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Anybody Think Supreme Court Judges Are On Epstein's List? (Original Post) WiVoter Sep 9 OP
Wouldn't surprise me at all. no_hypocrisy Sep 9 #1
Nothing surprises me anymore. So, yes, I think that is very possible. OLDMDDEM Sep 9 #2
ONE, without a doubt. bluestarone Sep 9 #3
Not sure PJMcK Sep 9 #4
100%, no doubt in my mind. I believe it explains much of their behavior and "decisions". chicoescuela Sep 9 #5
Maybe impeachment on the horizon but definitely the truth will prevail vapor2 Sep 9 #6
Impeachment by whom? quakerboy Sep 9 #42
I'd say that at least 1 or 2 are on the "probable" list... Wounded Bear Sep 9 #7
It's just a matter of how many. usonian Sep 9 #8
maybe, maybe not markie Sep 9 #9
Kick & Rec. AnotherMother4Peace Sep 9 #10
Yep. Scrivener7 Sep 9 #11
Who's on the bus, Gus? BoRaGard Sep 9 #12
I'd bet money on it. bamagal62 Sep 9 #13
The more overtly religious the man Bettie Sep 9 #14
I agree BeneteauBum Sep 9 #59
more likely ... Lurker Deluxe Sep 9 #61
Morality doesn't necessarily come from religion. Solomon Sep 9 #62
Thank you! Bettie Sep 9 #63
Oh, yes. hamsterjill Sep 9 #15
Clarence Thomas Mblaze Sep 9 #16
They should release the list to clear their names IronLionZion Sep 9 #17
Those who try to hide things evolves Sep 9 #23
Yes, and I posted the same question months ago. Sogo Sep 9 #18
Yep, people who act this much against their own interests are kompromat uponit7771 Sep 9 #19
I also think the Epstein "operation" was exactly to develop this type of list for blackmail. erronis Sep 9 #20
Amy's a Beard. As for the rest, I really thought from the start that Epstein's generosity with his plane... Hekate Sep 9 #44
Kavanaugh, at least bluescribbler Sep 9 #21
Those 2 have my vote BonnieJW Sep 9 #43
I rather doubt it. Martin68 Sep 9 #22
A team of good forensic investigators could do this readily Hekate Sep 9 #45
Probably. But enough of them probably don't need the "help". Queso Delicioso Sep 9 #24
Cabinet members, at the least. Some of the Sleazy Six? Now that you mention it... Hekate Sep 9 #25
I'd lay some odds one or more are on The List AverageOldGuy Sep 9 #26
Handmaid's husband might be. AllyCat Sep 9 #35
Kavanaugh was a nobody during Epstein's active period. onenote Sep 9 #54
Intersect time period with age during that time and you have your likely culprits. The Madcap Sep 9 #27
Only 3 of the current justices were on the Supreme Court in 2008 with the first arrest EdmondDantes_ Sep 9 #36
Propriety indicates "Chief Justice"John Roberts has the burden of proof here Ponietz Sep 9 #47
That's a stretch in my opinion EdmondDantes_ Sep 9 #56
Kavanaugh was born in 1965; he wasn't too young. MLWR Sep 9 #38
A tie that connects Starr to Epstein BlueKentuckyGirl Sep 9 #53
Thanks for the info... The Madcap Sep 9 #57
Yes blue cat Sep 9 #28
Maybe Big Ginny and the Spitter Submariner Sep 9 #29
Oh, Indeed I do. sagetea Sep 9 #30
Trump could be blackmailing the ones on the list makes rainy Sep 9 #31
THIS!!! calimary Sep 9 #46
Of course... MiHale Sep 9 #32
Absolutely! DemMedic Sep 9 #33
Thomas has a history of sexual assault already. AllyCat Sep 9 #34
100 percent wouldn't be surprised if Roberts was on there Blues Heron Sep 9 #37
I'm thinking of Deputy Dogg and then Turd Blossom. Festivito Sep 9 #39
I can see Trump nominating individuals involved with Epstein to positions of power so he could blackmail them later. sop Sep 9 #40
Remember when snowybirdie Sep 9 #41
It's time for Democrats to ask this question publicly Ponietz Sep 9 #48
Yep and I know who my suspects are. Ritabert Sep 9 #49
Yup SheltieLover Sep 9 #50
Not particularly. maxsolomon Sep 9 #51
I Would Be Surprised If They Weren't! Mr.Bee Sep 9 #52
Or the Supremes could be protecting those who got them appointed. BlueKentuckyGirl Sep 9 #55
Creepy Clarence, Strip Search Sammy, Boof Kavanagh Hassler Sep 9 #58
I mean jeffrey epstein "suicided" himself..... IcyPeas Sep 9 #60
The conservative SC vermin? With B.See Sep 9 #64

