This is a disgrace and I hope that one day the truth will come out. Thank you for your pursuit of this. If anyone can dig this out of the darkness, you can!
Super fuckin dark, dude. As always, thank you for your heartfelt reflection and true journalism. I will always support work like this. I’m starting to get lost in the cyclone of what-the-fuckery, but I’m holding tight.
Thank you, Ken. Tragic ruin of over 1,000 young girls’ lives. It is true - has always been true - the elite can ruin the lives of others and get away with it. History is full of these stories.
- Caligula raped young boys and then threw them off of cliffs.
- We’ve heard of Boy Scout leaders who raped the boys in their care.
- Thousands of Catholic priests are notorious for raping boys and girls and getting away with it.
The author Alice Miller wrote books about how parents abuse their own children and rationalize away their behaviors. She was critically attacked by many for her research - cognitive dissonance abounds.
Many in the right-wing, especially evangelicals, were raised on corporal punishment and trained to obey authority regardless of what the authorities do to them. This is tragic for them and now also for our nation as we deal with raging people who displace their trauma onto others and cannot hold their perpetrators accountable - their parents, their pastors, and now their own president.
Deep trauma has formed this nation - from the genocide of Native Americans to the enslavement of Africans to the forced confinement of Japanese-Americans to the current assault on Mexican immigrants.
Where has there ever been justice for these racist crimes or the sexual crimes against young girls and boys?
We’ve called ourselves “a nation of laws” for well over a century - yet lawlessness prevails. Now more than ever.
I've been wrapped around the axle on this one for days, just unable to get my head around it. I finally have one coherent question: What does "1,000 victims" mean? Does this describe 1,000 underaged or otherwise trafficked women? That is INDUSTRIAL scale and is hard to fathom, even by modern standards. But, on the other hand, does it mean "victims of any crime, including extortion and blackmail"? In other words, is the FBI treating Epstein's clients as the "victims" and saying this blackmail operation and whoever was behind it was blackmailing over 1,000 powerful people?
Maybe that makes it better to think that there weren't 1,000 underaged victims, but then this shows there was a wholesale blackmail operation controlling our political and business elite. This IS the "deep state" people have talked about.
“What the Epstein case shows is that powerful men preying on the very young is condoned by high society, whether they’re a Republican or Democrat, an American or an Afghan warlord.”
While the sheer volume of the victims is sad and disgusting, this story goes so much deeper. There are national security services, money laundering and so many powerful people involved that are so compromised that covering this up on a JFK level is their only recourse.
My question, Ken, is why there haven't been identification of perpetrators by some of the victims. Understand, I am not blaming them, I just don't understand how, with so many victims, we haven't heard names. Or names from G. Maxwell? What would she have to lose? Just seems like there's work that could be done even with the refusal of Biden and Trump admins to release.
I have never understood why the "justice" department is under the executive branch. What could be more enticing to an occupant of the White House than to order the DOJ to act in a way to cover up what he had done in the past or was currently doing, to protect cronies, etc? The president can order the DOJ to go after anyone or any group and ignore anyone or any group. This ability of a president to use the DOJ as a personal tool is both outrageous and proven yet I have never seen a single suggestion that there be independence for the DOJ. The best than has happened is the appointment of a special prosecutor which is only further proof of the problem and, even then, the president can dismiss the SP as Nixon did.
They’re doing their best to muddy up the facts. I’m sure trump is implicated as are so many other prominent men whose transgressions are usually covered up. However, it sure looks like Epstein was running a blackmail operation for Mossad. Mossad has a long history of doing this for decades & are very skilled at this.
I’m an SA survivor so the MeToo era was really difficult for me. It’s interesting how AUSA Comey prosecuted Diddy - it’s like the feds didn’t do their job because they’re protecting or going after bigger fish. Given the climate, my guess is sex crimes aren’t a priority anymore because most of regime are predators. Chomsky was right - there’s only one political party in the US and it’s the big business party. Dem and GOP. And they all seem to enjoy exploiting children because they have the money and power to do so.
