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File 025594

Email Chain Regarding Foundation Donations and MIT Restrictions (File 025594)

Email correspondence between Joi Ito and Jeffrey Epstein discussing a rejected $25,000 donation from ASU to MIT, alongside mentions of Leon Black contributions and potential alternative donors.

Summary

This email chain from May 2019 documents communications between Joi Ito (MIT Media Lab) and Jeffrey Epstein regarding donation acceptance issues at MIT. Ito informs Epstein that while Leon Black's contribution was retained, a $25,000 donation from Epstein's foundation was being rejected by MIT and returned to ASU. The conversation also references potential alternative donors, including Andrew Farkas, who has previously funded Harvard institutions.

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