WITH EACH SUCCESSIVE trove of documents from the Epstein files the Department of Justice releases, we’re treated to rare insight into how our ruling class behaves in private, and how connected many of them were to the late sex trafficker.
The list of elites who maintained close relationships with Epstein is long and includes prominent politicians, media figures, academics, and business leaders. In contrast, the list of people who have faced any meaningful consequences, at least in the United States, is so far quite short. Recently, Brad Karp, a top Democratic Party fundraising “bundler,” was removed as chair of the white-shoe law firm Paul Weiss after his extensive ties to Epstein were revealed. Peter Attia, the celebrity doctor and a new hire at Bari Weiss’ CBS News, resigned from a protein bar company after emails showed him making dirty jokes with Epstein. The economist Larry Summers was deemed toxic after a previous DOJ disclosure, went on leave from teaching at Harvard, and was unceremoniously dropped by numerous institutions. So far, that’s about the extent of it.
To be very explicit, this lack of serious consequences is a choice that powerful people in the United States are making. Meanwhile, in the United Kingdom, Prince Andrew is prince no more, reduced to merely Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor after King Charles removed all of his remaining royal titles; the former CEO of Barclays has been barred from the finance industry; the British ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandelson, has been forced out; Morgan McSweeney, Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s chief of staff and a Mandelson protege, was forced to resign under pressure; and Starmer risks losing his post over the Mandelson appointment. In Slovakia, the national security adviser to the prime minister has resigned. Accountability, if you care to enforce it, is in fact possible.
But on this side of the pond, elites have moved to protect powerful people with Epstein connections (themselves included). Donald Trump is the most obvious example; for any other president, the relationship between the two men would have been a fast track to impeachment. The documents also reveal how many powerful people maintained relationships with Epstein years after he was convicted of soliciting a minor for prostitution in 2008: Among them are former presidential adviser and current podcast bro Steve Bannon, Trump’s Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Tesla et al. CEO and “MechaHitler” progenitor Elon Musk, LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel, and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. Extensive redactions to the documents by the Justice Department have slow-walked matters even further, but on Tuesday, Rep. Ro Khanna took aim by reading off the names of “six wealthy, powerful men that the DOJ hid for no apparent reason” on the floor of Congress.
It’s not that the elite don’t care, it’s that they’re actively making sure they won’t face consequence. These people are beyond saving we need to take proper actions.
Oh, wow. You elected convicted felon for president and act surprised that hes doesn’t care about justice and consequences? Can’t be…
Not to defend Trump but Biden sat on those files for most of his presidency and did nothing with them. This isn’t just a convicted felon not giving a shit about justice for the crimes he himself is tied to, this is both sides of the political aisle giving the wealthy a free pass on their absolutely depravity.
Those files were sealed under court order due to the Ghillaine trial until like the week he left office.
Please get the facts. Biden could not legally release the files.
Since his campaign in 2020, Joe Biden repeatedly promised that his administration would not interfere with DOJ investigations — a sharp contrast to the politicization of the department seen in previous administrations.
That promise meant that Attorney General Merrick Garland had full autonomy over decisions involving sensitive cases, including Epstein’s. The DOJ determined that most Epstein files could not be disclosed under current law, citing the ongoing need to protect uncharged individuals, witnesses, and victims.
The White House therefore did not intervene or direct any release, leaving the decision entirely within the DOJ’s jurisdiction.
The fact that democrats fail to see this as a fault is why they are so unlikable.
biden appointed mitch mcconnells hand-picked stooge to lead the DoJ… the establishment has always just wanted to go back to “business as usual” (ie. unsustainable ratfucking, at the expense of everything else).
I didn’t say Biden himself should’ve released the files but fair enough, I shouldn’t have singled him out. However the link pretty much says what I meant, Biden’s administration took procedure over public interest and that procedure had no interest in getting the files released.
Oh wooow, some millionnaires have been force to quit their jobs?
Maybe we could step it up a little bit with our response, more than just that?
I’m convinced that most of the people in those files aren’t actual pedos, and its all a massive mutual blackmail scheme, you’re one of us now - ride or die. There will be a few sacrifices and they’ll be hoping itll be enough to placate the masses, but this could be the undoing of the entire structure and its going to be bad news for everyone.
Ancient neurons in my head are reminding me there used to be a lot of gay people in the federal government back when being gay would ruin your life, because people wanted to promote those they had leverage over to powerful roles.
I think this was about the UK in the 80s specifically, but it’s pretty logical.
That comes with the territory of being a pedocracy