If they are trying to restore the public's confidence in the FBI and the DOJ, not to mention "high society," I don't think they are doing so well. Not even one of those "limited hang outs" the CIA and other intelligence agencies sometimes do where they do admit to some mistakes or embarrassing actions to distract from other worse stuff they want to keep secret. Here is just, "Nothing to see here. Move along."
Really, really hate how the liberal media are spinning this – "the right wing is indignant," "MAGA feels betrayed" – as if Epstein and his victims were a purely right-wing conspiracist item of concern. (The Guardian's headline, e.g.: "Rightwing influencers indignant over FBI claim that Jeffrey Epstein’s client list doesn’t exist")
Finally! Journalism I can get behind. It's not slanted one way or the other, it just spits facts. THANK YOU!
As far as Trump being on the list, I don't think he's there and here's why: The Dems would've been giddy to release that the second they found it to "ruin" him and any chances he ever had of re-election. I do think the Deep State and Mossad have told him to "let it go." I don't think he's immune from their influence and control. I'm pissed at what cowards Kash Patel and Pam Bondi have both turned out to be. Kash literally deleted a tweet talking about this before his appointment. He should've owned it in shame. I've lost a lot of respect for him over this ordeal.
The dems wouldn't be giddy to release something that also contains their own guys. It's a club of secrecy.
The dems aren't *actually* opposed to the reps. They don't *actually* hate trump. The two party system is just a show.
In reality, they are all wealthy people whose only goal in life is to gluttonously acquire more wealth, like miserable junkies. Politics is just a game.
Of course no one in power wants the documents and files to be released.
From what we know so far Epstein’s buddies and clients include US Presidents, leaders of Israel, entertainers, academics, Hedge Fund executives, royalty, and intelligence officials. Heck, we know individuals as diverse as Noam Chomsky and Bill Gates met several times with Epstein.
"Epstein’s buddies and clients include US Presidents, leaders of Israel, entertainers, academics, Hedge Fund executives, royalty, and intelligence officials. Heck, we know individuals as diverse as Noam Chomsky and Bill Gates met several times with Epstein".
That's a longer list than I've ever heard but mentioning Noam Chomsky and Bill Gates as having "met" several times Kinda gives away the game: Meeting someone isn't the same as fornicating with unwilling minors.
We need to be a bit more careful with rumors and how we link crimes and people. Proximity is not always a linkage, but You might also be correct.
Personally, there is one avenue of inquiry that didn't get the attention it deserved.
He 'managed' the fortunes of billionaires.
He taught math for 2 yrs and was dismissed for poor performance. That may be where he got a taste for young women. The administrator of the Dalton school should be questioned again if still alive, I think.
Also, managing the fortunes of billionaires would be a perfect way to hide a criminal enterprise in which you blackmail billionaires. That might also explain his death.
Another one who needs to be questioned is Alex Acosta who gave Epstein such a sweet deal and was subsequently hired by Trump as Labor Secretary.
Was that a thank you from Trump for not blowing what he may have uncovered about the Donald?
there is so much we don't know from folks who were in the middle of it!
I hope someone cracks: It is the least we can do for these victims.
Indeed. In all matters of prostitution, forced or otherwise, money changes hands. Money gets deposited in banks.
When he got money from someone, was it regular? Were there some ups and downs. Now that he is dead, his finances could be scrutinized: that would give us the list of all his clients, whether he only managed their money or squeezed them.
The adage "follow the money" is even more valid now. I would also check on Acosta's bank account: Someone was happy with the super sweet deal he gave Epstein. Perhaps the gig he got as Labor Secretary was a payment by Trump to help Epstein. The fact that he was let go soon afterwards precisely because the scandal was too big indicates a criminal connection.
