. The revelations come from a trove of documents recently released by the Justice Department and Congress, offering a rare glimpse into Epstein’s ideology behind the scenes[1][15].

TL;DR:

• New emails show Epstein’s infatuation with white supremacy and eugenics: He discussed “racial hierarchy”and even the “utility” of fascism with scientists in his circle[6][10]. Epstein’s private exchanges embraced racist pseudoscience and “politically incorrect” ideas about genetic superiority and population control[6][5].

• Connections to white nationalist movements: Epstein’s communications link him to alt-right and neo-Nazi figures. In one 2016 email, he sent a white nationalist blog post to scholar Noam Chomsky, promoting content from the extremist podcast The Right Stuff (which helped organize the 2017 Charlottesville rally)[14][8]. He also met 4chan’s founder in 2011 and encouraged the creation of its “/pol/” forum – a notorious haven for far-right hate[19][20]. Emails also show Epstein in contact with far-right online ecosystems that later fueled organized harassment and propaganda[20][21].

• Epstein funded and engaged racist thinkers: He cultivated scientists with extreme views. Emails from 2016 show Epstein’s MIT-funded researcher Joscha Bach claiming Black children “never catch up in cognitive development” and musing that fascism might be the most efficient government system[10][11]. Epstein helped finance transhumanist projects of Oxford’s Nick Bostrom, who has a history of racist remarks[5].

• Implications and response: These findings add a sinister new dimension to Epstein’s legacy, suggesting he leveraged his wealth to support racist ideologies and influence tech and media circles[23][6]. Major outlets (The Guardian, Boston Globe, etc.) have reported on the emails’ contents. Observers caution that while the emails are authentic, context is key – but it’s clear Epstein’s interest in far-right extremism was more than a passing fancy[1][7].

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A Trove of Emails Exposes Epstein’s Extremist Streak

The new revelations stem from millions of pages of Epstein’s documents and emails recently made public under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which Congress passed to compel disclosure of Epstein’s records[3][1]. House lawmakers and the Justice Department released roughly 3.5 million pages by early 2026 in response to mounting pressure for transparency[1][16]. Initially, attention focused on Epstein’s sexual crimes and his ties to powerful men like Donald Trump. (In one 2019 email, Epstein pointedly wrote that “of course [Trump] knew about the girls” in his underage trafficking ring[15].) But as journalists and researchers sifted through the data dump, they flagged unexpected connections between Epstein and the online extremist right[20].

What they found is alarming. Emails released by House members reveal that Epstein was engaging in “bigoted, pseudoscientific conversations” behind closed doors[15]. Collectively, the communications suggest an “infatuation with white supremacy” and an eagerness by Epstein to use his wealth and network to spread those views[6][5]. This aspect of Epstein’s persona, his apparent racism, had long been underexamined, even though it may help explain some of the company he kept and causes he championed[5][7].

Ties to White Nationalist Media and 4chan

One striking discovery is Epstein’s engagement with white nationalist media. In February 2016, months before the alt-right entered mainstream discourse, Epstein emailed a link from The Right Stuff(TRS), a virulently racist, antisemitic blog and podcast network – to an acquaintance[14]. “Jeffrey Epstein sent a link to the white nationalist podcast The Right Stuff, whose core hosts played an active role in the 2017 ‘Unite the Right’ rally,” one reviewer noted, calling the find “genuinely bizarre”[14]. TRS, founded by neo-Nazi blogger Mike “Enoch” Peinovich, promotes Holocaust denial and openly white nationalist content[14]. The fact that Epstein was circulating TRS articles in early 2016 “before [the site] made national news” suggests he was tuned in to extremist propaganda well before Charlottesville[14][18]. (Incredibly, the recipient of that email was Noam Chomsky, the left-wing academic, highlighting Epstein’s habit of mixing with ideologically diverse intellectuals[8].)

Epstein’s interest in online far-right hubs went even further. Emails show that in October 2011, Epstein’s close associate Boris Nikolic (a biotech investor and former advisor to Bill Gates) suggested that Epstein meet Christopher “moot” Poole, the founder of 4chan[19][20]. Just days later, on October 23, 2011, Poole relaunched 4chan’s “/pol/” board (“Politically Incorrect”) – a section explicitly created to contain the site’s burgeoning extremist content[19][21]. 4chan’s /pol/ quickly became a notorious breeding ground for hate speech, conspiracy theories (like QAnon), and neo-Nazi organizing[20][21]. Notably, Epstein met with Poole in person around this exact time; after the meeting, Epstein wrote, “I liked [moot] a lot. I drove him home. He is very bright.”[19].

Epstein didn’t just meet 4chan’s creator once. He kept in touch. Emails from late 2011 and early 2012 have Epstein inviting Poole to bring “anyone he thinks is clever” to visit, and arranging follow-up meetings[19][20]. By January 2012, Poole was scheduled to visit Epstein’s New York townhouse for an afternoon meeting[20]. Epstein was clearly cultivating a relationship with the young webmaster at the very moment 4chan was embracing a flood of extremist “politically incorrect” content[20][21].

