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madamesilverspurs

(16,388 posts)
Sat Sep 13, 2025, 08:03 PM Sep 13

Sorry, can't help it.

But every block against releasing the Epstein files suggests that maybe it ain't just Trump they're protecting. Could be that some of those Republicans are also on that list. Wouldn't be in the least little bit surprising.


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Ocelot II

(127,351 posts)
1. Follow the money. It's not just pervs who are being protected.
Sat Sep 13, 2025, 08:07 PM
Sep 13

Epstein was always involved in dodgy financial deals; he was being prosecuted for sex trafficking, and there was clearly a whole lot of money laundering going on - not something one can do all by ones self. Probably Russians were involved in that. And that's probably what's especially worrying Trump.

Irish_Dem

(75,256 posts)
3. Of course there are well known men on the list.
Sat Sep 13, 2025, 08:17 PM
Sep 13

This was a long term, large sex trafficking operation for the rich and powerful.
Going to the highest levels of government and society here and in Europe.

And it has been carefully covered up for decades.

People are not just protecting Trump.
They are protecting themselves.

Maraya1969

(23,349 posts)
4. I believe it 100% And that is why I think the ones blocking its release should be labelled
Sat Sep 13, 2025, 08:17 PM
Sep 13

Even if it isn't true for that particular person why are they blocking the release of information that could catch a predator?

bucolic_frolic

(52,460 posts)
5. Wouldn't be surprised
Sat Sep 13, 2025, 08:25 PM
Sep 13

if the tentacles stretched in directions and areas that have never been mentioned or implied.

usonian

(20,783 posts)
6. This has come up earlier
Sat Sep 13, 2025, 08:35 PM
Sep 13

I'll list some sources
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220513732
We mapped Jeffrey Epstein's social network. Here's what we found.

We included Epstein's entire, unredacted “black book,” as well as the flight logs for his private jet, the Lolita Express. We also examined several other ancillary networks known to have at least some overlap, including figures adjacent to Iran-Contra, September 11, and Ghislaine Maxwell's father, Robert Maxwell. Drawing from a range of sources, we considered 908 potentially related people and organizations, with 2,194 connections between them. After reviewing for accuracy and relevance, we focused on 209 entities (with 642 relationships) as most pertinent.


730KB image directly linked from america2news. You can save it and expand it.

Just to say how wide his web of influence and contacts was, from public data.
Some emails just popped up this week.


FLIGHT LOGS

https://www.epsteinarchive.org/docs/flight-logs/
Includes link to a download

https://archive.org/details/epstein-flight-logs-unredacted_202501



BlueTsunami2018

(4,633 posts)
8. This goes so far beyond petty American partisan politics.
Sat Sep 13, 2025, 09:36 PM
Sep 13

We’re talking captains of industry, international bankers, media moguls, the mostly nameless faceless people with the real power, the owners. Sure there are politicians from all over the world on there too but they aren’t the people being protected. And it’s crazy to think it’s only Republicans on there.

10. Prince Andrew
Sat Sep 13, 2025, 09:39 PM
Sep 13

The rumors have been flying for yeeeaaars. There is a reason the british press nicknamed him Randy Andy.

PatSeg

(51,009 posts)
11. I think there are a lot of very powerful people on that list,
Sat Sep 13, 2025, 09:46 PM
Sep 13

many that the most of us wouldn't have even guessed. No, it is definitely not just about Trump. There are people even more powerful than Trump in this world and they probably scare the hell out of Trump.

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