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SRC's avatar

I think we all know that we will never hear the truth of any of this in our lifetime. But I think in our heart, we know the extent to which Trump was involved. Why else would he have his lawyer go talk to the other perpetrator who is still in prison. And then mysteriously, they moved to a different facility. That tells you all you need to know. Trump is a pedophile…a rapist and I hope it’s some point he is treated as such.

SusieD's avatar

The only way we will really know the truth is not because Bondi’s DOJ will release ALL of the files with unredacted names of the men that girls were trafficked TO, but because the victims will start coming forward and revealing what they experienced. THEY know what happened and WHO did what to them. This story won’t die until we get the full truth because we won’t let it die!

Patrice Mobley's avatar

There stories should have been told years ago. Maybe the convicted felon would be serving time for his litney of crimes.

David Maceira's avatar

Just a thought. Perhaps listening to the women who were raped is a good place to start. With that in mind.

Representative Ro Khanna (CA) and Thomas Massie (KY) will hold a press conference September 3, 2025 at the House triangle. They will be joined by survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s sexual abuse.

Barbara A Gaudreau's avatar

Oh, I didn't hear that! Thank you for telling us! I hope more/all of them come forward and tell their stories!! I won't deny that I look forward to the day dump is locked up in a Maximum security prison, where he belongs! And all the other perverts that are involved. Just because they have money and power does not give them the right to harm a child!!

Martha Kenne's avatar

SusieD, I agree completely! Subpoena victims? Or let them voluntarily testify to Senate or whoever? The victims are the key....not lyin' Maxwell (or Blanche, Bondi, Trump......)

SusieD's avatar

Voluntarily is probably best.They are not in a great position, having to face MAGA backlash. But hopefully they want to bring these perpetrators into the light of day and perhaps get a measure of closure. I can just imagine a slogan for them “We are YOUR retribution!!!”

Barbara A Gaudreau's avatar

I think a lot of MAGA want the truth these days. Of course the perverts don't but these women have the power to put them where they belong -- behind bars! It doesn't matter how much money or power they may have! These Women Survivors Have ALL the power now!!! I believe most women of the world and country will stand by them... I know I will!!

Ann M Palmer's avatar

In my opinion, the only reason the justice department is bobbing and weaving and will evidently never release all of the files, is that drumpf was complicit. He was Epstein's best friend for over 10 years and was also friends with Maxwell. We also know drumpf's history with women and walking into the dressing room of young women in Moscow. And some other unsavory rumors. It's not much of a stretch to imagine that he "partied" with Epstein.

I agree with your previous comments suggesting that the victims who are willing be interviewed by members of Congress..those who are investigating the Epstein case. Some of those victims have indicated that they wish to tell their story.

Of course there's always the possibility of a leak ala. Daniel Elsberg.

Julianne Clark's avatar

I highly recommend two books by investigative journalist Craig Unger: "House of Trump/House of Putin (The Untold Story of Donald Trump and the Russian Mafia)," which vastly covers Trump's money laundering for Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union, and "American Kompromat (How the KGB Cultivated Donald Trump and Related Tales of Sex, Greed, Power, and Treachery," which abounds in research into the connection between Trump and Epstein. Whether Trump is actually aware or not, he is effectively functioning as a Russian asset - explaining the degree to which he is influenced and dictated to by Putin with regard to his administration policy stances both at home and abroad.

Barbara A Gaudreau's avatar

Thank you, I will getting and reading these books.

Ann M Palmer's avatar

Thank you for those recommendations.

BDud's avatar

Agreed!!! DOJ’s back and forth makes them look like someone pleading the 5th in a court case… (imo guilty until proven innocent, as The 5th specifically includes the right against self-incrimination).

Barbara A Gaudreau's avatar

Maybe these women should form a group and ask Popok to represent them? Then let MTN bring their stories to the public and the Congress?? What do others think about that idea? It's kind of hard to figure out who to trust in the media these days so I am guessing they don't know either. Maybe even the paper that published that article about that birthday book?

Ann M Palmer's avatar

That's a real concern. I think your idea of having Popok represent is a good one.

Diane Bagues's avatar

We’ll apparently see - and hear - eight of the women victimized as children when Congress returns right after Labor Day.

