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"Trump is in Epstein files." Reason why they haven't been made public

34 points by jjoe 1y ago

ceejayoz 1y ago
I'd note this is hardly surprising; they were friends for years, and pictured/filmed together. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-epstein-called-epstein-files-say-relationship-rcna161354 https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-epstein-... > Flight logs released in 2021 as part of Maxwell’s trial, however, indicated Trump flew on the plane seven times. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/tape-shows-donald-trump-jeffrey-epstein-discussing-women-1992-party-n1030686 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/tape-shows-donald-trump... > The November 1992 tape in the NBC archives shows Donald Trump partying with Jeffrey Epstein at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, now a private club, more than a decade before Epstein pleaded guilty to felony prostitution charges in Florida. At one point in the video, Trump is seen grabbing a woman toward him and patting her behind. I've never quite understood why Trump's orbit put so much into "we're gonna release the files!"
- Tuperoir 1y ago
  This. But I guess it is still a "scoop" for most. Wait 'til you hear about the Queen !
  - slater 1y ago
    The queen is in the Epstein files?!
    - ceejayoz 1y ago
      Her son certainly is.
- minimaxir 1y ago
  It was confirmed that Trump was in Epstein's black book by Gawker back in 2015. However, Musk tweeting about it now makes it an unavoidable news story.
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  - ceejayoz 1y ago
    > However, Musk tweeting about it now makes it an unavoidable news story. Nothing's stuck so far. Trump has what would've been a career-ending gaffe or scandal for any other pre-Trump politician on a daily basis. That includes 34 felony convictions.
    - minimaxir 1y ago
      This particular instance might have collateral damage which changes things. (e.g. Kash Patel and Pam Bondi poorly deflecting from the release of the files)
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    - db48x 1y ago
      Yea, but those felonies are the stupidest felonies ever invented. They literally convicted him because his accountant put “legal services” in the memo field for checks to his lawyer. They charged him with falsifying financial records, which is normally a misdemeanor, but upgraded it to felonies by claiming that he was hiding a bribe. But they didn’t actually charge him with bribery. I don’t care if you like Trump or not; that trial was a travesty. No justice was served. Clearly the best advice you or I can take from that is never to write anything at all in the memo field of a check (or the check stub or carbon copy, since that’s the part that is retained as a financial record) because the Feds will claim you lied if they can’t find anything else to charge you with.
      - ceejayoz 1y ago
        I’m sorry, but you should at least go read the Wikipedia summary of the trial. You missed some stuff.
    - const_cast 1y ago
- Avshalom 1y ago
  He rewarded the guy that let Epstein off. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Acosta https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Acosta
- _DeadFred_ 1y ago
  I mean there was this Fox interview no one found questionable: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZJorAVgHy7Y https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZJorAVgHy7Y
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34 points by jjoe 1y ago

I'd note this is hardly surprising; they were friends for years, and pictured/filmed together. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-epstein-called-epstein-files-say-relationship-rcna161354 https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-epstein-... > Flight logs released in 2021 as part of Maxwell’s trial, however, indicated Trump flew on the plane seven times. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/tape-shows-donald-trump-jeffrey-epstein-discussing-women-1992-party-n1030686 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/tape-shows-donald-trump... > The November 1992 tape in the NBC archives shows Donald Trump partying with Jeffrey Epstein at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, now a private club, more than a decade before Epstein pleaded guilty to felony prostitution charges in Florida. At one point in the video, Trump is seen grabbing a woman toward him and patting her behind. I've never quite understood why Trump's orbit put so much into "we're gonna release the files!"

Tuperoir 1y ago
This. But I guess it is still a "scoop" for most. Wait 'til you hear about the Queen !
- slater 1y ago
  The queen is in the Epstein files?!
  - ceejayoz 1y ago
    Her son certainly is.
minimaxir 1y ago
It was confirmed that Trump was in Epstein's black book by Gawker back in 2015. However, Musk tweeting about it now makes it an unavoidable news story.
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- ceejayoz 1y ago
  > However, Musk tweeting about it now makes it an unavoidable news story. Nothing's stuck so far. Trump has what would've been a career-ending gaffe or scandal for any other pre-Trump politician on a daily basis. That includes 34 felony convictions.
  - minimaxir 1y ago
    This particular instance might have collateral damage which changes things. (e.g. Kash Patel and Pam Bondi poorly deflecting from the release of the files)
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  - db48x 1y ago
    Yea, but those felonies are the stupidest felonies ever invented. They literally convicted him because his accountant put “legal services” in the memo field for checks to his lawyer. They charged him with falsifying financial records, which is normally a misdemeanor, but upgraded it to felonies by claiming that he was hiding a bribe. But they didn’t actually charge him with bribery. I don’t care if you like Trump or not; that trial was a travesty. No justice was served. Clearly the best advice you or I can take from that is never to write anything at all in the memo field of a check (or the check stub or carbon copy, since that’s the part that is retained as a financial record) because the Feds will claim you lied if they can’t find anything else to charge you with.
    - ceejayoz 1y ago
      I’m sorry, but you should at least go read the Wikipedia summary of the trial. You missed some stuff.
  - const_cast 1y ago
Avshalom 1y ago
He rewarded the guy that let Epstein off. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Acosta https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Acosta
_DeadFred_ 1y ago
I mean there was this Fox interview no one found questionable: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZJorAVgHy7Y https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZJorAVgHy7Y

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