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♲ Joyce Donahue - 2025-12-02 18:42:44 GMT

“Jeffrey Epstein is not unique,” says a child sex trafficking expert. Actually, his case is “absolutely classic” in reflecting a wider pattern of how powerful (usually white and wealthy) men exploit vulnerable children.

Low prosecution rates, victim-blaming and systemic failures let trafficking flourish.

Let’s dive into the facts:
theconversation.com/jeffrey-ep…
#news #Epstein #Congress #USPolitics

‘Jeffrey Epstein is not unique’: What his case reveals about the realities of child sex trafficking

Child sex traffickers are typically white, wealthy men who often insulate themselves from detection and charges, according to a sexual exploitation scholar.

^{The Conversation}

“There’s certainly no Trumpism without Trump, but MAGA without Trump would be like the tea party.”

Anthropologist Alex Hinton says that’s why the Epstein files matter so much to MAGA — they sit at the intersection of anti-elite conspiracy theories, Christian morality politics and deep loyalty to Trump.

theconversation.com/why-maga-i…
#USPolitics #Epstein

Why MAGA is so concerned with Epstein − and why the files are unlikely to dent loyalty to Trump

President Donald Trump’s base has supported him through countless controversies. But they split from him over the release of the Epstein files. Why does MAGA care so much about this issue?

^{The Conversation}

—> #MaryTrumpMedia ⦁ Mary L Trump #MTM 🅴 <— #Trump's #Epstein Coverup Explodes Today as #House #Votes ⏱️10:54 #MaryTrump #EpsteinFiles #EpsteinEmails#Pol #Politics #GeoPolitics #WorldNews #News#AusPol #CdnPoli #EUpol #NZpol #UKpol #USpolyoutu.be/2hv-LEqq4jA

Trump's Epstein Coverup Explod...

Reuters Exclusive: #Trump approval falls to lowest of his term over prices & #EpsteinFiles, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

Trump's approval rating fell to 38%, the lowest since his return to power, with Americans unhappy about his handling of the #CostOfLiving & the investigation into #Epstein.

#affordability #economy #law #criminal #rape #ChildSexCrimes #felon47 #RapistInChief
reuters.com/world/us/trump-app…

The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
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Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
propublica.org/article/andrew-…

#News #AndrewTate #WhiteHouse #DHS #Law #USPolitics #Trump #Epstein

The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation

^{andrea.wise@propublica.org (ProPublica)}

Asked about the #EpsteinFiles, #Trump attacks #reporter

The same reporter who asked earlier about #Khashoggi asked Trump why he is not releasing the #Epstein files now, rather than waiting for #Congress to vote.

Trump responded: "It's not the question that I mind. It's your attitude. I think you are a terrible reporter. It's the way you ask these questions."

He added "You're a terrible person & terrible reporter."

He added that he thinks #ABC's license should be taken away.

#law #FreePress

Here's a link to the #Epstein files bill that the #House is to vote on.

congress.gov/119/bills/hr4405/…

#USPolitics #Congress #Trump

If you haven’t seen the PSA from Epstein’s human trafficking victims, it’s an absolute gut punch. If you’re someone who has experienced SA, you may not wish to. It can be triggering.

nbcnews.com/news/us-news/jeffr…

#epstein #trump #sexualAbuse

Epstein survivors push for release of files in new PSA, say fight isn't political

Several women who survived abuse by Jeffrey Epstein have come together for a public service announcement video demanding that Congress release all files on the accused sex trafficker.

^{Hallie Jackson (NBC News)}

Sensitive content Reveal/hide

Outside the White House on Friday

19/

#USPolitics #Epstein

#GiftArticle

The President Who Cried Hoax

#Republicans went after #Epstein only when it was politically useful

By Adam Serwer

The #EpsteinFiles were the most important issue in the world, until they weren’t.

“Are you still talking about #JeffreyEpstein? This guy’s been talked about for years. Are people still talking about this guy? This creep? That is unbelievable,” #Trump scolded a reporter in July.

#law #criminal #BestFriendsForever #rape #RapistInChief #CoverUp
theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/11/…

The President Who Cried Hoax

Republicans went after Epstein only when it was politically useful.

^{Adam Serwer (The Atlantic)}

Courier Newsroom has created a searchable repository to the 20,000 documents from Epstein's estate released this week by the House Oversight Committee. A link to the searchable repository, which can be accessed via Google Pinpoint, is in the article linked below.

Trump is mentioned in more than 1,600 of the documents.

#Trump #Epstein #coverup #pedophiles #DirtyDonald
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couriernewsroom.com/news/we-cr…

We created a searchable database with all 20,000 files from Epstein’s Estate

Easily find every mention of Trump, Clinton, blackmail, and potential sex crimes in the thousands of private messages between Epstein and his close associates.

