Newly released emails show Jeffrey Epstein circulated white‑nationalist materials, referenced ties to racist pseudoscience advocates, and appears to have financially supported alt‑right figures. Journalists flagged messages forwarding content from the white‑nationalist site associated with The Right Stuff and an email mentioning ties to geneticist James Watson. Other documents suggest a donation to alt‑right commentator Jean‑François Gariépy and public discussion of Epstein within white‑nationalist circles.
Epstein Files: Emails Show He Shared White‑Nationalist Content and Funded Alt‑Right Figures
Newly released emails from Jeffrey Epstein’s files reveal repeated contact with white‑supremacist networks, the circulation of race‑and‑IQ materials, and apparent financial support for alt‑right figures. These records, highlighted by journalists and researchers, add a troubling ideological dimension to Epstein’s well‑documented crimes and social reach.
Evidence in the Emails
Reporting by the British outlet Byline Times and subsequent public analysis have identified messages in which Epstein forwarded or circulated links to articles promoting racist pseudoscience and eugenic ideas. Researcher and journalist Hannah Gais flagged an email Epstein apparently sent to public intellectual Noam Chomsky that forwarded pieces about race and IQ hosted on a white‑nationalist website associated with the podcast The Right Stuff.
“Translation for normal people: Epstein was sending around links to the white nationalist podcast The Right Stuff, which played an active role in ‘Unite the Right,’” Gais wrote, noting the message dated February 2016 — before the group became widely known.
The same correspondence appears to reference Epstein’s connections to disgraced geneticist James Watson, who publicly promoted the now‑widely repudiated idea that Black people are intellectually inferior to white people. Another message in the released batch seems to show Epstein inviting someone to breakfast with Watson and himself.
NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 1: Guest and Jeffrey Epstein attend the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at the Plaza Hotel on August 1, 1995 in New York City. (Photo by Patrick McMullan/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)(Patrick McMullan / Getty Images)
Apparent Financial Support And Public Reactions
Journalist Akilah Hughes highlighted an email that appears to document a donation from Epstein to Jean‑François Gariépy, an alt‑right YouTuber and commentator who has amplified white‑nationalist voices. Gariépy — like white nationalist Richard Spencer — has publicly acknowledged his presence in the Epstein files and even discussed Epstein’s reported support in online conversations.
“Jeffrey had defects like we all do, but he was a good man, an ambitious man, and a visionary in many ways,” Gariépy wrote on X, describing Epstein’s importance to his circle.
Taken together, these documents portray more than passive interest: they suggest a sustained engagement with, and at times support for, white‑supremacist ideas and actors. Epstein’s willingness to circulate extremist content and potentially fund sympathetic commentators indicates he used his resources and networks to advance racist ideologies in addition to the other abuses for which he is known.
Context And Significance
The files were released amid broader disputes over document disclosure: some materials have been made public while other records remain withheld by the administration. Regardless, the newly available emails offer important context for understanding the ideological currents that intersected with Epstein’s social and financial power.
Why this matters: These revelations expand the picture of Epstein’s influence, showing that his activities included not only sexual crimes and elite networking but also connections to extremist intellectual and political movements. That broader view helps explain the reach of his relationships and the kinds of ideas he circulated within his networks.
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