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Noam Chomsky's Wife Addresses Epstein Controversy, Acknowledges "Severe Poor Judgment"

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Red_Tarsius

3mo ago· 6 min readenNews

Summary

Noam Chomsky's wife Valeria has issued a statement addressing the controversy surrounding her husband's friendship with Jeffrey Epstein. She explains that Chomsky, now 97 and recovering from a severe stroke in June 2023, is unable to speak or engage in public discourse. Valeria acknowledges their "severe poor judgment" in associating with Epstein, attributing it to Chomsky's "overly trusting nature," and expresses "unrestricted solidarity with the victims" of Epstein's crimes.

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Noam Chomsky, now 97, is confronting significant health challenges after suffering a devastating stroke in June 2023
Noam is under 24/7 medical care and is completely unable to speak or engage in public discourse
Noam's overly trusting nature, in this specific case, led to severe poor judgment on both our parts
we express our unrestricted solidarity with the victims
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"Noam’s overly trusting nature, in this specific case, led to severe poor judgment on both our parts... we express our unrestricted solidarity with the victims."

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