^COURIER

"#Epstein’s human trafficking organization depended entirely on the wealth management industry (WMI). It was how he obtained the capital to build it, and it was how he hid his activities from the authorities. And none of this was an abuse of the industry; it is precisely how the WMI is designed to work. Nor is it an abuse of the law, because both American and international law has been carefully designed to accomodate the WMI."

#USPol #Politics #Wealth #Capitalism

jacobin.com/2025/11/epstein-tr…

Capitalism Enabled Jeffrey Epstein’s Crimes

The strategies Jeffrey Epstein used to hide the money funding his sex trafficking organization were perfectly legal. In fact, they are the same legal strategies that most of the top 0.1% uses to avoid taxes and other regulations.

^jacobin.com

How does one quantify a declining country's level of rot?

I don't know, but here's one datapoint:

'She implied, in conversation with NewsNation host Batya Ungar-Sargon, that it wasn’t quite fair to call Jeffrey #Epstein a pedophile because he was “into the barely legal type” of minors—which Kelly appallingly defines as “like, 15-year-olds”'

I think in a healthy country this person would not able to command a widely available media channel

motherjones.com/politics/2025/…

#EpsteinFiles

Megyn Kelly suddenly finds pedophilia very hard to define

When a 16-year-old accused Russell Brand of rape, Kelly begged conservatives to condemn him. Now she's splitting hairs about men "into the barely legal type."

^{Mother Jones}

This first excerpt in the thread is long. My apologies for that. What J. Filipovic has to say here seems so important that it's hard to choose short pieces to share:

"The Trump administration is a regime of restoring male power. That includes being a pedophile protection racket covering for men who sexually abuse girls."

~ Jill Filipovic

#Trump #DirtyDonald #Epstein #GhislaineMaxwell #VirginiaGiuffre #MaleEntitlement #MaleDomination #SexualAbuse #misogyny
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jill.substack.com/p/the-dogs-t…

The Dogs That Haven't Barked

^{Jill Filipovic}

#USpol
👉When the Tail Wags The Dog👈

#Epstein-Files: Will the real-life #US President soon resort to emulate his fictional predecessor?

"#Illinois Gov #JBPritzker says he’s worried how #Trump might respond 2 the growing controversy over his ties 2 #Epstein.
“My great fear...is that...the release of that information, which...will be devastating 4 Trump,...he might take us 2 #war w/ #Venezuela just 2 get a distraction in the news & take it out of the headlines.”

apnews.com/article/pritzker-tr…

#Illinois Gov #JBPritzker says he’s worried how #Trump might respond to the growing controversy over his ties to #Epstein.

“My great fear, of course, is that with the release of that information, which I think will be devastating for Trump, he’s going to do everything in his power to distract. What does that mean? I mean, he might take us to #war with #Venezuela just to get a distraction in the news & take it out of the headlines.”

[we’re all worried about that JB]
apnews.com/article/pritzker-tr…

#Epstein dump exposed #DOJ's massive #CoverUp for #Trump

Law professor & co-editor-in-chief of Just Security Ryan Goodman said the latest documents from #JeffreyEpstein is explosive & seems to implicate Trump's deputy attorney general [#DAG] in a massive cover-up.

The emails released directly contradict statements Epstein's associate, #GhislaineMaxwell, made to DAG #ToddBlanche in a taped interview designed to exonerate Trump.

#law #EpsteinFiles #corruption #DOJ
rawstory.com/todd-blanche-2674…

'Explosive’ Epstein dump just exposed DOJ's massive 'cover-up' for Trump: legal expert

A legal expert said on Wednesday that the latest batch of documents from disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein is "explosive" and seems to implicate President Donald Trump's deputy attorney general in a massive "cover-up.

^{Robert Davis (Raw Story)}

Imagine what a piece of shit person you have to be for Jeffrey #Epstein to say you’re the worst person he ever knew.

edit:
npr.org/2025/11/12/nx-s1-56055…

#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles #epsteinFiles #epsteinList #coverup #EpsteinShutdown

#GiftArticle

Wait, Are the #EpsteinFiles Real Now?

The White House’s responses get curiouser & curiouser

…the revelations are a bit too damning to be dismissed as a news-cycle gambit, so the WH took a different tack a few hours later. It released a statement noting that the unnamed victim in the #Epstein email who “spent hours” with #Trump at Epstein’s house was #VirginiaGiuffre, who “repeatedly said President Trump was not involved in any wrongdoing whatsoever.”

#law
theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/11/…

Wait, Are the Epstein Files Real Now?

The White House’s responses get curiouser and curiouser.

^{Jonathan Chait (The Atlantic)}

Rep #AdelitaGrijalva, Democrat of Arizona, addressed #Congress for the first time as a lawmaker in a fiery speech calling out #Republicans for delaying her swearing in for the purpose of quashing the #EpsteinFiles vote. She chastised them for abdicating their #power as a coequal branch of government to #Trump & for letting millions go without benefits during the shutdown. After finishing her speech, she immediately signed the petition to release the full #Epstein files.

