The findings represent the first time Trump's administration has officially contradicted conspiracy theories about Epstein's activities and his death — theories that had been pushed by the FBI's top two officials before Trump appointed them to the bureau.
As social media influencers and activists, Kash Patel (now the FBI's director) and Dan Bongino (now deputy director) were among those in MAGA world who questioned the official version of how Epstein died.
Patel and Bongino have since said Epstein committed suicide. But it has become an article of faith online, especially on the right, that Epstein's crimes also implicated government officials, celebrities and business leaders — and that someone killed him to conceal them.
The memo says no one else involved in the Epstein case will be charged. (Epstein's associate Ghislaine Maxwell is serving a 20-year sentence for child sex trafficking and related offenses.)
Chad Prather — one of several conservative influencers who was invited to the White House in February and handed a binder of information by Bondi which purported to be full of new Epstein revelations but largely contained information that had already been disclosed — lashed out on Sunday night.
“Where is the Epstein information the American people were promised?” Prather wrote. “You handed us a notebook and promised more was on the way. You told us it existed and now you say it doesn’t? America deserves answers.”
It's a little early, probably, even though it's been a lot of years this story has been perculating. It looks like an incredibly transparent coverup, a stupid coverup, like the FBI is captured by some group. But let's see what our narrative masters say and then we can know what to think.
Myth is misused by the powerful to subjugate the masses all too often.
My guess is that it will be a very long time, long after the perpetrators are dead and gone, before we learn any more details gathered from hard evidence regarding Epstein's "clients." Too many powerful and wealthy people have too much to lose to let this information get out. Trump is probably one of those people/clients.
"He disturbs the laws of his country, he forces himself upon women, and he puts men to death without trial.” ~Otanes on the monarch, Herodotus Histories 3.80.
There probably are a few intelligence agencies that used Epstein's services to get what they want over the years and the rich and powerful have a lot to lose. MAGA needs to wake up to the fact that their fearless leader maybe is not so clean in this affair. Bongino, Patel and Bondi are horrible liars. A sex trafficker that didn't seem to traffic to anyone? Give me a break. There are redacted court documents that contain the people on the other side of the transactions with minors that could be easily unredacted, if they wanted to do it. Yet, we have this dog and pony show. I bet there are a lot in D.C. that are tainted in this.
