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THE TOP OUTRAGE. Because for decades, this has been a widely decades, this has been a widely agreed upon principle from from agreed upon principle from from Son of Sam on down: no criminal, Son of Sam on down, no criminal, certainly no one convicted in certainly no one convicted in conjunction with a horrific conjunction with a horrific crime like child sex abuse. No crime like child sex abuse, no criminal should be given a criminal should be given a reward for doing interviviews reward for doing interviews about their crimes. Right? It's about their crimes. Right? It's instinctively repulsive to us instinctively repulsive to us as Americans.
But of coursrse, as Americans, that is what Donald Trump's that is what Donald Trump's Justice Department appears to Justice Department appears to have just done. In the case of have just done, in the case of Ghislaine Maxwell, who was Ghislaine Maxwell, who was coconvicted of crimes related to convicted of crimes related to mass child sex abuse in the mass child sex abuse in the Jeffrey Epstein case.
Trump's Jeffrey Epstein case. Trump's Justice Department sent Trump's Justice Department sent Trump's former personal defense lawyere, former personal defense lawyer, who now has the number two job who now has the number two job in the U.S. Justice Department. He sent that man to go meet he sent that man to go meet with Ghislaine Maxwell in with Ghislaine Maxwell in prison, do an interview, and prison, do an interview, and then she immediately got a big, then she immediately got a big, very important material benefit. Very important material benefit. She got bumped down to a she got bumped down to a minimum security prison, where minimum security prison, where a sex offefender like her is not a sex offender like her is not allowed to be unless they get allowed to be unless they get some special dispensation from some special dispensation from on H high, which apparently she on high, which apparently she got just after doing this got just after doing this interview with the President's interview with the President's former personal defense lawyer.
Special treatment and a reward special treatment and a reward for an interview about her for an interview about her crimes. Not from some some crimes, not from some some craven tabloid or some, you craven tabloid or some, you know, soulless, exploitative know, soulless, exploitative publisher like New York State publisher like New York State legislators were worried about legislators were worried about in the 1970s. No, this is from in the 1970s, no, this is from the President's administration. The President's administration. This is from the federal this is from the federal government.
And in that government, and in that interview, it's not like the interview, it's not like the President's lawyer was pressssig President's lawyer was pressing her real hard on what she was her real hard on what she was telling him. At one point, telling him, at one point, Ghislaine Maxwell volunteered Ghislaine Maxwell volunteered in this interview that t there in this interview that there were multiple members of were multiple members of Presidenent Trump's cabinet who President Trump's cabinet who had been involved with child had been involved with child sex abuser Jeffrey Epstein. Now, sex abuser Jeffrey Epstein. Now, in the interview, the in the interview, the President's lawyer, we can hear President's lawyer, we can hear that it's on the tape. That it's on the tape. Presesident's lawyer hears her President's lawyer hears h her say that about multiple members say that about multiple members of President Trump's cabinet. Of President Trump's cabinet. And he responds to her saying and he responds to her saying that by not asking anything that by not asking anything about it. You can listen to it. About it. You can listen to it. She volunteers, members of she volunteers, members of Trump's cabinet, people who the Trump's cabinet, people who the President's lawyer would value President's lawyer would value as colleagues, she says. She as colleagues, she says. She says they were among the people says they were among the people who she knows socialized with who she knows socialized with Jeffrey Epstein. She says that Jeffrey Epstein. She says that bluntly. And then listen to how bluntly. And then listen to how Donald Trump's lawyer responds Donald Trump's lawyer responds to that. Lisisten to the long to that. Listen to the long pause he greets that pause he greets that information with, and then he information with, and then he jujust leaves it sitting right just leaves it sitting right where it is and moves on to a where it is and moves on to a different topic. Different topic.
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>> D did I.
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>> Like.
>> Think these.
>> Think these.
>> Guys were coming.
>> For that?
>> I really don't.
>> I really don't.
>> If you.
>> If you.
>> Met Epstein.
>> Met Epstein.
>> Therere is no way that.
>> There is no way that.