William's avatar

Yup .Sept 3rd many victims will come forward ...

Barbara A Gaudreau's avatar

I agree, we certainly won't get the truth from these Perverts and as difficult as it may be for these women to go public, it may also be the best healing process for them. As well as the best protection for them. There are entirely too many "suspicious" deaths that have occurred around dump! From Ivana's "fall" to Virginia's "suicide", if you know what I mean. They are living in fear as it is, but if they could form a group and come forward as a group, they'd be much more powerful and large to have any sort of "accidental" death or injuries. My heart breaks for those children they were when all of that happened to them but so long as these monsters intimidate/threaten them, they are continuing to Harm them. As a survivor of incest as a child and a rape, I know that the healing begins when it's put out in the light of day and not all kept inside tormenting me... So, I hope they will come forward and I think as a group, they'd be safer and a lot louder. People WILL listen to them now!!

Connie Larsen's avatar

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5447819-thomas-massie-ro-khanna-jeffrey-epstein-victims-capitol/

Don’t miss this!

trump n his miscreants are also trying to stage a coup!! Start calling your representatives n senators! WTF are they doing for we the people?

202 225 3121 or 202 224 3121

Will reach any member of congress!

Linda Ann Robinson's avatar

My Republican Senator, new to this role (having won by only 12k votes), is just a rubber stamp. Proven to be Totally worthless. But I still write and call to be a PITA (pain in the a).

Linda Ann Robinson's avatar

Purple, swing state - Penna. Philly and SE PA mostly blue and Pittsburgh too. Some pockets of blue elsewher, but PA is really mostly rural and Red. 🥲

Regina Focht's avatar

I write McCormick often. Seems like a big waste of time. This R won’t vote for another R in any race if ever again after the absolute shit show that this administration and the complicit GOP are

SusieD's avatar

How right you are! I just read yesterday that political scientists reeder to this sort of thing as a self coup. But interestingly, the goal for this coup is demolition. It is time to stand up and fight back!

Victoria Kriete's avatar

Why shouldn't we know the truth! We know Trump was heavily involved with Epstein. Put the President under oath if he has nothing to hide & barely knew the guy. He's so high on himself - Prove It Felon47!

SusieD's avatar

He would just lie under oath. There is a saying in the world of addiction and recovery “how do you know an addict is lying?, he opens his mouth.”

How do you know the current president is lying, he opens his mouth! But I do love picturing him sworn in on the stand having to answer tough questions!

Leah Baum's avatar

He has no problem lying under oath.

Barbara A Gaudreau's avatar

Amen!!! I totally agree! And his denials make him look that much more Guilty and AFRAID!! Those women are SOOO powerful right now! They are actually MORE powerful than drumpf... and he knows it!!!

Diane Bagues's avatar

Not only a “different facility.” Rather, one not intended for those convicted of sex crimes. And one that takes months of review prior to approval. Somehow, Ghislaine jumps the queue?

Barbara A Gaudreau's avatar

I have been saying that exact thing from the start of his denials! How he ever got back into office is beyond belief but I will be sooo happy to see him and all the cult Gone!!

SRC's avatar

I think it will be a long while before we see that happen 😞

Julianne Clark's avatar

Please see my reply to Ann M Palmer below.

Xplisset's avatar

Selective transparency is a magic trick, not justice.

Michael, this “release” is a joke with a badge. Audio, not video? That’s a ventriloquist act. Let us see faces, body language, hesitations. Todd Blanche running the interview? That’s like asking the getaway driver to do the lineup. And moving Maxwell to minimum security while she gets a microphone? That’s PR with a gate pass.

Three things the public hears when DOJ dribbles out clips instead of the file:

1. You’re managing fallout, not delivering truth.

2. You’re laundering Maxwell’s credibility to help a man she once called “cordial.”

3. You’re daring conspiracy peddlers to fill the gaps.

If this were about closure, we’d have a release schedule for the full record (with victim protections), the video, the chain-of-custody logs, the authorizations for Blanche’s role, and a clean index of what’s still withheld and why. Period.

Zingers they can’t un-hear:

• Audio without video is a shadow puppet show.

• Putting Blanche in that chair is a fking conflict parade.**

• You don’t bury truth with redactions and call it sunlight.

