Epstein’s Web

Trump Lashes Out • Swing State Chaos • N.Y. Post Biden Debacle [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair]( Epstein’s Web Good morning from the Hive newsroom! Donald Trump and his allies have launched a preemptive strike against NBC‘s Kristen Welker, the moderator of Thursday’s debate with Joe Biden, [reports]( Caleb Ecarma. “Team Trump,” [writes]( Bess Levin, “appears to be laying the groundwork to pull out.” Elsewhere, William D. Cohan [explores]( Jeffrey Epstein’s final days of freedom with Barry Levine, author of a book out today on the late financier and convicted sex offender’s “criminal web.” Epstein’s “mindset,” says Levine, was that he was always “above the law.” Thanks for reading! [Image may contain: Head, Face, Human, Person, Glasses, Accessories, Accessory, Dale Watson, and Finger]( [“Paris to Teterboro Was Like Taking a Car Service”: Inside Jeffrey Epstein’s Final Days of Freedom]( By [William D. Cohan]( [A new book delves into the late financier and convicted sex offender’s “criminal web.” Revisiting questions about his fateful return to the U.S., author Barry Levine says Epstein’s mindset was that he was always “above the law.”]( [Image]( [The Hive 1]( [Trump Is Launching an All-Out Assault on the Next Debate Moderator]( By [Caleb Ecarma]( [“She’s a radical Democrat,” the president lashed out Monday at NBC’s Kristen Welker, who is facing attacks throughout Trumpworld—and praise from fellow journalists. “One of the toughest, fairest reporters you’ll ever meet,” says one.]( [Read More]( [The Hive 2]( [It Sure Sounds Like Trump Is About to Back Out of the Last Debate With Biden]( By [Bess Levin]( [The Trump campaign is insisting that announced debate topics like COVID-19 and race in America be scrapped.]( [Read More]( [The Hive 3]( [Swing State Chaos as Election Officials Face a Voting Onslaught]( By [Tarisai Ngangura]( [Registration errors, rejected ballots, and long lines are just some of the speed bumps voters have encountered as Pennsylvania, Georgia, and Florida scramble to streamline their processes during a pandemic.]( [Read More]( [The Hive 4]( [New York Post Staff Reportedly Wanted Nothing to Do With That Fishy Hunter Biden Story]( By [Charlotte Klein]( [After the paper went ahead with a “flimsy” story that at least two journalists reportedly refused to attach their name to, tensions are high at the “propaganda outlet."]( [Read More]( Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. [Sign Up Now]( [(image) Condé Nast Spotlight | The breaking news and top stories everyone is talking about. All in one place. The most popular stories from Vogue, GQ, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Wired, Architectural Digest and more. STAY INFORMED]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( This e-mail was sent to you by The Hive. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( Sent from Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © 2020 Condé Nast