So many names. We all knew Jeffrey Epstein was well connected, but who would have guessed he hung out with Elvis Presley and Janis Joplin? Hell, according to the list just released by the DOJ, Epstein--who was nine years old at the time Marilyn Monroe took the early exit ramp--might have even hooked up with her. If so, he was a kid with big balls, even if they hadn't dropped yet.
Yes, it would seem U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, in her never-ending campaign to put out the Epstein fire, has come up with a new tactic. It's obvious she told her current deputy, Trump's former personal lawyer, something along the lines of, "If they want names, give them fucking names." So, Todd Blanche put out a list of people not only found in Epstein's contact book but anywhere in the files. Even if the name was casually mentioned during a conversation in one of those millions of emails and memos it went on the list. Comedy Central host Jon Stewart found his name in the files. It was in an email where someone wrote, "You need to hire someone like Jon Stewart."
Let's face it, while we know former Prince Andrew was involved in disgustingly criminal behavior, it is a stretch to believe his ex-sister-in-law, Princess Diana was too. Just like it is tough to imagine Queen Elizabeth II participating in any sort of twisted orgy, but her name is on the list also.
In all the DOJ released 305 names who are now, as Blanche put it, "politically exposed." Many of them, like the late, Kurt Cobain had nothing to do with politics. Others like, Mike Huckabee and Nikki Haley do, but did they ever personally know Jeffrey Epstein? Did Tucker Carlson? (Ok I like to think he did, but that's just me.)
Some TV types have given Blanche credit for including Donald Trump's name on the list, but how could he possibly not? Then answer to the question was Trump a friend of Epstein is a ship that sailed a long time ago. However, in this QAnon fantasy roster, the President's name is wedged between comedian Chris Tucker's and former British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher's--rumored to have been called Madcap Maggie by her pals at London's notorious Hellfire Club.
The surreal absurdity of this is straight out of Kafka. The whole aim of the list is to muddy the waters. In effect Bondi and her boy, Todd Blanche are saying, "Here is what we found, now you figure it out." The fact is she still violated a statute passed by congress and signed into law by the President of the United States. The law was clear. Release all the files by December 19, 2025. Her department missed the deadline by well over a month. The law also directed the DOJ to redact the names of the victims and precious little else. Bondi's DOJ failed to redact some victims' names but did redact the names of some criminal participants. The redactions were so extensive in some cases entire pages were blacked out. In addition, some files have still not been made public and according to her they will never be.
This list is the Attorney General trying to cover her ass for perpetrating those violations while redirecting attention elsewhere. In other words, "Look, Bruce Springsteen and Cher are in the files, go investigate them and leave Donald Trump alone."
Meanwhile, Ghislaine Maxwell's attorney, David Marus' offer is still dangling in the breeze. Maxwell--her dad's name is also on the list--is saying she will publicly exonerate both Bill Clinton and Donald Trump, but only after Trump grants her clemency. In some quarters this is known as a bribe, while others might call it blackmail.
The feeling here is not even Trump is that stupid. The negative reaction to a slimy deal like that would be swift (no, not on the list) and overwhelming. It would, quite probably trigger a third impeachment. If he does in fact let Maxwell off the hook it will happen as he is being wheeled out of the White House on a gurney, mere minutes before shuffling off into the great beyond.
We still don't know the full extent of Donald Trump's involvement with Jeffrey Epstein. The odds are increasing that we will never know. However, what we do know is the man is desperate to keep it that way. So desperate, if you believe Lawrence O'Donnell, he is willing to invade Venezuela, Greenland and any place else just to keep us from thinking about it.
2-17-26
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