>> This castst of characters.
>> This cast of characters.
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>> Of.
>> Which it's.
>> Extraordinary.
>> And some of y you in.
>> And some of you in.
>> Your.
>> Your.
>> Cabinet who you. Value as.
>> Cabinet who you. Value as.
>> Your coworkers.
>> And.
>> You know.
>> You know.
>> Would be with him.
>> Would be with him.
>> If he was a creep.
>> If he was a creep.
>> Or because they wanted.
>> Or because they wanted sexual favors. A man wants sexual favors. A man wants sexual favors.
>> He will.
>> Find that.
>> Find that.
>> They didn't have to come to.
>> They didn't have to come to Epstein for that.
>> Epstein for that.
>> Now.
>> Now.
>> Did some. Okay, I.
>> Did some. Okay, I.
>> Don't.
>> Don't.
>> Know.
>> I wasn't.
>> There, I.
>> There, I.
>> Didn't see it.
>> Didn't see it.
>> So.
>> So.
>> When's the last.
>> When's the last.
>> Time you think you were with.
>> Time you think you were with. Mr. Epstein? When he got. Mr. Epstein? When he got.
>> A massage?
>> A massage?
So this woman who's in so this woman who's in prison, a 20 year sentence prison, a 20 year sentence because of her crimes that she because of her crimes that she committed with Jeffrey Epstein, committed with Jeffrey Epstein, she says, you know, hey, she says, you know, hey, members of Donald Trump's members of Donald Trump's cabinet were involved with this cabinet were involved with this thing that I was part of. We're thing that I was part of. We're involved with Epstein. She's involved with Epstein. She's plural. Right? Some are in your plural. Right? Some are in your cabinet, some are in your cabinet, some are in your cabinet, who you value as your cabinet, who you value as your coworkers, multiple members of coworkers, multiple members of the President's cabinet were the President's cabinet were involved with Jeffrey Epstein. Involved with Jeffrey Epstein. And the response t to her and the response to her volunteering this in this volunteering this in this interview is not who which interview is not who which members of the cabinet say what members of the cabinet say what now? The response is long pause. Now? The response is long pause. Let's move on.
So the President's name, it's been President's name, it's been reported, appears multiple reported, appears multiple times in the Justice times in the Justice Department's d documents about Department's documents about the e Jeffrey Epstein child sex the Jeffrey Epstein child sex abuse case. The FBI reportedly abuse case, the FBI reportedly assigned agents to redact assigned agents to redact Donald Trump's name from the Donald Trump's name from the files. In the Jeffrey Epstein files, in the Jeffrey Epstein case, the Justice Department is case, the Justice Department is refusing to release all of its refusing to release all of its files and documents from the files and documents from the Jeffrey Epstein case. They are Jeffrey Epstein case. They are coddling and rewarding and coddling and rewarding and doining favors for the one livig doing favors for the one living person currently in prison for person currently in prison for crimes related to Epstein's crimes related to Epstein's case, even as she is case, even as she is volunteering to them that there volunteering to them that there are momore high ranking Trump are more high ranking Trump officials who were involved officials who were involved with Epstein.
In that context with Epstein. In that context today, The New York Times today, The New York Times reported on thousands of reported on thousands of documents about Epstein's documents about Epstein's finances that were submitted to finances that were submitted to the U.S. government by his the U.S. government by his longtime banker, JP Morgan longtime banker, JP Morgan Chase. Records of more than Chase. Records of more than 4,000 Epstein financial 4,000 Epstein financial transactions totaling more than transactions totaling more than 1.1 billion, which JP Morgan 1.1 billion, which JP Morgan reported to the federal reported to the federal government as possible evidence government as possible evidence of his child sex trafficking. Of his child sex trafficking. Reported to the federal reported to the federal government. So therefore, in government, so therefore, in ththe hands of the federal the hands of the federal government, it has been neararly government, it has been nearly a week since Democratic Senator a week since Democratic Senator Ron Wyden formally demanded Ron Wyden formally demanded last week that Trump's Treasury last week that Trump's Treasury Department release its Department release its thousands and thousands of thousands and thousands of files on Epstein's financial files on Epstein's financial records.
