Trump is desperately trying to sweep this scandal under the rug. His administration is still trying to manufacture a separate scandal that accuses Obama of "treason," while Trump's deputy AG (and former personal lawyer) is orchestrating a cover up with Ghislaine Maxwell by offering her limited immunity/clemency to facilitate her cooperation with the government.
Trump even sued the WSJ for releasing the infamous birthday letter to Epstein:
The letter reportedly concludes: "Happy Birthday — and may every day be another wonderful secret."
Trump's supporters are refusing to acknowledge his involvement and instead are either shrugging their shoulders or attempting to rationalize why the most obvious conclusion is the least likely.
Fox News deliberately edited Trump's response during an interview when he was asked if he would release the "Epstein client list."
Trump's initial response:
"Yeah, I think we should release it. People deserve to know."
Fox left out his follow up:
"But you have to understand, there’s a lot of lies in that list. A lot of names that shouldn’t be there. You don’t want to ruin innocent lives."
Even outside of this Epstein controversy, Trump has been accused of sexual abuse, harassment or rape by dozens of women dating back to the 70s—particularly women on the "younger side."
A book published in 2019 titled "All the President's Women" speaks of at least 43 allegations—one of them from Trump's first wife.
These women have described Trump forcibly groping them; grabbing them inappropriately and kissing them without consent.
Former Miss TEEN USA contestants claimed that Trump would unexpectedly walk into their dressing rooms. One of the girls alleges that she remembers Trump saying, “Don’t worry ladies, I’ve seen it all before.” The youngest girl was 15 at the time.
In an April 2005 interview on The Howard Stern Show, when asked about Miss USA and Miss Universe, Trump said he would go backstage before beauty pageant shows, the only man in the room while the women were “standing there with no clothes.” As the owner, “I sort of get away with things like that,” he added.
Samantha Holvey, a former Miss USA contestant, told CNN that when she competed in 2006, Trump personally inspected each contestant, looking at them from head to toe like “sexual objects,” which made her feel “the dirtiest I felt in my entire life.”
Other incidents include:
Jessica Leeds, [who] told The New York Times in 2016 that, in the late 1970s, Trump, who was a stranger to her, reached his hand up her skirt and grabbed her breasts on a flight to New York. She said he “was like an octopus” and his “hands were everywhere."
One woman claimed that Trump tried to rape her in his daughters bedroom at Mar-A-Lago.
Reporter Natasha Stoynoff describes an incident when she was alone with Trump where he "closed the door and pushed her against the wall before 'forcing his tongue down [her] throat.'" She was interviewing Trump for a story about his marriage to Melania.
There's always the Stormy Daniels case and the "Hollywood access tape," scandals that should have ended his political career. But in a desperate move after the hot mic incident, Trump staged a surprise press conference where he paraded four women around in front of reporters, each of them alleging that Bill Clinton abused them. Trump had the audacity to "praise their courage."
That same year, multiple women came forward speaking out against Trump. In response, Trump called them "horrible, horrible liars."
Judge Kaplan clarified recently that the jury's findings in the E Jean Carroll case align with the common understanding of rape. In other words, Trump was found by a jury to have raped E Jean Carroll.
Then there's the case involving the plaintiff "Katie Johnson", filed multiple times in 2016—all suspiciously dismissed.
The accuser was set to appear at a news conference later that year, but her attorney claimed that she had been receiving death threats and was too afraid to attend.
The case alleges that both Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein made the plaintiff into a "sex slave" at the age of 13 and forced her to perform sexual and depraved acts.
Trump and Epstein had a very close, friendly and social relationship starting in the late 80s. They were both prominent figures in Palm Beach, Florida, where they were often seen together at social events and parties. Photos and videos show the two together at Mar-a-Lago, laughing and ogling at women.
In an interview in 2002, Trump said of Epstein:
“I’ve known Jeff for 15 years. Terrific guy. He’s 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.”
In 2005, police searched Epstein's Palm Beach Mansion and found message books containing the names and numbers of high profile people, including Trump.
Virginia Guiffre, one of Epstein's most vocal accusers, claimed that she was recruited into Epstein's sex trafficking ring while working at Mar-a-Lago. Giuffre sadly "died by suicide" back in April.
Maria Farmer, another reported Epstein victim, went to police twice back in the 90s to complain about Epstein's sexual abuse of girls and young women. She brought up Trump's name both times, and not just because of his close relationship with Epstein, but also because of an alarming encounter she had with Trump at Epstein's New York office:
She told the authorities that late one night, Mr. Epstein unexpectedly called her to his offices in a luxury building in Manhattan, and she arrived in running shorts.
Mr. Trump then arrived, wearing a business suit, and started to hover over her.
Ms. Farmer said she recalled feeling scared as Mr. Trump stared at her bare legs. Then Mr. Epstein entered the room, and she recalled him saying to Mr. Trump: “No, no. She’s not here for you.”
It wasn't until Epstein's arrest and death in 2019 that Trump publicly stated that he wasn't "a fan" of Epstein.
After Ghislaine Maxwell's arrest in 2020, Trump appeared to show sympathy for her at a press briefing:
“I just wish her well, frankly. I’ve met her numerous times over the years, especially since I lived in Palm Beach, and I guess they lived in Palm Beach. But I wish her well, whatever it is."