One step for the room: call your House member today and demand a dated statement for (1) the full Epstein file plan and (2) a hearing that compels video + logs—no more curated crumbs. Drop your rep’s reply in this thread.

Paper wins. www.xplisset.com

Maude's House's avatar

Popok broke it down, with Blanche asking her extremely leading questions, just pretty much giving her the answers. Trying to make her look the victim, so that when she "clears" trump of any wrong doing, she's more believable. I guess he forgets a couple of her convictions were for perjury. Plus, the two bearing witness (hahaha) was fbi and I forget who else. There should have been another prosecutor there to challenge her responses.

Michael Stayton's avatar

Who else? Maurene Comey, prosecutor of Epstein and Maxwell. She should have been there. But, unfortunately she had been just been fired from the DOJ. Such rotten timing?

BDud's avatar

Once pardoned, will she move to a non-extradition country since the filled crypto wallet she’ll receive as “reward” for her true stmts will be untraceable and accessible internationally… just curious…

Ana warner's avatar

My rep is worthless. If he reply’s it’s just maga propaganda.. Gabe Evans CO8 has gotta go.

Audra Young's avatar

Michael didn't take audio without video. They only supplied audio.

Euphemia Mulready's avatar

When the Epstein/Maxwell brave survivors speak in September 2025, I hope they give every detail of the people on the list! Perhaps the 21 women who accused Orange guy are there also! Perhaps all those women with Non-Disclosures with Orange guy will speak up & we can set up a Go-Fund-Me to help them pay off the debt if they go public! I would definitely contribute! Plus Katie Johnson!

Elana's avatar

What about protection for the victims from tRumputin's subsequent inevitable bullying, prevarication, actions of retribution and harassment from his unqualified cabinet appointees/minions/MAGA loyalists?

Euphemia Mulready's avatar

That is always a scary thought knowing how cruel, petty, vindictive & bullying he is! I’ve thought a lot about that! But if everyone stands up, & he retaliates, it will show some of the MAGA diehards what a lowlife he is & has been for six decades!

Those 21 women stood up! But the Kool Aid Patriarchy chose not to believe them then!

But they believed E Jean & Stormy! They stood up!

How long r we willing to let him get away with his cruelty, misogyny & destruction?

Barbara A Gaudreau's avatar

NOW is the time for them to go public!! People are paying attention and if anything happens to these women? We will know WHO, WHERE AND WHY!!! Their best protection IS to come forward. And IF they were pushed into signing something back whenever, tell us, and when he denies it?? We will have him where he needs to be!! BEHIND PRISON BARS!!!

Connie Larsen's avatar

His treasonous bastards!

Euphemia Mulready's avatar

MAGA: How many more brave women coming forward about Orange guy’s sexual abuse & harassment will it take?

We’re at 49 that we know of!

How many more should come forward till you believe them? Will you still call them all liars? He did!

Barbara A Gaudreau's avatar

Especially Katie Johnson!!! That woman has sooo much POWER right now, SHE COULD PUT THE NOOSE AROUND HIS NECK AND...save our COUNTRY!!!! They ALL have soo much power now!!! The Country WILL stand by them, even most MAGA, I think. He knows how powerful they are, that's why the country is in such a mess, he will do anything to prevent the TRUTH from coming out! But, the more of them that come forward, go public, the SAFER they are!!

Euphemia Mulready's avatar

We need to let those brave women/men know that we hear them, we believe them, we will support & protect them!

Also that we would understand if some can’t come forward!

Aaron Roman's avatar

✊ Michael Cohen, you are an inspiration keep up the good work you do.

Stephen Gufreda's avatar

Coached and scripted was my first impression.

arne link's avatar

Absolutely. I think she just practiced reading her script until it was perfect. What a rotten joke on the people. We know the truth. Just talk to the survivors.

