File 029094
Email Exchange Between Joi Ito and Jeffrey Epstein Regarding Obama Property Purchase (File 029094)
Email correspondence from June 1, 2017 between Joi Ito and Jeffrey Epstein discussing Obama's real estate purchase in Washington D.C., with references to financial motivations and goals.
Summary
In this June 2017 email exchange, Joi Ito responds to Jeffrey Epstein regarding a discussion about Barack Obama's purchase of a house in the Kalorama neighborhood of Washington D.C. The email references a conversation with Reid where Epstein expressed the view that Obama's primary motivation was financial rather than philanthropic. A New York Times article about the property purchase is cited. The message includes standard confidentiality and attorney-client privilege disclaimers.
From: Joi ItoSent: 6/1/2017 12:12:02 PMTo: Jeffrey Epstein [jeeyacation@gmail.com]Subject: Re:Importance: High: - )> On Jun 1, 2017, at 6:00 AM, jeffrey E. <jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote:> • when i told reid that obama just wanted to make money, he thought i was being cynical, as he wassure that doing good was going to be the goal> • https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/31/us/obama-buys-house-washington-kalorama.html?module=WatchingPortal®ion=c-column-middle-span-region&pgType=Homepage&action=click&mediaId=thumb_square&state=standard&contentPlacement=6&version=internal&contentCollection=www.nytimes.com&contentId=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2017%2F05%2F31%2Fus%2Fobama-buys-house-washington-kalorama.html&eventName=Watching-article-clickplease note> • The information contained in this communication is> confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may> constitute inside information, and is intended only for> the use of the addressee. It is the property of> JEE> Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this> communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited> and may be unlawful. If you have received this> communication in error, please notify us immediately by> return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and> destroy this communication and all copies thereof,> including all attachments. copyright -all rights reservedHOUSE OVERSIGHT 029094