Years later, Epstein was still monitoring 4chan. According to reporting that references the newly released materials, Epstein forwarded 4chan content to his girlfriend, and continued to circulate 4chan links well into the late 2010s[20][21]. More importantly, Epstein and his associates discussed 4chan’s potential for mass manipulation, treating the platform like a laboratory for scalable influence[20][21].

Bankrolling an Alt-Right Propagandist

Beyond sharing links and networking, Epstein put his money behind at least one emerging white nationalist figure. A 2013 email thread in the documents shows Epstein corresponding with Jean-François Gariépy, a Canadian neuroscientist-turned-YouTube personality known for promoting “race realism” and a white ethnostate[14]. Gariépy, described even on Wikipedia as a “standard bearer of the alt-right” – thanked Epstein “so much for your help” and discussed a Kickstarter campaign in an email dated November 10, 2013[14]. That same day Epstein emailed his financial manager about the matter[14], strongly implying Epstein was donating to Gariépy’s project. It’s unclear how much money changed hands or what exactly the campaign was for, but by the late 2010s Gariépy had fully reinvented himself as a far-right internet provocateur[14].

In short, Epstein personally patronized a far-right figure at an early stage. As one summary put it, “Epstein and Gariépy were in communication back in 2013, and Epstein was getting ready to send him money.”[14] This direct support of an extremist is among the most concrete evidence in the email trove suggesting Epstein wasn’t just “curious” about the far right – he was willing to materially support it[14].

Embracing ‘Race Science’ and Eugenics

Some of Epstein’s most unsettling emails are those with ostensibly respectable scientists and tech luminaries, where the topic turns to eugenics, race, and even fascism. Epstein cultivated a coterie of intellectuals in elite circles – and the correspondence suggests he encouraged their most extreme theories[6][11].

A key example is Dr. Joscha Bach, an artificial intelligence researcher whom Epstein helped sponsor at MIT. Bach worked at the MIT Media Lab from 2014 to 2016; an official MIT report states he was hired in significant part because Epstein subsidized the cost[11]. In July 2016, Bach engaged Epstein in an email discussion that veered into racist and sexist pseudoscience. Bach wrote that in the U.S., “black children outperform white children in motor development… but they lag behind (and never catch up) in cognitive development even after controlling for family income.”[10] Two weeks later, Bach emailed Epstein again, declaring that “there are almost no women in math, because it does not help people or yield social attention,” and arguing that women find abstract systems “intrinsically boring”[10].

Rather than object, Epstein’s correspondence shows a comfort with “politically incorrect” theorizing. Bach praised Epstein’s unconstrained thinking, writing: “I find your ‘political incorrectness’ very fascinating… you are simply entirely unconstrained in your thoughts.”[10] In the same exchange, Bach mused that fascism is “probably the most efficient and rationally stringent way of governance” (even as he said it made him uncomfortable)[10]. When these emails surfaced, Bach publicly distanced himself from parts of the discussion[10][17].

Epstein’s forays into eugenics were not limited to emails. He funded organizations and thinkers tied to “human enhancement” ideas. Reporting has highlighted Epstein’s support for transhumanist networks and figures, including Oxford philosopher Nick Bostrom, who later faced scrutiny over past racist remarks[5]. Epstein’s broader fixation on “optimizing” humanity also surfaced in reporting about his alleged plan to “seed the human race with his DNA” by impregnating multiple women at his New Mexico ranch[9].

The Wider Network: Populists and Power Brokers

Epstein’s correspondence suggests that his ties to far-right ideology were interwoven with relationships in politics and Silicon Valley. Reporting connected to the file releases describes Epstein’s contact with tech power brokers and the broader “reactionary” wing of the tech world during the rise of nationalist populism[23][7].

Another notable thread in investigative reporting is the claim that Steve Bannon, the former Trump strategist and Breitbart chief, was in Epstein’s orbit by 2017. Byline Times has reported on communications suggesting Epstein and Bannon explored strategic and financial alignment in the era of Trump and #MeToo[12][13].

It’s important to note that many of Epstein’s prominent friends were not right-wing at all. He also courted Democrats, scientists, royalty, and other elites. But the newly released materials and related reporting suggest Epstein’s ideological alliances could be opportunistic and multi-directional, allowing him to mingle widely while privately flirting with extremist ideas and networks[7][20].

Fallout and What’s Next

The exposure of Epstein’s racist and extremist correspondence has prompted strong reactions – and many new questions. Media outlets have highlighted the racist and sexist claims embedded in the email record, and questioned how deeply Epstein’s money and networking shaped elite institutions and online ecosystems[5][7][10][20].

On Capitol Hill, there are calls for continued transparency. House Oversight Democrats have criticized the scope and timing of DOJ releases under the Epstein Files Transparency Act[15]. The Justice Department has said it published millions of responsive pages, while noting the continuing need to protect victims’ privacy and other sensitive information[1][16]. Meanwhile, additional reporting continues to probe what may be missing or withheld, and why[22].