David Erickson's avatar

No more hiding in your distractions, no more safe-space in your lies

We’ll keep pounding these drums till the last redaction dies

Release the Epstein Files,

Release the Epstein Files,

Release the Epstein Files,

Release the damn files.

https://www.movements.rocks/p/release-the-epstein-files-lyrics

Kezia Sorensen's avatar

After seeing Ben’s video clip of the Teen USA beauty pageant, it occurred to me that they don’t see fourteen year olds as girls. They called them young women. My thoughts were confirmed when Miss Maxwell said that the age of consent was lower in Europe. The awful reality is that they don’t accept their actions as child abuse. By the victims testimony, they were groomed and then accused of being prostitutes

Susan Raquel's avatar

Good point. Many 14 year old girls could definitely pass as young women, especially those that develop their "figures" at a young age. However, that doesn't matter. The fact is that adult men were contributing to the ruination of young lives. I strongly suspect that these youngsters were not going to High School and having the opportunity to go to Proms and such. I also suspect that they were too immature to know how to get out.

No one knows at this point exactly what the women will say at the press conference on 9-3. Perhaps some will talk about how the criminal trafficking ring actually worked in each of their cases.

Barbara A Gaudreau's avatar

What about the 10 year old children {boys and girls} bought in Cambodia and Thailand?????

Susan Raquel's avatar

I expect that anywhere in the world that you go you will find sick SOB"s who exploit children.

Gabe Vasquez's avatar

In this day and age just an audio recording. Total BS. They scripted all of the conversation to protect the A Hole in the Whitehouse. Regardless, Trump is guilty. He sexually abuse young girls. He is a sexual predator. He was found guilty in a court of law. The whole country and world knows it.

Michael Stayton's avatar

What I want to know just what said between them before the recording started and after. What promises were made. like: "You do good and we will move you to a nicer place."

Brexx Gabriel's avatar

Blanche loves protecting pedos, including his orange pedo god.

MM Harris's avatar

How do we even know it was the real maxwell doing the talking?? Super easy for AI to replicate and make up anything...

arne link's avatar

Excellent point. There are no guarantees. It's just theatre.

Cathy's avatar

He thinks this is the end of the story. It’s just the beginning

Andan Casamajor's avatar

August is usually a pretty sleepy month. Vacations, Congress in recess, dog days. NFL training camp speculation much of the news. The flurry of high-profile distractions we have seen this year is telling. They are desperate to change the subject and move on. Military occupation of American cities, masked goons snatching people off the streets and from workplaces, a phony "summit" with Putin, attacking the Federal Reserve, and on and on.

It's not working. The Khanna-Massie discharge petition is going to storm into town after Labor Day like a gale hitting smoldering embers. May the ensuing conflagration consume the Orange Menace and his howling banshee sycophants. It's not going away, and every effort to bury it just makes it worse.

Barbara A Gaudreau's avatar

The more he denies, the GUILTIER he looks! and imo he is neck deep in ALL of it, down to the blackmailing! The Maxwell stunt only confirms it for me,, and I didn't need any confirmation! Look at the extortions he's doing right now in front of our eyes! It makes me wonder what all he's doing that we aren't seeing... the slime ball pile of...

Renee Goodman's avatar

Wonder where the Dumpster will be on September 3rd in the morning! Hopefully Aaron, Meidas and anyone else can be there to let us know what all the victims say so we can help them all!

Barbara A Gaudreau's avatar

Oh you know where he will be... glued ear to the door, so he can get a running start on his escape... He is scared s+itless right now... As he should be!!!

Kathy Wentworth's avatar

Why not have the guilty party, abuser, trafficker testify or comment about and against a convicted , guilty sex offender president and believe HER AND HIM instead of their VICTIMS!? Insane!

Bonnie Bonham's avatar

Assistant U.S. Attorney Maureen Comey who prosecuted the Ghislaine Maxwell case was also fired right before Blanche had his sit down with Maxwell!

Kristen's avatar

And I’ve said it before: SHE NEEDS TO SPEAK UP!

Lola's avatar

Holy shit. He’s clearing his filthy name. 🤢

Barbara A Gaudreau's avatar

LMAO!!! That's impossible!!!

Barbara A Gaudreau's avatar

Ms Comey should be available when these women come forward. We the people still want and need her on OUR payroll!!! She still represents the facts, not this regimes doJerks!!!-doj

Patrice Mobley's avatar

MT please keep this story alive day after day. Never let it die!!

Lovechop's avatar

She's well known for her honesty

Lola's avatar

🤣🤣🤣🤣

Paul Schwartz's avatar

Blanche looks like pure evil (which he is)