Reading Ghislaine’s Unsealed Deposition; Borat Defends Giuliani; and More

Plus: Bitter Pill View in your browser | Update your preferences     A daily digest of things to discuss over drinks October 24, 2020   Chad Wolf Is Playing a Political Game Within a Game Wolf's rise to the top of the Department of Homeland Security happened largely by chance. Now that he's there, colleagues say he's learned to play the Trumpworld game—and formed heavyweight alliances. "Stephen really tried to be the shadow secretary of Homeland Security," says a former DHS official, "and his vessel for doing that was Chad." R E A D  M O R E »   Borat Defends Rudy Giuliani From "Fake News Media" In character as the Kazakh journalist, Sacha Baron Cohen lampooned "America's mayor" and defended him against criticism of what he called "an innocent sexy-time encounter between a consenting man and my 15-year-old daughter." R E A D  M O R E »   Was Iran–Proud Boys Presser a Political Gift to Trump? Democrats are skeptical that the alleged Iranian plot was meant to hurt the president, as intelligence officials reportedly see Russia as a much bigger election threat. R E A D  M O R E »   Ghislaine Maxwell's Unsealed Epstein Deposition Sheds Light on Her Mystery In the 418-page transcript of her 2016 civil suit testimony, the late financier's alleged accomplice was largely evasive over the course of seven hours, but her true colors occasionally shine through. R E A D  M O R E »   Julia Louis-Dreyfus Wonders Why Men Can't Keep It in Their Pants "What is wrong with these men and their penises?" an indignant Louis-Dreyfus asked, on the eve of a Democratic fundraiser that reunites her with her Seinfeld crew. R E A D  M O R E »   From the Archive: Bitter Pill Opioids have claimed more than 400,000 lives since 1996. David Sackler, in his first interview about America's deadliest drug epidemic, in 2019, insisted his family is not to blame. R E A D  M O R E » Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. Sign Up Now     This e-mail was sent to you by VANITY FAIR. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe Copyright © Condé Nast 2020. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.