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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump Is Completely Disavowing Epstein And Throwing Him Under The Bus.....
Will that cause Epstein to turn on Trump?
gopiscrap
(23,736 posts)by next week "he never heard of the guy"
womanofthehills
(8,690 posts)King of Projection
gopiscrap
(23,736 posts)ProudMNDemocrat
(16,783 posts)No one can beat him.Not "Sleepy Joe" or anyone else.
Shut the fuck up aldeady. Trump keeps giving Democrats sound bites in which to run on.
cwydro
(51,308 posts)But no one turns on him with any real result, except for Cohen perhaps.
tinrobot
(10,893 posts)Epstein is a well-connected billionaire who has a lot of dirt on a lot of people.
He's not going to lay down voluntarily for this bus.
cwydro
(51,308 posts)Fervently.
womanofthehills
(8,690 posts)Not as rich as he made out to be.
Might have gotten investors to invest with him because he had something on them - ya think??
marble falls
(57,063 posts)in with him will be totally unavoidable for him whether it benefits his inevitable future or not.
dalton99a
(81,433 posts)- Alan Dershowitz
Donald J. Trump with Jeffrey Epstein in 1997 in Palm Beach, Fla.
Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)Epstein is so filthy and gross, everyone in Manhattan could be at risk of some kind of infection. Egads, he is a nasty, nasty thing! Hes like pedophile Pigpen walking around in a feculent cloud.
I doubt trump can get far enough away from him.
Blue Owl
(50,347 posts)n/t
mitch96
(13,885 posts)I hope there are tapes... OH I hope there are tapes....
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Botany
(70,483 posts)And if so how can any republican and or Fox News person still defend him?
* an alleged cocaine and sex party
NY Times:
The year was 1992 and the event was a calendar girl competition, something that George Houraney, a Florida-based businessman who ran American Dream Enterprise, had organized at Mr. Trumps request.
I arranged to have some contestants fly in, Mr. Houraney recalled in an interview on Monday. At the very first party, I said, Whos coming tonight? I have 28 girls coming. It was him and Epstein.
Mr. Houraney, who had just partnered with Mr. Trump to host events at his casinos, said he was surprised. I said, Donald, this is supposed to be a party with V.I.P.s. Youre telling me its you and Epstein?
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(and after that party did Trump go on record and say that Jeff liked young women)
Ive known Jeff for 15 years. Terrific guy, Mr. Trump told New York magazine in 2002. Hes a lot of fun to be with. It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/09/us/politics/trump-epstein.html
redwitch
(14,944 posts)Botany
(70,483 posts)And right after the 2016 Election Pence went on record about "the other side" using
Russia to delegitimize the outcome. Besides he was picked by Paul Manafort to be veep.
I was thinking of two men alone with 28 women.
womanofthehills
(8,690 posts)and questioned the girls extensively about their encounters after they were with various men. Blackmail to invest with him - some think. Trump could be on one of those (insurance) CD's - we can only hope.
DFW
(54,335 posts)If Trump has gotten a message to Epstein saying, "Shut up, and I'll help. Rat on me, and you go away for life," I think Epstein will just clam up. Later, when he finds out Trump plans to abandon him anyway, THEN he'll open up.
But by THAT time, who will be interested in listening?
kentuck
(111,076 posts)That is also why he was so quick to get rid of Acosta. He wants to put this Epstein matter behind him as soon as possible. For whatever reason....
sunonmars
(8,656 posts)I would be very surprised if there is not a horde of evidence somewhere that Epstein has.
You do not run that sort of operation and that sort of thing without blackmail material.
lame54
(35,282 posts)Johonny
(20,829 posts)I think we can assume the AG will be ahead of any Trump negative news long before it touches Trump legally. It still might cause bad press, but Trump voters are unable to process news so no big deal there.
sunonmars
(8,656 posts)time..................
There are so many directions and people this can go off into and it will.
Stuart G
(38,414 posts)Since I really don't know how many acts this show is, it could be 3, or it could be 5. No one knows. But it live, and going on at your nearest newspaper, computer, magazine, TV or radio. Which ever you like, it will have news on this one. Strange show. I thought there could be only one show like this, and it was called, "Watergate" but I was wrong. I wouldn't say this is Watergate 2, because it is different and the cast members are different, and this one involves another country and the other Watergate only involved this country. But the theme is the same: greed and power. ...Oh..this show has lots of ...SEX... Epstein as a director must like sex. And...what direction will this go? Is the Epstein thing part of another play or show?
Or.....is it all part of the same show?...Don't ask me, As Sgt Schultz used to say,..............
... " I know nothing."
TheRealNorth
(9,475 posts)If he knows a pardon is in the cards.
sunonmars
(8,656 posts)tulipsandroses
(5,122 posts)I think the other shoe to drop with Epstein is the financial aspect.
It seems that Epstein may be a corrupt businessman? Does he have dirt on other corrupt business people? Money laundering? Russian money?
I'm thinking that's why Barr has not recused from future prosecutions - where this may lead. If Epstein wants to offer up dirt to try to save his skin. He wants to know to bury it.
I do think it would be political kryptonite to try to pardon Epstein but we all know how Trump feels about trying to dig into his finances. If Epstein has anything on his finances then this will get really dicey.
TheRealNorth
(9,475 posts)Who knows how long the trial will be or take- Epstein may escape conviction or may not be convicted before Election Day 2020. After that, what does Trump care?
Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)who has no friends and only uses people.