[What Reid Hoffman previously said versus what he is saying now about his relationship with Epstein.]
Reid Hoffman responds to Trump’s Epstein investigation order: ‘An obvious ploy’
Nov 14 2025
Reid Hoffman on Friday responded to President Trump’s order to launch an investigation against him and other Democrats in relation to their connection with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
“The call for an investigation is an obvious ploy to avoid releasing the files. Simply release all the files, and expose the people who had both deep and ongoing relationships with Epstein,” Hoffman, the co-founder of LinkedIn, wrote in a post on X.
In a follow-up post, he pledged to advocate for the release of all Epstein files to gain justice for the victims of his sex-trafficking ring and “promote the values of truth our great country was founded on.”
“I want this complete release because it will show that the calls for baseless investigations of me are nothing more than political persecution and slander,” Hoffman wrote late on Friday.
“I was never a client of Epstein’s and never had any engagement with him other than fundraising for MIT,” he continued.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5607057-reid-hoffman-responds-trump-investigation/
Billionaire LinkedIn founder and Dem mega-donor Reid Hoffman spent night on Jeffrey Epstein's 'pedophile island' AFTER financier's conviction, with Woody Allen visiting his home and Harvard president asking for cash
May 4 2023
Billionaire Reid Hoffman visited disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein's private Caribbean Island after he was convicted of sex crimes – asking the pedophile billionaire to help raise funds for MIT.
The LinkedIn co-founder and Democrat mega-donor, 55, went to Little St. James – which has been dubbed 'pedophile island' – on one occasion, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Epstein allegedly used the $125 million estate to abuse underage girls alongside Ghislaine Maxwell and was convicted of soliciting a child for sex in 2008.
Hoffman traveled to the island with Joi Ito, the then-MIT Media Lab director, who had asked Hoffman and Epstein to help raise funds for MIT.
Documents also reveal that director Woody Allen attended dozens of dinners with his wife at Epstein's Manhattan townhouse, while the former president of Harvard University, Lawrence Summers, asked the late pervert for help raising cash.
In an email to The Wall Street Journal, Ito confirmed Hoffman attended the island, with other documents revealing that he planned to stay at Epstein's notorious townhouse in Manhattan in 2014, although this did not happen.
Ito said in an email: 'Reid attended a few fundraising events at my request, including one trip to Little St. James, after I confirmed to Reid that Mr. Epstein had been an approved donor target for MIT in accordance with university rules and regulations.'
Both Ito and Hoffman had been planning to revisit the island in November 2014, before traveling with Epstein from Palm Beach, to the island and then to Boston.
Epstein did own a Florida mansion, and although the purpose for the trip has not been confirmed, he is accused of assaulting underage girls and young women at the property.
Hoffman then apologized for meeting with the convicted sex offender, telling the Journal: 'While I relied on MIT's endorsement, ultimately I made the mistake, and I am sorry for my personal misjudgment,'
He also reportedly planned to stay the night in Epstein's townhouse in December 2014, before planning to attend a 'breakfast party' with Epstein and Bill Gates.
Hoffman, who is worth $2billion, says his last interaction with Epstein was in 2015, when he invited Epstein to a dinner in Palo Alto.
The billionaire added: 'It gnaws me that, by lending my association, I helped his reputation, and thus delayed justice for his survivors.'
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12046383/Billionaire-Reid-Hoffman-spent-night-Jeffrey-Epsteins-pedophile-island-conviction.html