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Michael Wolff, Chronicler of Elites, Provided Epstein With Advice on Trump

NYT > Business > Media · Erik Wemple · last updated

Mr. Wolff was enough of an insider to provide advice to Jeffrey Epstein on how to handle his dealings with Donald J. Trump.

Michael Wolff, a writer, reporter, columnist, author and would-be mogul, has spent his long career building his profile as an insider with gossip on New York luminaries, while sometimes drawing scrutiny from other journalists.

That profile expanded on Wednesday: Mr. Wolff, it turns out, has been enough of an insider that he once provided advice to Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced sex offender, on how to handle his dealings with Donald J. Trump, who was running for president at the time.

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