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Trump's most recent answer during one of his plane departure interviews gives me my clues. Using critical thinking and deductive reasoning, I've come to this conclusion, he's named in the files.
Trump stated yesterday that the file was compiled by "Obama, Comey and Biden". He referred to the Steele Dossier and the "Russia, Russia, Russia hoax." Then he instructed that AG Bondi release "all the information that's credible". Putting these two statements together, Trump is dog whistling to the Attorney General to release the names of his enemies, but not his and his friends'.
That's how I interpret Trump's statements.

MadameButterfly
(3,287 posts)They were best friends for at least a decade. What do you think they had in common?
Trump's history with women, well documented. 34 felonies, E.Jean Carroll, Hollywood Access. He even told us he would have a problem with women when he first ran for president--with some boastfull pride, I would add.
Trump's habit of walking in on US Teen Miss America contestants while they were dresssing
Epstein's brother said: "If I told what I know about Trump, the 2020 election would have been cancelled."
Do you think he would have resisted the offer of teenage sex? Come on. This was what mattered to him. He was proud of it. He wasn't at that point in his life expecting to run for president. If he was planning to run--he'd expect to get out of that like he has gotten out of everything else. He would have expected the guys to look up to him rather than down on them for his sexual exploits.
And for all the reason you listed.
Pototan
(2,741 posts)Trump's connection to Epstein is too long and sordid for them to be "just friends".
Vinca
(52,401 posts)cadoman
(1,492 posts)Isn't the first thing you should do as AG be to look through those files and see why prosecutors flubbed and buried the case for so long?
In particular when the world's most evil man is in close association with the convict in question?
Joinfortmill
(18,590 posts)By they, I mean the DOJ.
cadoman
(1,492 posts)Joinfortmill
(18,590 posts)cadoman
(1,492 posts)Thank you for the edit, but I think the point stands, right?
Nothing happened on Garland's watch. We have video and photos that strongly implicate MM and others. It seems that at a minimum, Garland could have cleared the air as to why more prosecutions were not brought, whether the reasons be statute of limitations, venue, lack of evidence, etc.?
It would have done a lot to assuage the public that every avenue of pursuit was exhausted. You say we don't know what Garland did, and that is true, but it's only because nothing was done publicly about Epstein on his watch.
Thus the only two possibilities are that Garland either did nothing, or there was nothing to be done.
Joinfortmill
(18,590 posts)Jarqui
(10,697 posts)So Trump was able to control himself when young girls were acquired for him by Epstein, who claimed Trump was his best friend for 10 years?
No because some who accused Trump were underaged
If the alleged video of Golden showers was with young girls ... Putin would own Trump (and probably does)
mnmoderatedem
(3,883 posts)who claims trump is in the files and basically accused him of being a pedophle.
Rarely a day goes by where trump does not threaten someone with legal action because he doesn't like what they have to say. Musk makes the worst accusation possible, but nada as far as any retaliation.
Tells you everything right there.
Joinfortmill
(18,590 posts)HeartsCanHope
(1,140 posts)Last edited Thu Jul 17, 2025, 05:56 PM - Edit history (1)
A way for Trump to pay off Musk? Anyone know the details? Does Elon somehow get hush money for this to distract from the Epstein Files?
MaineBlueBear
(190 posts)Epstein was the #2 man of the operation
LymphocyteLover
(8,354 posts)being completely innocent of sexual impropriety with Epstein
LymphocyteLover
(8,354 posts)Craig Unger has the details this story, which make a lot of sense
yellow dahlia
(2,613 posts)And today he said something along the lines of: Biden had the files for four years...who knows what they put in there. Read: when stuff about the grifter shows up, he can claim "fake".
ForgedCrank
(2,768 posts)is the same one we always have, and that is that there has been so much BS spread around, no one is going to believe whatever is released one way or the other. So in the end, it won't make any difference at all. Too many people yelling that the sky is falling every day. No one takes any of it seriously anymore.