quakerboy

(14,551 posts)
42. Impeachment by whom?
Tue Sep 9, 2025, 01:34 PM
Sep 9

The senators also likely in the list?
The congresspersons also likely in the list?

Wounded Bear

(63,007 posts)
7. I'd say that at least 1 or 2 are on the "probable" list...
Tue Sep 9, 2025, 11:10 AM
Sep 9

Could be a couple more, I guess. Pedophiles don't tend to wear badges to announce their proclivities in private.

markie

(23,643 posts)
9. maybe, maybe not
Tue Sep 9, 2025, 11:14 AM
Sep 9

the problem is big money is behind all of this and the SCOTUS is protecting big money.... I don't care who goes down in this search... name, political affiliation, status,.... whatever... burn it all down

Bettie

(18,880 posts)
14. The more overtly religious the man
Tue Sep 9, 2025, 12:09 PM
Sep 9

the more likely they are to be a sexual predator.

At least in my experience. The ones whose lives revolve around their religiosity, well, they usually have some huge skeletons lurking in those closets.

Cough....Mike Johnson...cough.

Lurker Deluxe

(1,075 posts)
61. more likely ...
Tue Sep 9, 2025, 09:37 PM
Sep 9

Some speeches ... right?

my Bible tells me that if we train a child in the way he should go, when he is old he will not turn from it. So I think faith and guidance can help fortify a young woman's sense of self, a young man's sense of responsibility, and a sense of reverence that all young people should have for the act of sexual intimacy.

secularists are wrong when they ask believers to leave their religion at the door before entering into the public square, the majority of great reformers in American history — were not only motivated by faith, but repeatedly used religious language to argue for their cause. So to say that men and women should not inject their "personal morality" into public policy debates is a practical absurdity. Our law is by definition a codification of morality, much of it grounded in the Judeo-Christian tradition.

Bettie

(18,880 posts)
63. Thank you!
Tue Sep 9, 2025, 10:10 PM
Sep 9

Yes, there are moral religious people, but there are also a whole lot of people who use religion as an excuse to do terrible things because they are "forgiven" for everything they have ever done or will do.

So, they can claim morality while doing Epstein/Trump style things. Look at the Evangelicals who swear that Trump is a "godly man".

erronis

(21,346 posts)
20. I also think the Epstein "operation" was exactly to develop this type of list for blackmail.
Tue Sep 9, 2025, 12:52 PM
Sep 9

A very "Soviet" type of operation, with obvious continuation under the putin regime.

The higher the ranking/importance of the John, the better.

Now, how does Amy Coney Barrett "fit in"?

Hekate

(99,502 posts)
44. Amy's a Beard. As for the rest, I really thought from the start that Epstein's generosity with his plane...
Tue Sep 9, 2025, 01:37 PM
Sep 9

… to and from DC and New York were to capture names for his list. Hillary showed up early as someone who had accepted a seat on a private plane to DC — and from photos, you can see them at some of the same NY galas. (I remember just praying, “Please God please don’t let Bill be on the flight manifest for the island” )

Ghislaine was a socialite — Epstein had the social skills. Everybody who’s anybody and has money goes to those galas. I’ll bet there’s lots of photos of those two with the high and mighty raising money for the Museum and Opera and whatnot.