According to flight logs released during Maxwell's trial, Trump has flown on the "Lolita Express" at least seven times.
Then there's Michael Wolff, a journalist who has interviewed Trump and had insider access to him and the White House.
Wolff claims that Trump once considered a pardon for Maxwell because he was worried that she might "spill secrets."
Wolff obtained audio recordings in 2017 of Epstein claiming that Trump and Melania's first sexual encounter took place aboard his private jet.
On his podcast, Fire and Fury, Wolff stated that Epstein once showed him several photographs of Trump at Epstein’s Palm Beach mansion, sitting around the pool with topless young girls, some reportedly sitting in Trump's lap.
Wolff described Trump and Epstein as "joined at the hip" for nearly 15 years. Both men have confirmed their close friendship together, they even shared the same women.
I recall most of this back when it unfolded and I've just been disgusted at how many Americans dismissed it ever since. Women really mean nothing to people.
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Trump is desperately trying to sweep this scandal under the rug. His administration is still trying to manufacture a separate scandal that accuses Obama of "treason," while Trump's deputy AG (and former personal lawyer) is orchestrating a cover up with Ghislaine Maxwell by offering her limited immunity/clemency to facilitate her cooperation with the government.
Trump even sued the WSJ for releasing the infamous birthday letter to Epstein:
Trump's supporters are refusing to acknowledge his involvement and instead are either shrugging their shoulders or attempting to rationalize why the most obvious conclusion is the least likely.
Fox News deliberately edited Trump's response during an interview when he was asked if he would release the "Epstein client list."
Trump's initial response:
Fox left out his follow up:
Even outside of this Epstein controversy, Trump has been accused of sexual abuse, harassment or rape by dozens of women dating back to the 70s—particularly women on the "younger side."
A book published in 2019 titled "All the President's Women" speaks of at least 43 allegations—one of them from Trump's first wife.
These women have described Trump forcibly groping them; grabbing them inappropriately and kissing them without consent.
Former Miss TEEN USA contestants claimed that Trump would unexpectedly walk into their dressing rooms. One of the girls alleges that she remembers Trump saying, “Don’t worry ladies, I’ve seen it all before.” The youngest girl was 15 at the time.
Other incidents include:
One woman claimed that Trump tried to rape her in his daughters bedroom at Mar-A-Lago.
Reporter Natasha Stoynoff describes an incident when she was alone with Trump where he "closed the door and pushed her against the wall before 'forcing his tongue down [her] throat.'" She was interviewing Trump for a story about his marriage to Melania.
There's always the Stormy Daniels case and the "Hollywood access tape," scandals that should have ended his political career. But in a desperate move after the hot mic incident, Trump staged a surprise press conference where he paraded four women around in front of reporters, each of them alleging that Bill Clinton abused them. Trump had the audacity to "praise their courage."
That same year, multiple women came forward speaking out against Trump. In response, Trump called them "horrible, horrible liars."
Judge Kaplan clarified recently that the jury's findings in the E Jean Carroll case align with the common understanding of rape. In other words, Trump was found by a jury to have raped E Jean Carroll.
Then there's the case involving the plaintiff "Katie Johnson", filed multiple times in 2016—all suspiciously dismissed.
The accuser was set to appear at a news conference later that year, but her attorney claimed that she had been receiving death threats and was too afraid to attend.
The case alleges that both Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein made the plaintiff into a "sex slave" at the age of 13 and forced her to perform sexual and depraved acts.
Trump and Epstein had a very close, friendly and social relationship starting in the late 80s. They were both prominent figures in Palm Beach, Florida, where they were often seen together at social events and parties. Photos and videos show the two together at Mar-a-Lago, laughing and ogling at women.
In an interview in 2002, Trump said of Epstein:
In 2005, police searched Epstein's Palm Beach Mansion and found message books containing the names and numbers of high profile people, including Trump.
Virginia Guiffre, one of Epstein's most vocal accusers, claimed that she was recruited into Epstein's sex trafficking ring while working at Mar-a-Lago. Giuffre sadly "died by suicide" back in April.
Maria Farmer, another reported Epstein victim, went to police twice back in the 90s to complain about Epstein's sexual abuse of girls and young women. She brought up Trump's name both times, and not just because of his close relationship with Epstein, but also because of an alarming encounter she had with Trump at Epstein's New York office:
It wasn't until Epstein's arrest and death in 2019 that Trump publicly stated that he wasn't "a fan" of Epstein.
After Ghislaine Maxwell's arrest in 2020, Trump appeared to show sympathy for her at a press briefing:
According to flight logs released during Maxwell's trial, Trump has flown on the "Lolita Express" at least seven times.
Then there's Michael Wolff, a journalist who has interviewed Trump and had insider access to him and the White House.
Wolff claims that Trump once considered a pardon for Maxwell because he was worried that she might "spill secrets."
Wolff obtained audio recordings in 2017 of Epstein claiming that Trump and Melania's first sexual encounter took place aboard his private jet.
On his podcast, Fire and Fury, Wolff stated that Epstein once showed him several photographs of Trump at Epstein’s Palm Beach mansion, sitting around the pool with topless young girls, some reportedly sitting in Trump's lap.
Wolff described Trump and Epstein as "joined at the hip" for nearly 15 years. Both men have confirmed their close friendship together, they even shared the same women.