Jamie Raskin says \u2018startling\u2019 email asked whether young woman was \u2018for me, or are you keeping her for yourself\u2019<\/p>\n
A powerful Democratic lawmaker has called for a criminal investigation into former Bard College president Leon Botstein after congressional investigators uncovered an email from Botstein to accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein in which he says Botstein asked if a young woman was \u201cfor me, or are you keeping her for yourself\u201d.<\/p>\n
The latest development appears to have triggered the immediate resignation of Botstein from all Bard-affiliated positions, including his professorship and roles in Bard\u2019s music programs. Botstein had led the college for 50 years and only recently stepped down as president.<\/p>\n
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