The next day, she sent Epstein a link to an data-offer-url=”https://www.commentary.org/articles/nicholas-eberstadt/our-miserable-21st-century/” class=”external-link” data-event-click=”{"element":"ExternalLink","outgoingURL":"https://www.commentary.org/articles/nicholas-eberstadt/our-miserable-21st-century/"}” href=”https://www.commentary.org/articles/nicholas-eberstadt/our-miserable-21st-century/” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank”>article in Commentary about Trump’s election and the American economy. “Good article for trump to see,” she wrote.
On March 4, Melanie messaged Epstein. “Bg meets w trump march 20/21,” in apparent reference to Gates. (Gates did indeed meet with Trump at the White House on March 20, 2017. Sean Spicer, the White House press secretary, said the meeting was about data-offer-url=”https://fortune.com/2017/03/21/bill-gates-donald-trump-white-house/” class=”external-link” data-event-click=”{"element":"ExternalLink","outgoingURL":"https://fortune.com/2017/03/21/bill-gates-donald-trump-white-house/"}” href=”https://fortune.com/2017/03/21/bill-gates-donald-trump-white-house/” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank”>combatting disease outbreaks around the world.)
“A waste of time,” replied Epstein. “he…
