Former Nebraska Sen. Bob Kerrey Resigns From Monolith Amid Epstein Emails
The New York Times • • general
Key Points:
- Former U.S. Senator Bob Kerrey resigned from the board of Nebraska clean energy start-up Monolith following DOJ documents revealing his meetings and email correspondence with Jeffrey Epstein over a decade ago.
- Kerrey stated he resigned to avoid hindering Monolith's success and expressed regret over his meetings with Epstein, acknowledging he would not have agreed to them had he known Epstein's full background.
- The correspondence took place years after Epstein's 2008 guilty plea for solicitation of prostitution with a minor; Epstein died by suicide in 2019 while facing sex-trafficking charges.
- Monolith specializes in producing low-emission hydrogen and carbon black, and Kerrey had served as its chairman for several years.
- Kerrey,
