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Philip Hackney
@eotaxprof.bsky.social
TaxProf, nonprofits, dark money, democracy, art law, fmr IRS Chief Counsel attorney, public policy, Pitt Law; see my research at https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=2057780.
Reposted by Philip Hackney
To recap: Jeffrey Epstein offered a NY Times reporter photos taken in Epstein's kitchen of Donald Trump and girls in bikinis *and* implored the NYT reporter to put this information in the public discourse in 2015

What did the NY Times editors know about this offer?
“would you like photos of donald and girls in bikinis in my kitchen?” -Jeffrey Epstein
November 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Reposted by Philip Hackney
5) Dems showed (a) it's possible to get something out of "shutting down the government" despite what the pundits said, and (b) that they could hold together for 40 days. It's not a policy win, but it changes expectations for what they can do in the future, strengthening their negotiating position.
November 10, 2025 at 1:53 PM