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July 8, 2019 10:21 AM   Subscribe

This weekend, Jeffery Epstein was arrested at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey as his private plane arrived from Paris, France. Today, an indictment was unsealed by US Attorneys over his sex crimes: CNN Live Thread. Axios hosts the actual indictment.

This is the latest unfolding in a saga that received new life when reporter Julie Brown of the Miami Herald published her 3 part series last year, Perversion of Justice (prev on the blue).

NY Times: Why the Trump White House Is Caught Up in the Jeffrey Epstein Scandal

Bloomberg: Epstein Arrest Is a Worry for Donald Trump Of note: During the 2016 presidential campaign, an unidentified young woman filed a suit against Trump in which she alleged that he raped her when she was 13 at a party at Epstein’s Upper East Side townhouse in Manhattan. Trump denied the claims and the woman later dropped the suit because, her lawyer said, she was intimidated by death threats. The Trump camp described her allegations as “untrue.”

The Guardian: Jeffrey Epstein sexual abuse case could push powerful friends into spotlight (includes photo of Trump and Epstein, lest you hear cries of "fake news")

NY Mag: Everything We Know About the Sex Crimes Case Against Jeffrey Epstein Of note: If Trump or His Administration Wanted to Interfere in the Case, Could They? Yes. Attorney General William Barr could legally do so and has repeatedly shown a willingness to put loyalty to Trump above all else — though he did tell Congress he might recuse himself from Epstein-related cases since he worked for one of the firms behind Epstein’s controversial plea deal.

Christine Pelosi on Twitter over the weekend.

Author Summer Brennan on Twitter over the weekend: I’ve followed this story and individual for a long time. It needs to be understood that this is about much more than the actions of individual men, but a *system* of powerful men using underage girls as luxury goods to offer, trade, etc. There is a world in which this is the norm. A class of (mostly) uber-powerful men who think the rules do not apply to them. One of them is in the White House.

In the early 2000s, Epstein made a point of befriending prominent or upcoming scientists, journalists, famous actors, and politicians, most of whom were likely never shown this side of things, especially if they were women. Young women who *were* shown this secret world of exploitative male power, often victimized themselves, were given the impression that this was just the way things were and they had no power to change it. But it shouldn’t be that way.

Meanwhile Prince Andrew, one of the most prominent people directly implicated in all of this, walks around virtually unscathed.

So I do hope coverage of this story does not cop out and make it about the actions of a sick individual, but instead accurately depicts Epstein as what he was/is: a power broker in a world where this sort of behavior is the price of entry.


Further previous Epstein. Also layered in megathreads: 1, 2, 3.
posted by allkindsoftime (1 comment total)

This post was deleted for the following reason: Ten minutes late! Sorry -- restless_nomad



 
Eesh I didn't see the previous posts on my multiple previews as I was building. Flagged, apologies.
posted by allkindsoftime at 10:24 AM on July 8, 2019


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