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AZJonnie

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9. That is what I've also concluded after carefully watching the whole story unfold
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 12:13 PM
Yesterday

I could lay out the evidence that underpins this analysis (it doesn't 'prove' it, but suggests it), but it would annoy many people so I won't. I hope you'll believe me when I say it's honestly well-considered, and that I would be more than happy to jump on the bandwagon to believe what everyone else does, if the evidence ever truly warrants it.

A lot of the reasons behind this though I will say stem from the testimonies in Maxwell's 2022 trial, which I consider to offer the highest level of credibility, due to everyone being under oath in a closely-watched federal criminal trial

OTOH, I also strongly suspect he and Brunel were recruiting models and actresses (who were 18+) from all over the world to come and party at Epstein Island and elsewhere, and I'm sure a lot of what happened there is rightly called "sex trafficking", so I disagree with the headline, and think the word "minors" should be part of it.

I think he was trafficking young women, and privately abusing minor girls, rather than sharing them with his rich buddies, with the likely exception of Virginia Guiffre.

In the public imagination, IMHO, these two things (abusing minors, trafficking 18-25 year olds to his rich buddies) have become conflated into one storyline, but I don't think that version of the story is particularly accurate.

Let the flames begin.

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What load of bullshit UpInArms Yesterday #1
Was this before or after Bill Barr destroyed the evidence? FakeNoose Yesterday #2
Captives don't have to be told what's expected of them. underpants Yesterday #3
Whitewashing at its finest. Ritabert Yesterday #4
Seriously? ._. Yesterday #5
It's J. Edgar Hoover's on steroids. quaint Yesterday #19
My father's FBI... GiqueCee Yesterday #33
So, I guess all those politicians in Europe who are resigning from their posts MLWR Yesterday #6
Just one more example of the FBI's lack of credibility under Trump. patphil Yesterday #7
It's now official that there ain't a cow in Texas. raccoon Yesterday #8
The longhorns have up and vanished! electric_blue68 Yesterday #30
That is what I've also concluded after carefully watching the whole story unfold AZJonnie Yesterday #9
I have to ask... 2naSalit Yesterday #11
Yes I have, and yes I have paid a considerable attention to details, though I may've missed something AZJonnie Yesterday #23
Did you forget the sarcsm thingy? niyad Yesterday #14
First thing i thought of after reading your post bluestarone Yesterday #16
Yes, I suppose I'd be as terrible at it as 17 years worth of federal prosecutors across 5 POTUS terms (nt) AZJonnie Yesterday #24
I think I understand what you're saying FakeNoose Yesterday #32
That's the jist yes, but I also think he and Brunel were at least in some sense trafficking young women AZJonnie 22 hrs ago #35
And it don't rain in Indianapolis in the summertime usonian Yesterday #10
I can't believe the AP would report that oldmanlynn Yesterday #12
Bovine Excrement! Pas-de-Calais Yesterday #13
Not Borowitz or The Onion catrose Yesterday #15
The same FBI that found no evidence of sexual abuse by Bret Kavanaugh. SunSeeker Yesterday #17
The FBI might very well have concluded this. malthaussen Yesterday #18
Sounds more like they aren't incorruptible. mdbl Yesterday #20
I won't quibble. n/t malthaussen Yesterday #21
This is the type of BS we can expect from the newly revamped Fascist Bureau of Intimidation. nt yaesu Yesterday #22
Let me guess. It was just a different kind of chapter of the Boy Scouts and they were working on a merit badge. Vinca Yesterday #25
Wait, what? They're gonna push this bullshit? purr-rat beauty Yesterday #26
We need the names of the FBI people who said this... Escape Yesterday #27
Sure, Jan. Scrivener7 Yesterday #28
Well that's good enough for me, nothing else to see here. Buddyzbuddy Yesterday #29
This is their next tactic. Pretend they have no evidence. LiberalLovinLug Yesterday #31
The Patel FBI? Mysterian Yesterday #34
found no connection to criminal activity, said another internal memo in 2019. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 7 hrs ago #36
"they found scant evidence the well-connected financier led a sex trafficking ring serving powerful men" LudwigPastorius 7 hrs ago #37
So why did Maxwell take the 5th? Nt RussBLib 7 hrs ago #38
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