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[–] DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org 144 points 1 week ago (13 children)

Poor Ghislaine Maxwell in prison for sex trafficking to nobody.

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[–] rizzothesmall@sh.itjust.works 59 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I'm struggling to reconcile this with the previous reason given for not releasing the files, that they were a national security risk. So, releasing no evidence would have been a risk to national security after Epstein was dead?

[–] MisterD@lemmy.ca 19 points 1 week ago

Trump probably collected millions in extortion money from everybody on that list

[–] dustyData@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The government lies.

It doesn't matter when or where you read this, it's always true.

[–] chaogomu@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Yes and no. It depends on the part of the government in question.

Take the Government Accountability Office. I pretty much trust anything they put out. The same goes for NASA, and until this year, NOAA.

OSHA also tends to get a pass.

Homeland Security or the FBI? My sodium intake becomes dangerously high.

And that's even before Trump returned to power.

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[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 2 points 1 week ago

Were they a risk because they were dirt on politicians? We could have resolved that by getting rid of those politicians.

[–] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 57 points 1 week ago

Trump is a pedo...

Thank you for coming to my Ted talk.

[–] Dr_Box@lemmy.world 41 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Its crazy how Pam Bondi the Attorney General says there was no epstein files client list when a few months ago she said on live tv that she was currently reviewing the epstein files client list

[–] But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

She tried to walk back the comments about the file being on her desk, except she made those comments multiple times on different shows. She promised results within days, then nothing. Suddenly there is no list, and right wing news shows are now even saying Epstein wasn’t a bad guy and was set up

[–] Dr_Box@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Next itll be that there was no Epstein. He was made up by the Democrats who are secretly in cahoots with China or some shit

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

It will be technically correct. As in, no one has put all Epstein's client's names together in one group, so there has never been a (master) list.

We know that Prince Andrew is somewhere so there can't be zero clients.

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[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

It's sketchy but also feasibly explained by incompetence. "Oh yeah I just started on that homework assignment last night" tier of bullshit.

[–] catty@lemmy.world 40 points 1 week ago (8 children)

The FBI raided his estate and seized all CCTV video footage. Release the video!

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[–] Daft_ish@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 1 week ago

Well thats why alex acosta is so highly regarded in conservative circles. Getting epstein to take a deal with zero evidence against him is mind flayer level lawyering.

[–] SLVRDRGN@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago (1 children)

As soon as Epstein died, it was clear that the public statements about the circumstances surrounding his death was absolutely sketchy. One of the most high-profile people to be held in prison, and they completely botched it? It was absolutely a coverup. Would not be surprised if the info he would give up would put any presidential hopefuls at the time at risk of winning the election either.

[–] aceshigh@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

It would have caused international scandals too. I think they had to cover it up… anything to save face of the leadership/the .01%

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (3 children)

The leaderships face is not being saved. Epstein was an intelligence honeypot.

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's known that he and Maxwell would traffic minors to get incriminating video on people so they would become assets of multiple intelligence agencies.

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That is suspected. Can you link to anything that increases the certainty?

Not because I'm being a dick, but because evidence would be interesting and useful.

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's more of an open secret.

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

So no then?

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I fear this is becoming a joke, because it is hard to cope with the concept that the leaders of this country (from both parties) as well as very powerful and influential people are literal pedofiles who raped children.

there's a "yes minister" sketch about how to be a politician you can't have a clean criminal record, you must have done corruption case to show you have experience in the system. nowadays that sketch should be about how normalised pedophilia is in the government.

[–] elvith@feddit.org 13 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Then there's still two possibilities:

  1. He was murdered to cover up $thing (innocent or not)
  2. All/most of it was true and he wanted an "easy escape"

Because of 1. I'm not sure if this would stop any arguments, though.

[–] RoidingOldMan@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (3 children)

He killed himself. But his top clients still hold top positions in government.

[–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (16 children)

There are too many inconsistencies and coincidental 'mistakes' in the suicide story.
As if the guy who had dirt on a huge part of the rich and powerful of the world, dirt that could absolutely destroy them couldn't get murdered.
Witnesses have been murdered for a lot less.
But no, it's all a conspiracy theory.

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

It makes a lot more sense to me and requires a lot less moving parts.

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[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

Notably Donald Trump, who shit his diaper when asked about it.

[–] fodor@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 week ago

Or maybe he didn't kill himself. That video, that doesn't even show his cell door, is pointless. It's the wrong area of the prison! And it's missing a minute of time. You can be sure the guards and prisoners knew of that 11:59-midnight safety window.

We don't need a big conspiracy theory here. All it takes is one rich person brining one or two guards. A small conspiracy, that gives you murder.

[–] Microw@piefed.zip 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

There has been evidence against him since the early 2000s that he abused girls and young women. He wiggled his way out of a case in 2008, but he knew it was over this time. It is absolutely thinkable that he killed himself in order to not have to actually go to prison.

[–] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 week ago

And notably, the AG that let him off with a wrist slap plea deal was appointed by the current president to be Secretary of Labor.

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[–] Heliograph@mastodon.au 6 points 1 week ago

@cm0002 hah!

(#alttext: socmed post @TheOldManIsHere
I can't believe Epstein killed himself right before he was about to be acquitted due to a complete lack of evidence.)

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