Event Description

Lawrence Krauss quoted in Daily Beast article defending Jeffrey Epstein and stating that Epstein has surrounded himself with women ages 19 to 23, and that Krauss has never seen evidence of anything improper, so as a scientist he presumes Epstein's innocence. Krauss stated he does not feel 'tarnished' by his relationship with Epstein.

Quoted Evidence

“"Jeffrey has surrounded himself with beautiful women and young women but they're not as young as the ones that were claimed. As a scientist I always judge things on empirical evidence and he always has women ages 19 to 23 around him, but I've never seen anything else, so as a scientist, my presumption is that whatever the problems were I would believe him over other people."”

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