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In reply to the discussion: FBI concluded Jeffrey Epstein wasn't running a sex trafficking ring for powerful men, files show [View all]AZJonnie
(3,230 posts)But they were not minors at the time. As I said, I think the characterization in the headline of not trafficking at all ... is probably inaccurate.
I don't want to get too into why I lean towards the belief I expressed (it would be unpopular if I laid it *all* out), but people who think I'm just talking out of my rear should read all of what Carolyn A testified to against Maxwell (and Epstein) in the former's 2022 federal trial. Carolyn was the one Maxwell was convicted of trafficking to Epstein, the one that got her the 20 years. She was the DoJ's star witness, basically.
If one goes and reads it all, they'll discover why, on the particular question of him sharing many minors with many of his friends, the evidence is a lot weaker than people have been led to believe. And that's probably why DoJ hasn't seemed to do all that much beyond prosecute Epstein and Maxwell themselves. Including Holder, Lynch and Garland.
If compelling evidence to the contrary comes out, I'll be quick to reassess. I'd love to not be an outlier with my friends on DU on this question.