The young girls who were forced could start talking too now that they know they number in the thousands: it's tough to stand up when you are the only one, but when they know there are so many, maybe even enough for a class action lawsuit...?
According to Michael Tracey, writing in Compact magazine, clients paid Epstein by putting money in his hedge fund, whose performance was abysmal. Since they'd contracted for sexual services, not investment performance, they were happy to pony up.
"Another one who needs to be questioned is Alex Acosta who gave Epstein such a sweet deal and was subsequently hired by Trump as Labor Secretary.
Was that a thank you from Trump for not blowing what he may have uncovered about the Donald?" Good point. As I recall reading several years ago, and which was repeated by Sagaar on Tucker Carlson's Show, recently, Acosta answered that question by saying he was told to back off, because Epstein was 'with Intelligence." Acosta definitely needs to be asked "which Intelligence service/s" But I doubt Acosta actually ever asked that question, or if he did, that he got any kind of answer. Still, that should be on the record.
The way I see this is that powerful people protect other powerful people. So of course releasing the Epstein stuff would be horrible for Trump. But then why would he not ‘edit’ himself out of the files or release portions. My crazy theory is other powerful people have Don’s ear. ‘We can end your presidency. So think carefully. And while you’re at it. We’ve had this really cool operation we’ve been dying to do over in Iran. Think carefully’😎😀
And to be more serious, of course we may simply never know. Powerful people protect their own. Beyond that?
This is a disgrace and I hope that one day the truth will come out. Thank you for your pursuit of this. If anyone can dig this out of the darkness, you can!
Super fuckin dark, dude. As always, thank you for your heartfelt reflection and true journalism. I will always support work like this. I’m starting to get lost in the cyclone of what-the-fuckery, but I’m holding tight.
this made my day thanks!!
It’s gonna be a ride bro, but hey at least we have this community. Please keep going!
I’m in the what-the-fuckery with you. It’s become my mantra.
Thank you, Ken. Tragic ruin of over 1,000 young girls’ lives. It is true - has always been true - the elite can ruin the lives of others and get away with it. History is full of these stories.
- Caligula raped young boys and then threw them off of cliffs.
- We’ve heard of Boy Scout leaders who raped the boys in their care.
- Thousands of Catholic priests are notorious for raping boys and girls and getting away with it.
The author Alice Miller wrote books about how parents abuse their own children and rationalize away their behaviors. She was critically attacked by many for her research - cognitive dissonance abounds.
Many in the right-wing, especially evangelicals, were raised on corporal punishment and trained to obey authority regardless of what the authorities do to them. This is tragic for them and now also for our nation as we deal with raging people who displace their trauma onto others and cannot hold their perpetrators accountable - their parents, their pastors, and now their own president.
Deep trauma has formed this nation - from the genocide of Native Americans to the enslavement of Africans to the forced confinement of Japanese-Americans to the current assault on Mexican immigrants.
Where has there ever been justice for these racist crimes or the sexual crimes against young girls and boys?
We’ve called ourselves “a nation of laws” for well over a century - yet lawlessness prevails. Now more than ever.
May we wake up from delusion.
I've been wrapped around the axle on this one for days, just unable to get my head around it. I finally have one coherent question: What does "1,000 victims" mean? Does this describe 1,000 underaged or otherwise trafficked women? That is INDUSTRIAL scale and is hard to fathom, even by modern standards. But, on the other hand, does it mean "victims of any crime, including extortion and blackmail"? In other words, is the FBI treating Epstein's clients as the "victims" and saying this blackmail operation and whoever was behind it was blackmailing over 1,000 powerful people?
Maybe that makes it better to think that there weren't 1,000 underaged victims, but then this shows there was a wholesale blackmail operation controlling our political and business elite. This IS the "deep state" people have talked about.
MAGA is pissed about this. Might be the final thing to make them see their fearless leader is full of shit.
Yes, and good, but this never should have been just a MAGA issue. And for my money, never was.
