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byndsurvivor ( 891239 ) writes:
I don't understand why we can't have transparency on how Epstein made his money, and how it was spent. There must be a money trail. Seems like the odds are good that he got a hundred thousand here, another hundred thousand there, and that the people giving him that money most likely paid for unsavory services. That would drill down to the truth quickly.
byShaitan ( 22585 ) writes:
The feds had all this under both Trump and Biden and have determined there are no other prosecutions they could make three times over [except for whatever they got from Maxwell].
I suspect they thought of 'follow the money.'
There is nothing in these documents they can build a case out of and lots of circumstantial/unsubstantiated stuff connecting Epstein to just about everybody famous because he traveled and partied in those circles. That's why they didn't want to release it. That and the volume of materials
byquonset ( 4839537 ) writes:
Epstein was given a sweetheart deal by Alex Acosta who was Labor Secretary in Trump's first term. Instead of prosecuting him for the multiple instances of trafficking under federal laws, Epstein was given a single charge of soliciting prostitution and instead of spending it in prison, was allowed to spend most of his time at home under "prison release".
Pam Bondi, the AG for Florida from 2011 - 2019, then refused to pursue any charges against Epstein despite numerous instances of sworn testimony from victim
bydrnb ( 2434720 ) writes:
Epstein was given a sweetheart deal by Alex Acosta who was Labor Secretary in Trump's first term.
He was labor secretary in 2017, nine years after that sweetheart 2008 Epstein deal. Let's not infer a connection between the Trump admin and that deal. If you want to slam the Trump admin at least pick something they actually did. Trump had already banned Epstein from Mar-a-Lago at the time of the deal. You can blame Trump for having such a creepy friend up through 2007, but the sweetheart deal is not on Trump.
"Oct. 2007: Trump barred Epstein from Mar-a-Lago for his behavior toward a teenager. Trump barr
byjacks smirking reven ( 909048 ) writes:
Sure but even in that absolute-most-charitable-best-case scenario you lay out it just shows Trump is once again a terrible and incompetent executive, like, why else specifically hire Acosta for that role? He has no unique qualifications, there are probably a dozen other just as or more well qualified Republicans he could have tapped for the role, so why that guy who ended up having to get thrown under the bus anyway?
Can we at least admit it all looks real bad? Suddenly after Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden w
bydrnb ( 2434720 ) writes:
Sure but even in that absolute-most-charitable-best-case scenario you lay out it just shows Trump is once again a terrible and incompetent executive, like, why else specifically hire Acosta for that role?
When I wrote that Acosta's defense is weak, I did so with a 2025 perspective, with a hell of a lot more information available. In 2008 such information was not available, the victims had not come forward as they had recently. Acosta's defense did not seem so weak in 2008, nor in 2017. In 2008 it did look like the state prosecution was somehow influenced by Epstein and Acosta was stepping in so Epstein would face some accountability. That was a more plausible argument back then. It's only now, where we know
byjacks smirking reven ( 909048 ) writes:
None of that explains why Trump picked Acosta for the cabinet though. Why that specific guy?
Facts are facts. Biden had it all for four years
Fact's are facts. So being we both love facts here when was the Federal investigation into Epstein investigation actually closed? Was it during Biden's term or was there an active trial happening?
bydrnb ( 2434720 ) writes:
None of that explains why Trump picked Acosta for the cabinet though. Why that specific guy?
Facts are facts. Biden had it all for four years
Fact's are facts. So being we both love facts here when was the Federal investigation into Epstein investigation actually closed? Was it during Biden's term or was there an active trial happening?
Epstein died Aug 2019. Ghislaine Maxwel was convicted by a jury Dec 2021. Biden was sworn in as President Jan 2021. So Biden had over 3 years to release documents. He could have started preparing documents for release on Day 1, and held them until Maxwel's trial ended. Given Biden's attacks to prevent a second presidential run by Trump, surely if there had been something incriminating in those files it would have come out. Unless democratic mega donors like Bill Gates needed to be protected, or democratic p
byjacks smirking reven ( 909048 ) writes:
None of that is an answer to question so I'll ask it again if you want to dance around it again.
"When was the Federal investigation into Epstein investigation actually closed?"
bydrnb ( 2434720 ) writes:
None of that is an answer to question so I'll ask it again if you want to dance around it again.
"When was the Federal investigation into Epstein investigation actually closed?"
Is there something about Epstein's death and Maxwel's conviction that confuses you?
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