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Pototan

(2,737 posts)
Wed Jul 16, 2025, 04:12 AM Wednesday

Why I think Trump's name is in Epstein Files

Trump's most recent answer during one of his plane departure interviews gives me my clues. Using critical thinking and deductive reasoning, I've come to this conclusion, he's named in the files.

Trump stated yesterday that the file was compiled by "Obama, Comey and Biden". He referred to the Steele Dossier and the "Russia, Russia, Russia hoax." Then he instructed that AG Bondi release "all the information that's credible". Putting these two statements together, Trump is dog whistling to the Attorney General to release the names of his enemies, but not his and his friends'.

That's how I interpret Trump's statements.

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MadameButterfly

(3,279 posts)
1. Why I think Trump's name is in the Epstein Files
Wed Jul 16, 2025, 05:59 AM
Wednesday

They were best friends for at least a decade. What do you think they had in common?
Trump's history with women, well documented. 34 felonies, E.Jean Carroll, Hollywood Access. He even told us he would have a problem with women when he first ran for president--with some boastfull pride, I would add.
Trump's habit of walking in on US Teen Miss America contestants while they were dresssing
Epstein's brother said: "If I told what I know about Trump, the 2020 election would have been cancelled."

Do you think he would have resisted the offer of teenage sex? Come on. This was what mattered to him. He was proud of it. He wasn't at that point in his life expecting to run for president. If he was planning to run--he'd expect to get out of that like he has gotten out of everything else. He would have expected the guys to look up to him rather than down on them for his sexual exploits.

And for all the reason you listed.

Pototan

(2,737 posts)
2. Agreed
Wed Jul 16, 2025, 06:17 AM
Wednesday

Trump's connection to Epstein is too long and sordid for them to be "just friends".

cadoman

(1,484 posts)
3. I don't disagree but it's another huge demerit for Merrick Garland if that's the case
Wed Jul 16, 2025, 06:21 AM
Wednesday

Isn't the first thing you should do as AG be to look through those files and see why prosecutors flubbed and buried the case for so long?

In particular when the world's most evil man is in close association with the convict in question?

cadoman

(1,484 posts)
11. ok gotcha I misunderstood who you meant by "they"
Wed Jul 16, 2025, 06:51 AM
Wednesday

Thank you for the edit, but I think the point stands, right?

Nothing happened on Garland's watch. We have video and photos that strongly implicate MM and others. It seems that at a minimum, Garland could have cleared the air as to why more prosecutions were not brought, whether the reasons be statute of limitations, venue, lack of evidence, etc.?

It would have done a lot to assuage the public that every avenue of pursuit was exhausted. You say we don't know what Garland did, and that is true, but it's only because nothing was done publicly about Epstein on his watch.

Thus the only two possibilities are that Garland either did nothing, or there was nothing to be done.

Jarqui

(10,697 posts)
5. Stacey Williams is 27th woman to accuse Trump of sexual misconduct
Wed Jul 16, 2025, 06:26 AM
Wednesday
https://www.axios.com/2024/10/28/trump-sexual-misconduct-allegations-women

So Trump was able to control himself when young girls were acquired for him by Epstein, who claimed Trump was his best friend for 10 years?

No because some who accused Trump were underaged

If the alleged video of Golden showers was with young girls ... Putin would own Trump (and probably does)

mnmoderatedem

(3,882 posts)
7. he's made no backlash toward Elon Musk
Wed Jul 16, 2025, 06:35 AM
Wednesday

who claims trump is in the files and basically accused him of being a pedophle.

Rarely a day goes by where trump does not threaten someone with legal action because he doesn't like what they have to say. Musk makes the worst accusation possible, but nada as far as any retaliation.

Tells you everything right there.

HeartsCanHope

(1,136 posts)
12. I find this use of grok by the military highly suspicious.
Wed Jul 16, 2025, 07:11 AM
Wednesday

Last edited Thu Jul 17, 2025, 05:56 PM - Edit history (1)

A way for Trump to pay off Musk? Anyone know the details? Does Elon somehow get hush money for this to distract from the Epstein Files?

LymphocyteLover

(8,347 posts)
15. There's dozens of reasons to think he is in there, the evidence is overwhelmingly against him
Wed Jul 16, 2025, 07:25 AM
Wednesday

being completely innocent of sexual impropriety with Epstein

LymphocyteLover

(8,347 posts)
16. IMO Epstein collected blackmail material against Trump which eventually ended up in Putin's hands
Wed Jul 16, 2025, 07:26 AM
Wednesday

Craig Unger has the details this story, which make a lot of sense

yellow dahlia

(2,612 posts)
17. I caught the same messaging.
Wed Jul 16, 2025, 10:45 PM
Wednesday

And today he said something along the lines of: Biden had the files for four years...who knows what they put in there. Read: when stuff about the grifter shows up, he can claim "fake".

ForgedCrank

(2,768 posts)
18. The problem
Wed Jul 16, 2025, 10:48 PM
Wednesday

is the same one we always have, and that is that there has been so much BS spread around, no one is going to believe whatever is released one way or the other. So in the end, it won't make any difference at all. Too many people yelling that the sky is falling every day. No one takes any of it seriously anymore.

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