'Could bring him down': Senator says Trump was 'clearly at center of child sex ring'

[B.See]

'Could bring him down': Senator says Trump was 'clearly at center of child sex ring' - Rawstory

With a vote on releasing files related to Jeffrey Epstein just days away, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) said this weekend that it was clear... Donald Trump was “at the center of a child sex ring,” and that (Trump's) behavior over the past week made it clear that the files contained “something especially and specifically incriminating.”

“What we've already seen is immensely incriminating; clearly, Donald Trump was at the center of a child sex ring,” Murphy said, speaking over the weekend with The Bulwark Managing Editor Sam Stein during a panel.

[BeyondGeography]

1. That's throwing a punch

Murphy for Senate Minority Leader.

[stollen]

37. My Christmas wish

Restore our competence and confidence in our govt. starting with the pedos of all political persuasions.

[Clouds Passing]

40. I second that

[Mike Nelson]

2. That's incredible...

... I wonder if Sen. Murphy knows something we haven't seen, yet? The "center" means, to me, manager or co-manager status... something equal to Epstein and Maxwell. I thought Crooked Donald's involvement was more fringe... or onlooker.

[The Roux Comes First]

4. Or Lingering in Epstein's Bedroom for Hours with Likely Drugged Underaged Women

And this was doubtless not a one-time occurrence.

[Mike Nelson]

10. Or...

... money involvement, as Global1 mentioned below.

[radical noodle]

36. This

Nothing motivates trump like money. And we already know he loves to have info on others to use against them.

[BWdem4life]

17. You thought that?

That The Donald would stand by and watch his friend make all kinds of money and not want a major piece of the action?

[Chemical Bill]

33. I assume...

that Senator Murphy knows and has seen much more than me.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

3. So is Lindsey Halligan going to a GJ to get Sen. Murphy indicted too?

She ain't been having too much luck with the judges so far.

[The Roux Comes First]

6. She Seems to Have a Remarkable Knack for Bollixing Up Everything She Touches

And pissing off the few judges not previously bought off by the orange felon and the "heritage" foundation.

[global1]

5. As A Sexual Predator OR As The Money Launderer?.....nt

[B.See]

7. Good question. Possibly

both??? Who knows? (Answer: SOMEBODY does.)

[Bev54]

30. He is both of those and more, he is a rapist, a child sex trafficker, money launderer, murderer,

a fraudster and every other type of criminal. He is a true abomination.

[evolves]

35. Why not both?

If the shoe fits…

[misanthrope]

8. One thing I don't see discussed much

is Jeffrey Epstein's other passions beyond sheer sexual depravity. The biggest of those was shady financial dealing and it was a huge part of how he amassed the power he had.

Now while many of us have our suspicions that Trump was a "short eyed" sexual predator, we know for certain he is magnetically drawn to illegal financial hijinks. He can't help himself. I have to wonder if that isn't as much a part of his paranoia about the Epstein files as anything else.

[Amaryllis]

11. Senator Wyden has the goods on the financial stuff but has has a hard time getting it to go any where. He has put

several years into investigating it.

[electric_blue68]

9. I feel like "Did miss something?" by missing some news?

I haven't followed it supper closely, but enough, I think. He is, Epstein was, Ghislaine is a monster. Years of hideous criminal actions.

You go, Sen Murphy!

[PatSeg]

14. So much is happening so fast,

it is hard to keep up. Meanwhile, people are still examining what has been released and more of the whole picture seems to be coming together.

Chris Murphy doesn't tend to be hyperbolic, so I am assuming that what he says is based on solid evidence.

[Joinfortmill]

12. Whoa!

[RockCreek]

13. Modeling agencies are a classic vehicle

And he had a modeling agency in the relevant time period.
Epstein is known to have had direct connections of the worst kind with a French modeling agency. The guy who ran it, who repeatedly raped Virginia Guifre, died of reported suicide while in jail for his illegal modelling related "activities" a few years ago.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

34. I was asked if I wanted to be a model

He gave me a card. I called the number got wigged out and hung up before the manager got to the phone.

Maybe it was a good thing I wigged out.

[Escape]

15. Child sex rings, money laundering, kompromat, blackmail, ....

Epstein and Trump were made for each other.

[the nelm]

16. Not to minimize what Senator Murphy is saying by any means, but until a real live, none-retiring Republican...

Senator says something like this, it unfortunately doesn't move the ball that much. They are still the majority and still aren't budging. When that majority starts to crack, then I'll start thinking there might be some real justice. In the meantime, Senator Murphy keep pounding them with facts and truth.

[BaronChocula]

18. ... said Sen. R.U. New (D-CT)

I love Murphy's optimism, but rubber and road don't always meet. After everything for which the molten orange blob has been given a pass, I'm not holding my breath. But I hope he's right.

[B.See]

20. Well, he did say "could," so

I didn't read it so much as optimism as wishful thinking.

[BaronChocula]

22. I think Murphy's great

He's a solid dependable Democrat. He's just been on my reality alert the past couple days. On Sunday he criticized the Caving 8 (for lack of a better term) saying he thought there was "a real shot" at getting a continuing resolution passed to end the shutdown. My first question was when. My second question was who else thought that a deal was possible. Republicans knew their future political fortunes were cooked after this month's elections. They also knew the C8 weren't on board with the shutdown and thus would probably eventually give in.

But like most people with a big mouth (or typing fingers) I really don't know.

[Permanut]

19. He's toast now..

Oh, wait, I thought he was toast when he called war casualties "suckers and losers", or when he vilified the Kahn family, or when he was convicted of 34 counts of fraud, or when he said of Charlottesville that there were "fine people on both sides", or when he pardoned 1500 thugs who attacked the capital.

Never mind.

[Blue Owl]

21. Isn't this like a one phone call thing?

tRump is at the center of a child sex ring.

BOOM. Presidency OVER.

[vapor2]

32. The survivors KNOW and when they reveal this

his term will surely end

[KentuckyWoman]

23. I don't see it happening

Oh I believe he's a ring leader of child sex trafficking. No doubt whatever in my mind. But I see no ending where Trump goes down for any crime regardless of how incredibly disgusting. He's the master at finding teeny weenie loopholes in the law and exploiting them for personal gain. The only bright spot in my lack of belief is that Jean Carroll took him down. So it CAN be done. We just need that repeated on a scale that removes him from office and into a jumpsuit that matches his face.

[lindysalsagal]

24. Murphy is a good man: He doesn't sensationalize. No BS. I'd love to see him run for POTUS.

[malaise]

25. Donvict should resign

Or face impeachment #3

[spanone]

26. K&R

[twodogsbarking]

27. From 2012.

[J_William_Ryan]

28. "Donvict should resign"

That’s not going to happen.

And a Republican House will never impeach.

A Democratic House will impeach, but too few Senate Republicans will vote to convict.

Last, Section 4 of the 25th Amendment doesn't apply.

Trump’s not going anywhere.

[Martin68]

29. Trump probably got off on watching.

[usonian]

38. He must be on suicide watch by now

[pat_k]

39. The Epstein scandal is about sooo much more than "who's on the list."

As I listen to the press conference this morning, it became clear to me this is about a lot more than "the list."

The Epstein scandal could be the match that sparks unprecedented transformation