On top of that, NBC records. On top of that, NBC News reports as of this weekend News reports as of this weekend that Trump's Justice Department that Trump's Justice Department is now specifically opposing is now specifically opposing the news organizations request the news organizations request to unseal the names of two to unseal the names of two people who Jeffrey Epstein paid people who Jeffrey Epstein paid in 2018. He paid one of them in 2018, he paid one of them $100,000 and another a quarter $100,000 and another a quarter million dollars. Federal million dollars. Federal prosecutors described these prosecutors described these people as potential people as potential coconspirators of Epstein, who coconspirators of Epstein, who were paid off by him. Federal were paid off by him. Federal prosecutors described those prosecutors described those payments as potential witness payments as potential witness tampering. NBC News reports tampering, NBC News reports that Trump's Justice Department that Trump's Justice Department has formally asked a federal has formally asked a federal judge to keep those names judge to keep those names secret, as NBC seeks to have secret, as NBC seeks to have them unredacted.
And now today, them unredacted. And now today, we get this, which President we get this, which President Trump said did not exist. Trump said did not exist. Donald Trump, in fact, sued The Donald Trump, in fact, sued The Wall Street Journal when they Wall Street Journal when they reported this summer that t Trup reported this summer that Trump had signed a birthday book for had signed a birthday book for Jeffrey Epstein with some sort Jeffrey Epstein with some sort of a crude doodle of a naked of a crude doodle of a naked woman and an enigmatic note woman and an enigmatic note from Trump to Epstein that from Trump to Epstein that seemed to suggest t some kind of seemed to suggest some kind of shared secret between them. Shared secret between them. Trump denied he had done any Trump denied he had done any such thing and brought a big, such thing and brought a big, splashy lawsuit against The splashy lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal for Wall Street Journal for publblishing the claim that he publishing the claim that he had done such a thing that such had done such a thing that such a letterer with a doodle on it a letter with a doodle on it like that did exist. Well, now, like that did exist. Well, now, today, in response to a today, in respononse to a congressional subpoena. What do congressional subpoena? What do you know? There it is. The text you know? There it is. The text apparently written by Donald apparently written by Donald Trump to child sex abuser Trump to child sex abuser Jeffrey Epstein. This is what Jeffrey Epstein. This is what it says.
Voiceover: "There must it says. Voiceover: There must be more to life than having, be more to life than having everything. Donald. Yes, there everything. Donald. Yes, there is, but I won't tell you what is, but I won't tell you what it is, Jeffrey, nor will I, it is, Jeffrey, nor will I, since I also know what it is. Since I also know what it is. Donald. We have certain things Donald. We have certain things in common. Jeffrey. Jeffrey. Yes we do. Come to think of it, yes we do. Come to think of it, Donald. Enigmas never age. Have Donald. Enigmas never age. Have you noticed that, Jeffrey? As a you noticed that, Jeffrey? As a matter of fact, it was clear to matter of fact, it was clear to me the last time I saw you. Me the last time I saw you. Donald, a pal is a wonderful Donald, a pal is a wonderful thing. Happy birthday. And may thing. Happy birthday. And may every day be another wonderful every day be another wonderful secret."
And then it is signed. Secret. And then it is signed. See the typewritten text there see the typewritten text there Donald J. Trump with the Donald J. Trump with the handwritten signature. Donald handwritten signature. Donald beneath it. So it is all beneath it. So it is all written like on the body of a written like on the body of a naked woman ish. The President naked woman ish. The President apparently describing a shared apparently describing a shared secret between him and Jeffrey secret between him and Jeffrey Epstein, a bizarre reference to Epstein, a bizarre reference to age and, quote, certain things age and, quote, certain things that the two men have in common. That the two men have in common.
