General Discussion

… 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.