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The partner of late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, completed a second day of questioning on Friday, where she shared information on about 100 different people with the Justice Department.

Maxwell, who was convicted of child sex trafficking in connection with the disgraced financier in 2021, met with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche for about three hours on Friday at a courthouse in Tallahassee, Florida.

She also sat down with Blanche to answer questions for about six hours on Thursday as the Justice Department tries to quell fallout over its handling of the Epstein files.

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[–] dhork@lemmy.world 73 points 1 week ago (2 children)

"Bill Clinton"
"William Jefferson Clinton"
"Will Clinton"
"Billy Jeff"
"Bubba C"

They may have gotten really creative to get 100 different ways to say his name

[–] capt_wolf@lemmy.world 30 points 1 week ago

Don't forget Slick Willy! That guy's always up to no good!

[–] blitzen@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 week ago (6 children)

I actually think Clinton is not on the list. Not because I don’t think he’s capable of such acts (which I tentatively do) but because engaging in such acts as a former president and with a wife with lofty political ambitions is a pretty high bar. And, perhaps most of all, with this congress and this DOJ and this president, if Clinton was on the list we’d absolutely know it by now.

[–] TheFogan@programming.dev 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I mean who could imagine Bill Clinton prioritizing a short term sexual gratification that might endanger the political career of himself or his wife.

[–] blitzen@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If he does end up absent on the list, I think it’s precisely because of the Lewinsky scandal. Why would you make the same mistake twice.

And I’m certainly not trying to defend Clinton here, but we should keep in mind none of his (many) infidelities were illegal / with underage girls. Which, it needs to be said, didn’t make them ‘okay.’

[–] TheFogan@programming.dev 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I mean... maybe, but bottom line is people with impulse control issues, are known to repeat it in stupid ways even after it's out there... Look at Anthony wiener. Guy couldn't stop sending nudes while his damn investigation is going on. Sex addictions are compulsive, I cannot say with certainty how bad anyone's is. But I could say... if he couldn't keep it in his pants long enough to finish his term... I'd say there's a very reasonable chance his compulsions may be more extreme, and finding out more is going on and possibly continues to go on, would not suprise me in the least.

[–] blitzen@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 days ago

It wouldn’t surprise me either, I’m just not ready to consider it fait accompli.

[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Bill Clinton almost certainly belongs on the list. Furthermore, I think he is the primary reason the Democrats didn't/couldn't use Epstein to destroy Trump years ago.

[–] blitzen@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That may have been plausible in 2016 (when Hillary was running,) but not in 2020 and 2024. There’s zero chance the DNC would’ve sat on evidence that would’ve convicted Trump to protect Bill.

[–] Tinidril@midwest.social -1 points 1 week ago

Oh, my innocent child...

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world -3 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Both sides harbor sexual predators? Yeah, unfortunately that is obviously the case. I mean fuck, we know with 100% certainty that Billy boy stuck his dick in an intern, and he had a long history of sexual misconduct accusations. When the truth came out, his popularity went up. Instead of being marched out to irrelevance, he has remained an influential member of Democratic leadership.

You might not remember this, but when the Trump "grab 'em" tape came out it was right before a debate. Trump brought a whole gaggle of Bill's accusers to sit in the audience to call out the hypocrisy. A scandal they should have ended Trump made him stronger. I guess Billy boy fucked us all.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world -4 points 1 week ago

We get it comrade. BoTH SiDeS.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

i also like to add even if maxwell names people that were on the list, whats to stop those accused from naming other people, including trump and other gop who could be on the list. also she would most likely have price on her head eventually.

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

I don't think Clinton's on the actual client list, either, even though we know he flew in his plane. But he is definitely on the list that they asked Maxwell to rubber-stamp.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

If Clinton isn't on the list, it's only because he cut a deal to keep it off.