excalibur
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Basically, this has been my take on the so-called Epstein file.
Almost everything has already been made public.
The author was an AUSA for 22 years.
I highly recommend that you read the entire article at the link below.
shipwreckedcrew.substack.com
Almost everything has already been made public.
The author was an AUSA for 22 years.
I highly recommend that you read the entire article at the link below.
Maybe the better question is "What happened to the rest of the "Epstein File?"
Just about everything set forth herein is nothing more than “informed speculation.”
Some is objective factual information based on documents that have already been released for one purpose or another.
Some is objective factual information based on data that is regularly collected and retained in various government data bases as a routine matter.
A massive volume of records about Jeffrey Epstein have been released over the past decade or so. Numerous civil lawsuits involving hundreds of millions of dollars — and hundreds of victims —have been litigated and settled. Criminal prosecutions and trials, with the public release of some highly enlightening evidence, have been conducted both in the trial court and at the appellate level. Freedom of Information filings have been made and responded to — not always to the satisfaction of those seeking records, but in some measure information has made its way into the public arena.
The document from which the above screenshot was taken was the flight log of an Boeing 727, Tail No. N908JE, owned by Jeffrey Epstein and nicknamed the “Lolita Express.” Part of the flight logs were published by Gawker in 2015. Almost all the files were made part of the evidence in Gislaine Maxwell’s trial in 2021. As you can see, the flight log lists passengers on the flights. These are somewhat haphazard and I do not think there is any guarantee that they are meant to be 100% accurate. This one screen shot shows the names Bill Clinton, Ron Burkle, Ira Magaziner, and several others who are well known figures in business, entertainment, and/or politics. Some entries have only initials.
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But — in its physical manifestation — what is the “Epstein Client List”?
Ghislaine Maxwell had a “little black book” that was marked and made an exhibit in her trial. Pages from the book were shown to the jury but not displayed publicly in the courtroom. In my opinion, her “little black book” is likely of no more use than the list of contacts in a smart phone. It only tells you the names that have been included by the user, but little else of substantive value. If you are trying to prove that the phone’s owner knew another person, having that person’s name in the contacts is circumstantial evidence of that fact. But it doesn’t tell you anything about what the two might have done together.
Similarly, the fact that someone was on Epstein’s plane to/from Little St. Martin tells you they flew to/from Little St. Martin. It tells you nothing about what happened there.
In my opinion, that is all an “Epstein Client List” is going to prove. The rest will be speculation and innuendo with a complete absence of evidence of anything illegal that happened while the listed individuals were there.
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But the absence of any substantive evidence of criminal activity by well-known members of the supposed “elite” — given the millions and millions of dollars spent investigating and suing Epstein and his estate by both the government and private parties — is the “tell” that the “Epstein Client List” which the Conspiracy Theorists pound on the table and insist it must exist really is a figment of their over-active imaginations.
What Happened to the "Epstein File"?
Maybe the better question is "What happened to the rest of the "Epstein File?"
shipwreckedcrew.substack.com
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