For another there were at least 2 types of epstein donations made to him, one of which was for “personal usage”.
Dude, before vindicating folks u gotta read the entire story plot.
I was not vindicating Ito of anything except the narrow charge (made in Ronan Farrow’s New Yorker article) of attempting to hide the source of Epstein funds from MIT by marking them as anonymous. It’s clear now from Reif’s letter that this was actually done with MIT’s knowledge and at MIT’s request.
Both Ito and MIT decided to take Epstein’s money, knowing that he was a convicted sex offender.
But any funding process has to ultimately be signed off by the administration.
This is usually President level, unless it is “personal usage”.
Ito received both cash envelopes. The one for mit had to be signed off via routine anonymous so to pass mit administration.
Whether the arrangement was explicit or implicit, if Epstein name is mentioned it can’t be signed. But I can approve as anonymous source. Also I don’t care if you receive ur own personal envelopes for your startup and other side investments.