Another View: Epstein files reveal affirmative action for the rich and powerful

In 1995, a retired insurance executive named Walter Kaye recommended a friend’s daughter for an unpaid internship at the White House. You will remember her name: Monica Lewinsky.

But you probably don’t remember Kaye, who had contributed about $350,000 to the Democratic National Committee. He had advised then-President Bill Clinton on how to use his personal insurance policies to pay his legal expenses in the Paula Jones sexual harassment case. Kaye had been an overnight guest at the White House.