Billionaire with Epstein ties emerges as top Dem donor bankrolling ads weaponizing disgraced financier’s files

LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman was one of the largest donors to House Majority PAC, which has recently spent heavily on adverts using Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes to criticise Republican candidates. The timing has prompted accusations of hypocrisy from Republicans, given Hoffman’s past association with Epstein, though the filings do not show whether his donation funded any particular advert.

The PAC spent $543,300 on an advert targeting Alaska Republican Nick Begich over an earlier procedural vote on the Epstein Files Transparency Act; Begich later backed the bill, which became law in November 2025 and requires the Justice Department to release Epstein-related records while protecting victims’ identities. The group also spent $480,000 in Iowa, $2.06 million in Pennsylvania’s 1st District, $550,150 in Arizona and $628,000 in Pennsylvania’s 8th District. Hoffman has said he regretted continuing his relationship with Epstein after Epstein’s 2008 conviction, and has denied wrongdoing.