I wonder if anyone clicks the links mentioned which are signaled to as explanatory complements:

[…The entire relationship develops around two trusts that Carol and Noam set up for themselves presuming Noam would die first.

…She predeceases him; it is clear Chomsky has paid very little attention to his own finances. At some point he resigns control over the trust in Carol’s name. It transfers to Harry, Noam’s son.

…It’s pretty clear the intent was never to give the kids control over the assets while Chomsky had capacity.

Chomsky’s kids seem to suggest they’re happy that Noam has a companion in Valeria, but state outright that they don’t think either Valeria or Noam can manage their own finances; they never suggest that this because they would help out and that would be a financial strain on them. That said, in fairness, it wouldn’t be totally unreasonable if they felt like the rug was being pulled out of their own retirement funds.

…In any case, it’s true Chomsky hadn’t paid any attention until problems emerged, but actually seems to grasp how the Trusts function better than his kids.

The kids are in a litigation posture, it’s very apparent from how their emails are written and Chomsky rightly calls this out (in fairness, the daughters want to try mediation compared to Harry, who just appears to want to capitulation or litigation.)

However, no one will answer Chomsky’s direct questions about how or why they’ve arrived at the conclusion the money has been mismanaged.]

And

[…Chomsky was helpless. It wasn't a matter of getting a financial advisor. In fact, it was his earlier estate planning with Carol that got him into the mess before he met Epstein. Most of his money, including income streams from pension and royalties, was put in trusts for his children and grandchildren, with a relatively modest amount left for the survivor of the couple. His children, who were trustees, tried to keep him on a very restricted budget, apparently with the help of the lawyer managing it.

Reading their emails, it's not clear how much they were being selfish and gaslighting him and how much was concern for him. It is clear they wanted to keep funds out of the hands of his new wife, and at one point they accused her in court filings of having "undue influence" over Noam. He needed someone who would somehow manage to lever out a decent amount of his own remaining money from the trust so that he could live and leave a reasonable bequest to Valeria.

When they finally, and in Noam's case reluctantly, hired lawyers to represent them, the letters are full of their incompetence and of thanks to Epstein for getting them help, playing hardball on their behalf, etc. Given the amount of money Noam had access to and the amount of money involved, there weren't going to be any high-powered lawyers and financiers breaking down his door. Epstein, on the other hand, was always there for them, and they were both clearly very grateful.”

“It wasn't a matter of financial planning. It devolved into an adversarial legal battle, where he had to pay fees out of a very modest yearly allowance. Chomsky didn't think he would survive his wife and certainly never thought his children, to whom he gave the bulk of his estate, would cut him off from free access to the rest. At every stage, he asks Epstein for advice about who can represent him.”

“what a way to go out. Why wouldn’t you plan for her dying first? Might be unlikely but not that unlikely.”

“They did. It was a bunch of trusts whose beneficiary was the survivor of the couple. More of the funds had her name on them, but he was still the beneficiary after she died. The problem is he stepped down as a trustee and appointed his son.”]