Individuals implicated in the emails have offered mixed responses, from denials and distancing statements to silence. Bach, for example, published a detailed post explaining his perspective after the emails resurfaced[17]. Others, including public intellectuals and tech figures whose names appear in the broader files, have faced renewed scrutiny over past interactions with Epstein[7][8][23].

Implications: A Dark Legacy Expanded

What is abundantly clear is that Jeffrey Epstein’s legacy grows even darker with these revelations. We now know that his interests went beyond exploiting underage girls and mingling with billionaires. The new email record and the reporting around it suggest a man who trafficked not only in access, but also in ideas that included racist pseudoscience and far-right propaganda streams that have been poisoning public life for years[6][20][23].

The Epstein email trove is still being combed through, and more disclosures could emerge. Each new piece helps fill in the puzzle of how one man was able to straddle the worlds of high society and the most toxic corners of the internet. In life, Epstein cloaked his agendas in philanthropy and glamor. In death, the documents are stripping that facade away and forcing a hard look at the institutions and networks that tolerated him[1][7][11].

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Sources

1. U.S. Department of Justice — Department of Justice Publishes 3.5 Million Responsive Pages in Compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act (Jan. 30, 2026) — https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/department-justice-publishes-35-million-responsive-pages-compliance-epstein-files

2. U.S. Department of Justice — Epstein Library — https://www.justice.gov/epstein

3. Congress.gov — H.R. 4405 (119th Congress): Epstein Files Transparency Act — https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4405

4. Congress.gov — H.R. 4405 Text (Public Law 119–38, Nov. 19, 2025) — https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4405/text

5. MS NOW (Ja’han Jones) — Epstein emailed with Silicon Valley elites about racist, eugenicist ideas (Dec. 8, 2025) — https://www.ms.now/news/epstein-emailed-with-silicon-valley-elites-about-racist-eugenicist-ideas

6. MS NOW (Ja’han Jones) — Latest Epstein emails suggest an infatuation with white supremacy — https://www.ms.now/opinion/epstein-files-white-supremacists-james-watson-gariepy-trump

7. The Guardian — ‘The smart, the rich, the powerful’: Epstein associated with Silicon Valley elite years after his release from prison (Feb. 3, 2026) — https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/03/epstein-silicon-valley

8. The Guardian — Newly released files shed new light on Chomsky and Epstein (Feb. 3, 2026) — https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/03/epstein-files-noam-chomsky

9. The Guardian — Epstein reportedly hoped to develop super-race of humans with his DNA (Aug. 1, 2019) — https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/aug/01/jeffrey-epstein-seed-human-race-report

10. The Boston Globe — MIT’s Joscha Bach: Controversial Epstein emails revealed (Nov. 21, 2025) — https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/21/metro/epstein-emails-mit-joscha-bach/

11. MIT — Report Concerning Jeffrey E. Epstein’s Donations, Connections, and Engagements with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Goodwin Procter Report) (PDF, Jan. 10, 2020) — https://facultygovernance.mit.edu/sites/default/files/20200121GoodwinProcterReport.pdf

12. Byline Times (Nafeez Ahmed) — Steve Bannon Offered Trump’s MAGA as Shield for Jeffrey Epstein (Nov. 14, 2025) — https://bylinetimes.com/2025/11/14/steve-bannon-offered-trumps-maga-as-shield-for-jeffrey-epstein/

13. Byline Times (Nafeez Ahmed) — Jeffrey Epstein Had Access to Trump’s Inner Circle, While Working with Steve Bannon (Nov. 17, 2025) — https://bylinetimes.com/2025/11/17/jeffrey-epstein-had-access-to-trumps-inner-circle-while-working-with-steve-bannon/

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On the Jeffrey Epstein Affair

18. The Nation (Greg Grandin) — What the Noam Chomsky–Jeffrey Epstein E-mails Tell Us (Dec. 15, 2025) — https://www.thenation.com/article/society/noam-chomsky-jeffrey-epstein-emails/

19. Boing Boing — Epstein met 4chan’s founder the day before /pol/ launched (Feb. 5, 2026) — https://boingboing.net/2026/02/05/epstein-met-4chans-founder-the-day-before-pol-launched.html

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21. Audacy / WWJ Newsradio — From 4chan to Elon Musk, what’s in the latest Epstein file dump? (Jan. 2026) — https://www.audacy.com/wwjnewsradio/news/national/from-4chan-to-musk-whats-in-the-latest-epstein-file-dump

22. Axios — DOJ omitted communication from Bondi, Patel in Epstein files, watchdog says (Feb. 6, 2026) — https://www.axios.com/2026/02/06/epstein-bondi-patel-records-withheld

23. The Verge — How the men in the Epstein files defeated #MeToo (Feb. 6, 2026) — https://www.theverge.com/tech/874721/epstein-thiel-musk-trump-metoo

24. PBS NewsHour — Trump shares a racist video that depicts the Obamas as primates (Feb. 6, 2026) — https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-shares-a-racist-video-that-depicts-the-obamas-as-primates