So yes, I figured this for a very Soviet-style operation. Some men he hooked onto his island and that lifestyle, and some men and women he just schmoozed with and offered friendly favors to, like a ride on his jet for business in big cities. All names in his book. All in his web of influence to some degree.

Martin68

(26,494 posts)
22. I rather doubt it.
Tue Sep 9, 2025, 01:00 PM
Sep 9

BTW, I rather doubt there is an actual "list." Nevertheless, there should be plenty of ways to determine the identities of Epstein's "guests", "customers", and "friends.

Queso Delicioso

(103 posts)
24. Probably. But enough of them probably don't need the "help".
Tue Sep 9, 2025, 01:02 PM
Sep 9

They're odious enough on their own not to need any kompromat.

Hekate

(99,502 posts)
25. Cabinet members, at the least. Some of the Sleazy Six? Now that you mention it...
Tue Sep 9, 2025, 01:05 PM
Sep 9

Pardon me while my body revolts

AverageOldGuy

(2,976 posts)
26. I'd lay some odds one or more are on The List
Tue Sep 9, 2025, 01:06 PM
Sep 9

Thomas: 100%
Beer Bong Kavanaugh: 90%
Alito: 50%

Rest of them zero.

onenote

(45,677 posts)
54. Kavanaugh was a nobody during Epstein's active period.
Tue Sep 9, 2025, 03:06 PM
Sep 9

Epstein's first arrest came in 2006. Kavanaugh didn't become a SCOTUS justice until 2018.

The Madcap

(1,472 posts)
27. Intersect time period with age during that time and you have your likely culprits.
Tue Sep 9, 2025, 01:07 PM
Sep 9

Not sure about Kavanaugh. He might have been too young and obscure at the time. But there are older folk who would have been more prominent then...just saying.

EdmondDantes_

(928 posts)
36. Only 3 of the current justices were on the Supreme Court in 2008 with the first arrest
Tue Sep 9, 2025, 01:15 PM
Sep 9

The only one with a clear potential link is Samuel Alito. Acosta who gave Epstein the sweetheart deal was a former clerk for Alito. But it's hard for me to make that jump given it's sadly very common for sex predators to get very light sentences. See Brock Turner or that guy from BYU who started abusing a 5 year old, etc.

There is someone named John Roberts on the Epstein flight log, but it's a common name and there's no other public connection.

Ponietz

(4,037 posts)
47. Propriety indicates "Chief Justice"John Roberts has the burden of proof here
Tue Sep 9, 2025, 02:01 PM
Sep 9

I wish a Senator would make the connection and publicly ask JR to eliminate himself from the association. It’s time for confrontation.

EdmondDantes_

(928 posts)
56. That's a stretch in my opinion
Tue Sep 9, 2025, 03:18 PM
Sep 9

There's nothing actually connecting SC John Roberts and Epstein and it's a pretty common name, plus there's no evidence that the person in question was anything other than a passenger somewhere, not even to Epstein's island.

MLWR

(547 posts)
38. Kavanaugh was born in 1965; he wasn't too young.
Tue Sep 9, 2025, 01:20 PM
Sep 9

"he began his career as a law clerk working under Judge Ken Starr." That would be THE Ken Starr. "Kavanaugh had urged Starr to ask Clinton sexually graphic questions,[52][53] and described Clinton as being involved in "a conspiracy to obstruct justice", having "disgraced his office" and "lied to the American people".[54][55] The report provided extensive and explicit descriptions of each of Clinton's sexual encounters with Lewinsky, a level of detail the authors called "essential" to the case against Clinton."
snip
"In December 2000, Kavanaugh joined the legal team of George W. Bush, which was trying to stop the ballot recount in Florida"
-- from Wikipedia.
He's had such a sterling career.

