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HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032395.txt

This email is from Ken Star to Jeffrey E. on Christmas Day in 2016. The topic of the email involves a conversation about the Constitutional challenge of JASTA and whether or not Trump's full support for it would make the challenge moot. It seems that this conversation may have been related to Jeffery's work, as he has included some disclaimers regarding confidentiality, attorney-client privilege, and insider information. The email also includes a friendly greeting from Ken Star wishing Jeffrey happy holidays.

HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_031973.txt

In this document, Paul Krassner shares memories of his time as a columnist for Cavalier Magazine and mentions some key people such as Michael Simmons and Lenny Bruce. He highlights the magazine's focus on hiring talented writers like Thomas Pynchon and Philip Roth, and its effort to distinguish itself from Playboy by being seen as slightly hipper and more youthful. Paul also discusses his experience at an auction of items slept on by the Beatles during their first trip to America and his column about Lenny Bruce titled "Lenny the Lawyer".

HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_024923.txt

This is an email from George Krassner talking about his experience as a columnist for Cavalier Magazine and how it hired fine scribes like Thomas Pynchon and Philip Roth. He also mentions Playboy, another men's magazine that was published around the same time. He writes about writing a column for Cavalier called "The Naked Emperor" and describes attending an auction of two-inch squares from bedsheets slept on by the Beatles during their first trip to America. His second column was about Lenny Bruce and his legal troubles.

HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_024374.txt

Cavalier Magazine was launched by Fawcett Publications in 1952 as a men's magazine aimed at young and hip readers. The magazine hired notable writers such as Thomas Pynchon, Philip Roth, William Saroyan, Isaac Asimov, and Theodore Sturgeon. In the 1960s, the author was invited to write for Cavalier under the column "The Naked Emperor," which covered topics such as auctions of Beatles' hotel linens and the legal troubles of Lenny Bruce.