“What the Epstein case shows is that powerful men preying on the very young is condoned by high society, whether they’re a Republican or Democrat, an American or an Afghan warlord.”
This quote says it all.
Thank you, Ken.
While the sheer volume of the victims is sad and disgusting, this story goes so much deeper. There are national security services, money laundering and so many powerful people involved that are so compromised that covering this up on a JFK level is their only recourse.
My question, Ken, is why there haven't been identification of perpetrators by some of the victims. Understand, I am not blaming them, I just don't understand how, with so many victims, we haven't heard names. Or names from G. Maxwell? What would she have to lose? Just seems like there's work that could be done even with the refusal of Biden and Trump admins to release.
Maxwell is appealing her sentence and in this admin, she will probably end up being released for flimsy reasons.
As for the victims, most of them were probably drugged, is my guess. And/or, the trauma of it caused their memories to black out faces etc. :(
That's fair. Again, not wanting to blame victims here. Just trying to figure out how information could be made available without federal cooperation.
I have never understood why the "justice" department is under the executive branch. What could be more enticing to an occupant of the White House than to order the DOJ to act in a way to cover up what he had done in the past or was currently doing, to protect cronies, etc? The president can order the DOJ to go after anyone or any group and ignore anyone or any group. This ability of a president to use the DOJ as a personal tool is both outrageous and proven yet I have never seen a single suggestion that there be independence for the DOJ. The best than has happened is the appointment of a special prosecutor which is only further proof of the problem and, even then, the president can dismiss the SP as Nixon did.
Thank you for your part in this.
They’re doing their best to muddy up the facts. I’m sure trump is implicated as are so many other prominent men whose transgressions are usually covered up. However, it sure looks like Epstein was running a blackmail operation for Mossad. Mossad has a long history of doing this for decades & are very skilled at this.
I’m an SA survivor so the MeToo era was really difficult for me. It’s interesting how AUSA Comey prosecuted Diddy - it’s like the feds didn’t do their job because they’re protecting or going after bigger fish. Given the climate, my guess is sex crimes aren’t a priority anymore because most of regime are predators. Chomsky was right - there’s only one political party in the US and it’s the big business party. Dem and GOP. And they all seem to enjoy exploiting children because they have the money and power to do so.
If they are trying to restore the public's confidence in the FBI and the DOJ, not to mention "high society," I don't think they are doing so well. Not even one of those "limited hang outs" the CIA and other intelligence agencies sometimes do where they do admit to some mistakes or embarrassing actions to distract from other worse stuff they want to keep secret. Here is just, "Nothing to see here. Move along."
Really, really hate how the liberal media are spinning this – "the right wing is indignant," "MAGA feels betrayed" – as if Epstein and his victims were a purely right-wing conspiracist item of concern. (The Guardian's headline, e.g.: "Rightwing influencers indignant over FBI claim that Jeffrey Epstein’s client list doesn’t exist")
Totally agree - very strange to see this cast as some partisan conspiracy
Finally! Journalism I can get behind. It's not slanted one way or the other, it just spits facts. THANK YOU!
As far as Trump being on the list, I don't think he's there and here's why: The Dems would've been giddy to release that the second they found it to "ruin" him and any chances he ever had of re-election. I do think the Deep State and Mossad have told him to "let it go." I don't think he's immune from their influence and control. I'm pissed at what cowards Kash Patel and Pam Bondi have both turned out to be. Kash literally deleted a tweet talking about this before his appointment. He should've owned it in shame. I've lost a lot of respect for him over this ordeal.
The dems wouldn't be giddy to release something that also contains their own guys. It's a club of secrecy.
The dems aren't *actually* opposed to the reps. They don't *actually* hate trump. The two party system is just a show.
In reality, they are all wealthy people whose only goal in life is to gluttonously acquire more wealth, like miserable junkies. Politics is just a game.
Of course no one in power wants the documents and files to be released.