BlueKentuckyGirl

(489 posts)
53. A tie that connects Starr to Epstein
Tue Sep 9, 2025, 03:05 PM
Sep 9

Just read the NYT article about how JP Morgan enabled Epstein. Towards the end of the article, it mentions that Starr represented Epstein sometime around 2006 when JP Morgan was thinking about cutting its ties with Epstein over the whole sex trafficking allegations. So, a loose connection of Kavanaugh to Epstein, but still a connection.

The Madcap

(1,472 posts)
57. Thanks for the info...
Tue Sep 9, 2025, 06:02 PM
Sep 9

He would have been in his forties in the early 2000's. I'm just a couple of years older, but he's held his age better.

I guess vodka and whiskey are great preservatives...

Submariner

(13,132 posts)
29. Maybe Big Ginny and the Spitter
Tue Sep 9, 2025, 01:08 PM
Sep 9

are on the list as gal pals at Epstein Island, and at a Walmart parking lot near you.

sagetea

(1,523 posts)
30. Oh, Indeed I do.
Tue Sep 9, 2025, 01:10 PM
Sep 9

I have talked to women/girls who were trafficked. I will never forget this one woman, who at the time was a teenager, would sit under a judges desk, and 'play' with him and nobody knew. She said this to me, totally deadpan. Maybe he exaggerated, maybe not. But, this stayed with me.

Every time, I think I have heard the worse of the worst, there is always something even worse. Is it any wonder that women would rather meet a bear in the woods?


sage



rainy

(6,300 posts)
31. Trump could be blackmailing the ones on the list makes
Tue Sep 9, 2025, 01:12 PM
Sep 9

a lot is sense because that would explain all their bad decisions!!!

AllyCat

(18,231 posts)
34. Thomas has a history of sexual assault already.
Tue Sep 9, 2025, 01:14 PM
Sep 9

He certainly has the type. Roberts...someone got to Roberts so I wouldn't doubt it at all. Also wonder about spouses...in one particular instance. The more religious and restrictive, the more I would suspect someone on that list.

Festivito

(13,790 posts)
39. I'm thinking of Deputy Dogg and then Turd Blossom.
Tue Sep 9, 2025, 01:20 PM
Sep 9

It took some powerful outsiders to coverup Epstein's death.
Pubic hair Coke kidder likes Dick's in an unsporting manner.
The late scab of Originalism liked them older.
The I like beer contestant drinks enough that any age looks good around 2am.

The probability chart holds a Textualist a slight taker of advantage over Beer Bong Boi.

sop

(16,121 posts)
40. I can see Trump nominating individuals involved with Epstein to positions of power so he could blackmail them later.
Tue Sep 9, 2025, 01:29 PM
Sep 9

I suspect many of the incompetent and corrupt people Trump nominated to positions of power were already compromised by some unreported scandal from their past, making them easier to manipulate and control.

snowybirdie

(6,343 posts)
41. Remember when
Tue Sep 9, 2025, 01:31 PM
Sep 9

Justice Kennedy retired early suddenly? No illness or obvious reasons. the was a swing vote many times. His son was a trump banker as well. Trump was able to appoint Kavanaugh after this, A reliable right vote.

BlueKentuckyGirl

(489 posts)
55. Or the Supremes could be protecting those who got them appointed.
Tue Sep 9, 2025, 03:10 PM
Sep 9

I'm thinking members of the Heritage Foundation. People like Leonard Leo or maybe Harlan Crowe.

IcyPeas

(24,245 posts)
60. I mean jeffrey epstein "suicided" himself.....
Tue Sep 9, 2025, 09:29 PM
Sep 9

if you believe that. I don't.

It's either some very high ranking people and/or what they did to some of the girls is worse than what we thought.... and there might be pictures or video.

Epstein’s sex trafficking ring went on for almost 20 years. Think of the number of girls/women who haven't come forward.

B.See

(6,712 posts)
64. The conservative SC vermin? With
Tue Sep 9, 2025, 10:20 PM
Sep 9

the exception of Barrett, wouldn't be surprised. Including THOMas. Remember Anita Hill?

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