I wasn’t going to post today because some other things needed attention, but the House Oversight Committee has the original Epstein birthday book, courtesy of the lawyers overseeing the Epstein estate. They’ve released a photocopy of Trump’s letter, which the New York Times has published. Trump is denying he drew/wrote the thing. Here’s a gift link. Among other things, the the Times compares Trump’s signature on the Epstein letter to other Trump signatures from about the same time period. Looks the same to me.
The thing is, there’s nothing in the letter that explicitly ties Trump to Epstein’s sex trafficking. It hints at it, yes. But Trump could have just explained it away by saying that Maxwell solicited letters from Epstein’s friends and wanted something “racy.” But no; Trump stupidly is calling the letter a fake. That can be authenticated, I suspect.
Lots happened today; I’ll catch up eventually.
A picture is worth 1000 words. Thanks for the link to the NYT and thanks to them for showing the birthday picture. Its overwhelming grossness, and the matching signatures will dwarf any of 45's denials.
IMO, Maxwell is trolling Trump for a pardon. It may turn out that her lawyers leaked the reports of the letter and the birthday book as a shot across the bow. She wants a pardon. Trump is the only one who can provide it UNLESS the USSC hears Maxwell's final appeal. IMO, this was the negotiated deal – Maxwell will get a cushy camp until the appeal process is complete. If the court grants her freedom, Trump is out of it. If the court refuses to hear the appeal or if it rules against her, Trump must step in at once or she will tell all. And by now, it's clear she knows all of it.
I said this is opinion, but there's not much to contradict it, objectively. Trump's usual strategy in this kind of situation is to play for time. That saved him in two prosecutions that I think would have ended in convictions. Maxwell is not going to give Trump time, beyond the appeal to the USSC which is in the pipeline. I have been so wrong about the USSC in the past, but If they free Maxwell to save Trump, the stench will be on them. If they refuse to heat the case, it's on Trump.
If the USSC saves Trump, I hope that the Democrats in Congress will finally see that they MUST pack the court at the earliest opportunity. The perverts of the Court must not be allowed a majority for the next decade (or more.) I have grave doubts that the Democrats in Congress have the spine to expand the court. Perhaps the obscenity of freeing a pedophile to save the Pedophile-in-Chief will shock the DNC into action, when the chance presents itself.
It may turn out that her lawyers leaked the reports of the letter and the birthday book as a shot across the bow. She wants a pardon.
That's my belief also. She is very powerful with all the secrets she and Epstein hold over many people. "Secrets" was their real business, sex trafficking was part of it.
The release of the birthday letter was a shot across the bow. It was a demonstration of her power, and yielded a completely imappropriate visit from the government's lawyer, and the move to Club Fed.
Maybe, but it was one of the survivors' lawyer who let the world know where it was.
It is the Benjamins, or really the flaws of capitalism. Capitalism needs proper controls, or it fails. The primary role of Democracy is to control Capitalism. At this point in time the United States has that statement backwards.
The loud Maha, the all-caps one, is an example as is Epstein and pedophilia for profit.
The NYT did a video using AI to examine how humans fall into the all-caps Maha.
It is a must watch. It should play on a loop in legitimate health businesses everywhere.
Opinion | How MAHA Influencers Spread Conspiracies About Health Care – The New York Times</a