From what we know so far Epstein’s buddies and clients include US Presidents, leaders of Israel, entertainers, academics, Hedge Fund executives, royalty, and intelligence officials. Heck, we know individuals as diverse as Noam Chomsky and Bill Gates met several times with Epstein.
Sounds like one big club for anyone with clout.
"Epstein’s buddies and clients include US Presidents, leaders of Israel, entertainers, academics, Hedge Fund executives, royalty, and intelligence officials. Heck, we know individuals as diverse as Noam Chomsky and Bill Gates met several times with Epstein".
That's a longer list than I've ever heard but mentioning Noam Chomsky and Bill Gates as having "met" several times Kinda gives away the game: Meeting someone isn't the same as fornicating with unwilling minors.
We need to be a bit more careful with rumors and how we link crimes and people. Proximity is not always a linkage, but You might also be correct.
Personally, there is one avenue of inquiry that didn't get the attention it deserved.
He 'managed' the fortunes of billionaires.
He taught math for 2 yrs and was dismissed for poor performance. That may be where he got a taste for young women. The administrator of the Dalton school should be questioned again if still alive, I think.
Also, managing the fortunes of billionaires would be a perfect way to hide a criminal enterprise in which you blackmail billionaires. That might also explain his death.
Another one who needs to be questioned is Alex Acosta who gave Epstein such a sweet deal and was subsequently hired by Trump as Labor Secretary.
Was that a thank you from Trump for not blowing what he may have uncovered about the Donald?
there is so much we don't know from folks who were in the middle of it!
I hope someone cracks: It is the least we can do for these victims.
Thanks, Ken
Great reporting, as usual!
Good points.
The financial aspect is rarely covered.
Indeed. In all matters of prostitution, forced or otherwise, money changes hands. Money gets deposited in banks.
When he got money from someone, was it regular? Were there some ups and downs. Now that he is dead, his finances could be scrutinized: that would give us the list of all his clients, whether he only managed their money or squeezed them.
The adage "follow the money" is even more valid now. I would also check on Acosta's bank account: Someone was happy with the super sweet deal he gave Epstein. Perhaps the gig he got as Labor Secretary was a payment by Trump to help Epstein. The fact that he was let go soon afterwards precisely because the scandal was too big indicates a criminal connection.
The young girls who were forced could start talking too now that they know they number in the thousands: it's tough to stand up when you are the only one, but when they know there are so many, maybe even enough for a class action lawsuit...?
According to Michael Tracey, writing in Compact magazine, clients paid Epstein by putting money in his hedge fund, whose performance was abysmal. Since they'd contracted for sexual services, not investment performance, they were happy to pony up.
That kind of reminds me of Michael Cohen who was paid for LEGAL services, WHEN IN FACT he was paying for Trump's sexual adventures.
History may not repeat itself, but it sure rhymes!
"Another one who needs to be questioned is Alex Acosta who gave Epstein such a sweet deal and was subsequently hired by Trump as Labor Secretary.
Was that a thank you from Trump for not blowing what he may have uncovered about the Donald?" Good point. As I recall reading several years ago, and which was repeated by Sagaar on Tucker Carlson's Show, recently, Acosta answered that question by saying he was told to back off, because Epstein was 'with Intelligence." Acosta definitely needs to be asked "which Intelligence service/s" But I doubt Acosta actually ever asked that question, or if he did, that he got any kind of answer. Still, that should be on the record.
Good stuff. Thx again.
The way I see this is that powerful people protect other powerful people. So of course releasing the Epstein stuff would be horrible for Trump. But then why would he not ‘edit’ himself out of the files or release portions. My crazy theory is other powerful people have Don’s ear. ‘We can end your presidency. So think carefully. And while you’re at it. We’ve had this really cool operation we’ve been dying to do over in Iran. Think carefully’😎😀
And to be more serious, of course we may simply never know. Powerful people protect their own. Beyond that?