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Chris J. Karr's avatar

Did we expect anything different from a 34-count convicted felon?

One wrinkle you didn't include here is Project Veritas - the outfit that specialized in "gotcha" videos of Democrats - dropping an video of an acting DOJ officer - Joseph Schnitt - discussing how the DOJ was planning on selectively releasing names of Trump political opponents, while redacting allies' names:

https://x.com/jamesokeefeiii/status/1963617871281438731

One other development - we have Rep. Massie naming Trump donor John Paulson as someone in the Epstein files:

https://www.newsweek.com/trump-jeffrey-epstein-little-black-book-thomas-massie-john-paulson-2125070

What that means is anyone's guess, but I'm sure it's the last thing that Paulson wants to deal with right now.

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David Thornton's avatar

I haven’t seen the Veritas report, but it doesn’t surprise me.

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Bill Gibson-Patmore … BillGP's avatar

Mr Trump attempts at all junctures to cast anything historic and related to Mr Epstein as irrelevant to America’s society and are a hoax. The fact that great swathes of that society are demanding exposure & release of all detail the government controls, actually gives the matter its relevance. That is a relevance that Mr Trump cannot discard or recharacterize by utterance alone.

Far too often - in fact daily - Mr Trump projects the notion that whatever he proclaims must be accepted by the people as fact. “I am the most honest President… This is the most open administration ever… I am the President, therefore I can do anything… We are becoming so rich with my tariffs… I was right about everything… “ etc.

Such a notion is so far from reality that his rights to project such, using the elected office, should be removed from him. A President is not beyond censure, and where necessary administrative control, and where that becomes ineffective - ultimately, removal.

Now, back to the Epstein allegations. An extremely large section of citizenry - having been repeatedly fobbed off - now clearly need to make their own judgments - unfettered by Mr Trump, his lies, and his enablers.

The ladies who are now speaking openly, at great personal cost and jeopardy need to be afforded the credibility and respect they deserve.

So much talk centers on the Epsteins, Trumps, and other men who may potentially have been criminally involved - yet the hundred or more accusers are constantly ignored or their voices diminished by - AGAIN - the power of wealth and privilege.

The alleged victims should first be heard - not negated.

Society must first acknowledge the VICTIMS.

Bill Gibson-Patmore.

@Bill Gibson-Patmore … BillGP

September 2025.

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Curtis Stinespring's avatar

The ladies have not implicated Mr. Trump.

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Chris J. Karr's avatar

E. Jean Carroll did. To the tune of $5 million.

It's hard to imagine that she's the only one, esp. after Trump's "grab 'em by the pussy" comments that are always conveniently memory-holed.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-rape-carroll-trial-fe68259a4b98bb3947d42af9ec83d7db

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1776_1984_451's avatar

Call these members of Congress and tell them to vote on their own bill! #ReleasetheList

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Curtis Stinespring's avatar

" “Club Fed.” It’s an unusual destination for a human trafficker and sex criminal." Unless it's a Maryland man, then freedom to roam the streets and continue his wicked ways is called for.

I say, if there is any proof, publish all the facts. Right now, the only facts are that there are hundreds of current and former DOJ / FBI employees who hate Trump and would gladly leak any proof of Trump involvement. This is nothing but minor league yellow journalism.

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Chris J. Karr's avatar

Can you point to any other convicted child sex traffickers who have received the same treatment as Maxwell and are confined to a prison camp (as opposed to a low-security prison or more secure facility) like the one she is currently serving her sentence in, contradicting existing Bureau of Prison policy?

https://www.bop.gov/policy/progstat/5100_008cn.pdf

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