Yeah, okay. The White House yeah, okay. The White House today decided to claim that today decided to claim that this is not really from Donald this is not really from Donald Trump, that this is clearly, in Trump, that this is clearly, in their words, not his signature their words, not his signature on this document. Pretty on this document. Pretty immediately, other examples immediately, other examples were obtained of President were obtained of President Trump signing his first name in Trump signing his first name in various contexts right around various contexts right around that time, and the signature that time, and the signature from those other uncontested from those other uncontested signatures of his, I don't know, signatures of his, I don't know, looks pretty exactly the same. Looks pretty exactly the same. I mean, just a layman's I mean, just a layman's understanding of these things. Understanding of thehese things. But here, look, this is the but here, look, this is the birthday book for Epstein that birthday book for Epstein that has has Trump purportedly has has Trump purportedly signing it. Donald, in 2003. Signing it. Donald, in 2003. Here are The New York Times here are The New York Times publishes an example of a book publishes an example of a book Trump signed to Jeffrey Epstein Trump signed to Jeffrey Epstein in 1997. Donald, here's The in 1997. Donald, here's The Wall Street Journal publishing Wall Street Journal publishing an example of a letter Trump an example of a letter Trump signed Donald in the year 2000. Signed Donald in the year 2000. Here's The Wall Street Journal here's The Wall Street Journal publishing an example of a publishing an example of a letter Trump signed Donald in letter Trump signed Donald in 2006. Now, I'm no forensic 2006. Now, I'm no forensic handwriting expert, but if the handwriting expert, but if the White House is hinging its White House is hinging its whole defense against how whole defense against how ferociously creepy and ferociously creepy and suspicious this all is on how suspicious this all is on how much these signatures don't all much these signatures don't all look look alike, how much these look look alike, how much these signatures don't look like each signatures don't look like each other. If that's their defefens, other. If that's their defense, that's a terrible defense.
This is the sitting President of the is the sitting President of the United States. In addition to United States. In addition to the creepy our shared secret the creepy our shared secret naked woman references to never naked woman references to never aging document from Epstein's aging document from Epstein's birthday book. Epstein's estate birthday book. Epstein's estate also today handed over to also today handed over to Congress this photo in which Congress this photo in which Epstein, you see on the right Epstein, you see on the right there, is holding a big novelty there, is holding a big novelty check for $22,500. It is a check for $22,500. It is a check that is made to look like check that is made to look like it is from Trump to Epstein. So it is from Trump to Epstein. So it's Trump purportedly paying it's Trump purportedly paying Jeffrey Epstein more than Jeffrey Epstein more than $22,000. The caption alongside $22,000. The caption alongside the photo, which The Wall the photo, which The Wall Street Journrnal says was writtn Street Journal says was writtetn by a longtime Mar-a-Lago member, by a longtime Mar-a-Lago member, indicates that the check is indicates that the check is because Epstein. So. To Donald because Epstein. So. To Donald Trump, a, quote girl who is Trump, a, quote girl who is described as, quote, fully described as, quote, fully depreciated for $22,500. What's depreciated for $22,500? What's that about? This, of course, that about? This, of course, comes after President Trump comes after President Trump said just earlier this summer said just earlier this summer that the reason he had a that the reason he had a falling out with his longtime falling out with his longtime friend Jeffrey Epstein after 15 friend Jeffrey Epstein after 15 years of friendship was because years of friendship was because Epstein,n, in Trump's words, Epstein, in Trump's words, stole a young woman from him. Stole a young woman from him. One of Epstein's sex one of Epstein's sex trafficking victims who Trump, trafficking victims who Trump, who Trump says Epstein stole who Trump says Epstein stole from Trump's spa at Mar-a-Lago. From Trump's spa at Mar-a-Lago. Real normal stuff here, you real normal stuff here, you guys. Real normal. I mean, what guys. Real normal. I mean, what in presidential history even in presidential history even approximates a scandal? This approximates a scandal? This disgusting. What in the history disgusting. What in the history of the United States of America, of the United States of America, for anybody in any position of for anybody in any position of public trust, approximates the public trust, approximates the level of repulsiveness that level of repulsiveness that Donald Trump brings to the Donald Trump brings to the presidency, with this trailing.