Billionaire with Epstein ties emerges as top Dem donor bankrolling ads weaponizing disgraced financier’s files
Billionaire Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn, has contributed to House Majority PAC as the group runs ads targeting Republicans over Epstein-related legislation.
Reid Hoffman, the billionaire co-founder of LinkedIn who has faced scrutiny over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, was among the largest donors to House Majority PAC, a key Democratic fundraising group that is now using Epstein-themed ads to target GOP candidates, according to Federal Election Commission filings released last week.
In recent weeks, HMP has begun spending heavily as Election Day nears, pressing the case that Republicans have failed to make good on promises to bring transparency to Epstein's child sex trafficking activities. The filings do not identify which donor funds were used for specific advertisements, but Hoffman's contribution came as HMP ramped up spending on Epstein-focused ads just two weeks ahead of election night.
Targeted Campaigns
In one campaign, HMP targeted Rep. Nick Begich, R-Alaska, over his vote against a procedural motion that would have advanced consideration of the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Begich later voted in favor of the legislation, which passed with near-unanimous support and became law in November 2025, requiring the Justice Department to release records related to Epstein.
The group has spent $543,300 on the ad campaign against Begich, according to FEC records. HMP has also targeted races in other battleground states, spending $480,000 in Iowa's Second Congressional District, $2.06 million in Pennsylvania's 1st District, $550,150 in Arizona's 2nd District and $628,000 in Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District.
How did Jeffrey Epstein hide it? He was protected by the elites — elites like Nick Begich. Begich voted against releasing the Epstein Files, trying to hide the truth. Alaskans need someone who cares more about bringing down costs than protecting a rapist.
Hoffman's Epstein Ties
Hoffman previously maintained ties with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a relationship drawing renewed criticism following his $500,000 contribution to a super PAC supporting Kentucky Democratic congressional nominee Zach Dembo. For many years, Epstein and Hoffman exchanged correspondence and gifts, and they helped raise money for MIT's Media Lab.
According to records made public through the DOJ's Epstein Files library, Hoffman joined Epstein at his private island and visited him at his residence in New York. In one email sent on Christmas Eve in 2014, Hoffman told Epstein he had sent him gifts including ice cream and a surfer statue.
Hoffman has repeatedly denied wrongdoing, telling The Wall Street Journal in 2019 that he regretted continuing their relationship after Epstein was convicted in 2008.
Political Response
At least one Republican argued that Hoffman's ties to Epstein made his contribution — and HMP's Epstein-focused ads — hypocritical. Natalie Baldassarre, a spokesperson for the Republican National Committee, criticized the Democrats for accepting money from someone with Hoffman's background.
Democrats have no problem with money in politics so long as it benefits their own campaign, even if it comes from certified perverts like Reid Hoffman who maintained a relationship with Epstein after his conviction.
Fox News Digital asked HMP whether it was aware of Hoffman's past relationship with Epstein when it accepted his contribution and whether the group considers his donation consistent with its messaging about Epstein. The group did not respond to the inquiry. Representatives for Hoffman also did not respond to requests for comment.
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