It still feels like we have yet to learn enough about the Epstein Files. Indeed, it sure seems like Donald Trump is listed prominently - very prominently - in the Epstein Files. Frankly, that does not surprise me. He has displayed predatory behavior numerous times in the past Let's revisit just some of those things: cheating on multiple wives and paying hush money, creepy comments made to his daughter, boasting about sneaking into a room filled with undressed beauty pageant contestants, video clips of him partying with Epstein, praising Epstein in a major magazine published all the way back in 2002, and the so-called "locker room talk" when he boasted of being able to grab 'em by the pussy.
Yeah, not exactly a stretch to think that this guy is a predator, and a creep.
Was it shocking to think that an elected President of the United States would be on the Epstein Files?
No, not really. It's still somewhat shocking that tens of millions of Americans could look at someone like Trump and fail to see that he is an obvious and established con artist, a snake oil salesman. As I have said before, those are the people I blame for what has happened in American politics in the past decade or so. It's not like there was not plenty of warning, with no shortage of critics of Trump coming from members of both major parties, as well as more apolitical sources.
However, I was disappointed and a bit shocked to learn that Noam Chomsky was listed on the Epstein Files .I had read some of his stuff and watched some videos with him in them, including interviews. He always struck me as someone who was incredibly intelligent and well-spoken, as well as caring. In fact, he seemed sincerely to care about the well-being of the country, and of the people of the country.
So when he ended up being one of the prominent names listed, it was a huge disappointment.
In fact, it feels more like what Chris Hedges calls it in an article he wrote a couple of months ago, when we first learned that Chomsky was on the list. Indeed, it felt like a betrayal, frankly.
Seeing Trump and how he acts - how he has always acted in public, and shamelessly at that - it is difficult to really feel shocked that he would be on it. Ditto with Bill Clinton, and I will admit to voting for Clinton back in the day. Twice, actually. Yet, he had a well-known reputation for being a womanizer and, later, frankly, a predator, much like Trump.
Chomsky, however, is completely different. He was intellectual and reserved. Seemed thoughtful.
That is why it was truly a shock to hear about it. As Hedges suggests himself in this article, when it is slimy politicians such as Trump or Clinton, or Hollywood elites, it is significantly less of a shock. Hell, with some of them, you half expect it. But someone who seemed to have integrity, who seemed to have a good head on his shoulders like Chomsky?
Very shocking and extremely disappointing. And frankly, not easy to forgive what indeed truly feels like a betrayal, as Hedges rightly points out.
Take a look at the article (see link below) to read what Hedges has to say on this matter:
Noam Chomsky, Jeffrey Epstein and the Politics of Betrayal Chris Hedges Feb 08, 2026
https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/noam-chomsky-jeffrey-epstein-and
Noam Chomsky, Jeffrey Epstein and the Politics of Betrayal
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