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Noam Chomsky, the 96-year-old legendary linguist and public intellectual, is facing renewed scrutiny this week following major revelations about his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. According to multiple news outlets including WBUR and Press TV, newly released congressional emails from November 12th show that Chomsky maintained regular contact with Epstein years after the financier's 2008 conviction for soliciting prostitution from a minor. The emails, released by Republican members of the U.S. House Oversight Committee, reveal that Chomsky described his interactions with Epstein as "a most valuable experience," and his wife Valeria wrote to Epstein in January 2017 expressing hope that she and Noam would see him again soon for his birthday celebration.

The correspondence also shows Epstein offering Chomsky use of his properties in New York and New Mexico in 2015. According to reporting from The Hindustan Times, the released documents include a letter of support attributed to Chomsky, though it remains undated. Chomsky has previously acknowledged receiving approximately 270,000 dollars from an account linked to Epstein during the resolution of his first marriage distribution, though he has maintained that not one penny came directly from Epstein himself.

MIT, where Chomsky is professor emeritus of linguistics, declined to comment directly on his emails but stated that it conducted a review of its Epstein relationships in 2020 and subsequently enhanced its gift acceptance policies. When WBUR reached out to Chomsky's wife Valeria for comment, she did not respond.

The timing of these revelations comes as President Trump recently signed legislation compelling the Justice Department to disclose additional Epstein files. This development has intensified scrutiny on Epstein's network of powerful associates across politics, academia, and business.

It's worth noting that Chomsky has been largely absent from public life since suffering a stroke in 2024 and has been reportedly convalescing in Brazil. According to Media Lens and updates from his longtime MIT assistant Bev Stohl, Chomsky has not been writing, corresponding, or conducting interviews due to his health situation.

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