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soandso

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17. I guess you're not very familiar with the Epstein-Maxwell story
Fri Nov 29, 2024, 10:17 PM
Nov 29

because Maxwell's presence at the wedding is widely known about. Maxwell's father was also rumored to be working for the Mossad and MI6. Obviously, Epstein had some powerful people behind him given how long he was operating and the enormous amount of unaccounted for money behind him. Why was he sold one of the most valuable properties in NYC for one dollar? I don't know but it wasn't just because of the young women around him. I don't know if he was blackmailing people, and for whom, or what but something bigger than what has been revealed was going on.

https://mediaproxy.snopes.com/width/1200/

Epstein’s name, I was told, had been raised by the Trump transition team when Alexander Acosta, the former U.S. attorney in Miami who’d infamously cut Epstein a non-prosecution plea deal back in 2007, was being interviewed for the job of labor secretary. The plea deal put a hard stop to a separate federal investigation of alleged sex crimes with minors and trafficking.

“Is the Epstein case going to cause a problem [for confirmation hearings]?” Acosta had been asked. Acosta had explained, breezily, apparently, that back in the day he’d had just one meeting on the Epstein case. He’d cut the non-prosecution deal with one of Epstein’s attorneys because he had “been told” to back off, that Epstein was above his pay grade. “I was told Epstein ‘belonged to intelligence’ and to leave it alone,” he told his interviewers in the Trump transition, who evidently thought that was a sufficient answer and went ahead and hired Acosta. (The Labor Department had no comment when asked about this.)

https://web.archive.org/web/20190710204140/https://www.thedailybeast.com/jeffrey-epsteins-sick-story-played-out-for-years-in-plain-sight/?ref=scroll

I never said Clinton lied. I said I thought he might be holding some things back. Big difference. It's YOU implying otherwise. Don't try to put words in mouth by saying it "seems" I said this or that when what I wrote is right here. I have no idea about the nature of their relationship. I only know they had one. Jeffrey Epstein cultivated important and influential people. Not just Clinton but leaders in science, technology, finance, including Nobel Prize recipients and, of course, a member of the British royal family. The sex appeared to be a perk for those he cultivated but it was quite obviously not the main reason he was doing what he was doing.

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K+r Blue_Tires Nov 29 #1
Bill Clinton should also include himself. His airport encounter with AG Lynch caused unecessary conspiracy crap from JohnSJ Nov 29 #2
Beg to differ Ferryboat Nov 29 #5
And, all the republican trade deals he signed...nt SnoopDog Nov 29 #8
Two friends for over 20 years say hello SocialDemocrat61 Nov 30 #24
How about the "welfare" bill choie Nov 30 #26
Disagree Jit423 Nov 30 #28
I disagree with you. The crime bill perpetuated mass incarceration choie Nov 30 #29
It did because of the GOP and RW pressure against getting anything done. Jit423 Dec 3 #37
Yellow political journalism bucolic_frolic Nov 29 #3
Every Democratic candidate for president faces an electorate that's hostile to them. Yavin4 Nov 29 #4
"...win over "swing voters" or peel off Republican support..." markodochartaigh Nov 29 #12
One would hope so. Yavin4 Nov 29 #14
He's right. As usual. Scrivener7 Nov 29 #6
He has had to answer for Epstein more than Trump JI7 Nov 29 #7
Might be a bit of holding back soandso Nov 29 #9
Please cite sources for maxwell's presence at Chelsea's weddding. niyad Nov 29 #11
I guess you're not very familiar with the Epstein-Maxwell story soandso Nov 29 #17
Thank you for that helpful information. niyad Nov 29 #21
You're welcome :) soandso Nov 29 #23
Seems like you need to brush up on some of the details as well... W_HAMILTON Nov 30 #32
I'm aware of her interest in the oceans soandso Nov 30 #33
My point is... W_HAMILTON Nov 30 #35
If that's the case soandso Nov 30 #36
He's not wrong. Karasu Nov 29 #10
I think the Clintons were among the first of the NeoLiberals. slightlv Nov 29 #13
+1 leftstreet Nov 29 #19
There is a significant part of the US who will not vote for a woman... Sancho Nov 29 #15
I remember saying "oh f&@k..." when it happened Wavelight Nov 29 #16
While Comey's last-minute BS stunt certainly didn't help, I agree with Bill's point that the Russian propaganda... Karasu Nov 29 #20
If their internal polling matched the public polling, she was winning until nearly the end karynnj Nov 30 #34
In 2015 Bill Clinton was talking to apricothellbeast about his political future. irisblue Nov 29 #18
Stormy Daniels said Hillary called Trump to discuss plan about the 2008 election. Autumn Nov 30 #25
Get a real democrat with some show business piazzas to be our pied piper! Bigerhalf Nov 29 #22
Best president in my lifetime. imho! OLDMDDEM Nov 30 #27
Same here! Polybius Nov 30 #31
On Epstein: Polybius Nov 30 #30
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