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John Connolly

Reported AllegationLayer 2TEXT-002-HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032246_txt_2809_EVT_004
2%

Event Description

Michael Wolff reports that John Connolly has developed an obsession with Epstein such that his longtime employer Vanity Fair has refused to allow him to write about Epstein for the magazine, and that Connolly-not James Patterson-is the actual author and researcher of the Patterson-attributed book about Epstein.

Quoted Evidence

The actual author of the book, John Connolly, is someone other than the stated author, James Patterson. Connolly is known to have developed an obsession with Epstein, such that, his longtime employer, Vanity Fair, has refused to allow him to write about Epstein for the magazine

Trafficking Assessment

Likelihood

2%

Confidence

93%

Thread Prior

5%

Reasoning

Reported observation about journalist's professional restrictions and editorial conflict. Vanity Fair's editorial decision about reporter assignment is professional management, not trafficking-related. High confidence in non-trafficking assessment.