#law #rape #CoverUp

#Epstein emails suggest a cozy friendship w/ #LarrySummers.

A series of exchanges between Jeffrey Epstein & Lawrence Summers, fmr #Treasury Secy & #Harvard president, suggest a far cozier & intimate relationship than previously known.

Emails between the 2 show the men bantering, sometimes multiple times a day.

The discussions, which occurred 2017–2019, largely focused on #Trump. But many of the emails focused on Summers’ conversations with a woman & how to handle relations with her.

#law

I mean 🤬🤬🤬

Though #AdelitaGrijalva provided the final signature necessary to advance a vote on the #EpsteinFiles, the vote will likely not place before December. Under the rules that govern this procedural maneuver, the #House cannot act on the measure until after it “ripens” for 7 legislative days — days when #Congress is in session.

How slowly the bureaucracy moves!

#Trump #Epstein #criminal #law #rape #SexualAssault #SexTrafficking #felon47 #CoverUp

Confirmation: the so-called discharge petition that would force a vote on the #EpsteinFiles has the backing of 218 members, their signatures are frozen & cannot be removed.

#House #Congress #DOJ #law #criminal #Trump #Epstein #rape #SexualAssault #SexTrafficking #felon47 #CoverUp

The messages are certain to inflame the debate on Capitol Hill over the #Trump admin’s handling of the #EpsteinFiles, & top ofcls’ decision to backtrack on a promise to fully release them. That issue, which has split #Republicans & alienated some of Trump’s right-wing supporters, had faded to the background as the govt #shutdown dragged on.

But the #House is set to return Wednesday to clear legislation to end the shutdown, & attention is likely to shift back to the #Epstein matter.

#law #rape

“These latest emails & correspondence raise glaring questions about what else the White House is hiding & the nature of the relationship between #Epstein & the president,” Rep Robert Garcia of California, the top #Democrat on the #Oversight Cmte, said in a statement.

The 3 separate email exchanges released on Wednesday were all from after Epstein’s 2008 plea deal in Florida on state charges of soliciting prostitution, in which federal prosecutors agreed not to pursue charges.

#Trump #law #rape

They came years after #Trump & #Epstein had a purported falling out in the early 2000s. One was addressed to Epstein’s longtime confidante #GhislaineMaxwell, while 2 were w/ the author Michael Wolff.

In one email from April 2011, Epstein told Maxwell, who was later convicted on charges related to facilitating his #crimes, “I want you to realize that that dog that hasn’t barked is Trump.” He added that an unnamed victim “spent hours at my house with him, he has never once been mentioned.”

#law

“I have been thinking about that,” Maxwell wrote back.

In an email from January 2019, #Epstein wrote to Wolff of #Trump: “Of course he knew about the girls as he asked Ghislaine to stop.” #House #Democrats, citing an unnamed whistle-blower, said this week that Maxwell was preparing to formally ask Trump to commute her federal prison sentence.

#criminal #law #rape #SexualAssault #felon47 #EpsteinFiles

…At the time #Epstein emailed Maxwell in 2011 calling #Trump the “dog that didn’t bark,” Trump was a reality television star & New York tabloid celebrity who was years away from becoming president.

…Epstein’s email from 2019, which claims #Trump “knew about the girls” & asked Maxwell “to stop,” was sent to Wolff, who had recently written a tell-all book about the president.

#criminal #law #rape #SexualAssault #felon47 #EpsteinFiles

#Epstein was months away from the arrest & federal charges that would send him to prison, but he was the focus of significant attention after The Miami Herald had published a series of articles drawing renewed attention to the secret agreement he had signed in 2008.

In his email, Epstein mentioned a victim of his #SexTrafficking operation. He also mentioned Mar-a-Lago, then disputed that #Trump had ever asked him to resign from the club. “Never a member ever,” Epstein wrote.

#law #rape

Wolff was also involved in a third email exchange, which began on Dec. 15, 2015, the night of a debate in the Republican presidential primary. Wolff emailed #Epstein & warned him that CNN was “planning to ask #Trump tonight about his relationship with you — either on air or in scrum afterwards.”

Epstein wrote back, “If we were able to craft an answer for him, what do you think it should be?”

#criminal #law #rape #SexualAssault #felon47 #EpsteinFiles

Wolff advised inaction, suggesting that #Trump might try to deny a close association with #Epstein. “I think you should let him hang himself,” he wrote of Trump. “If he says he hasn’t been on the plane or to the house, then that gives you a valuable P.R. & political currency” that could be used to “hang him” later or “save him, generating a debt.”

Trump never received a question about the matter in that debate, according to a transcript. It was unclear if he was asked about it separately.

#law