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orleans

(36,800 posts) Mon Feb 16, 2026, 10:14 PM Feb 16

damn! J.B. Pritzker's cousin "Tom Pritzker is part of the Epstein class & is stepping down as Chairman of Hyatt." [View all]

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i love my governor and i hated hearing this--i don't want anything bad touching him

Billionaire Thomas Pritzker steps down as Hyatt executive chairman over Epstein ties

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In an email exchange from 2018, reported by several outlets, Epstein asked Pritzker to help arrange a trip to Asia for Karyna Shuliak, who was reportedly his girlfriend.

When Pritzker asked what she was going to do there, Shuliak responded, “Going to try to find a new girlfriend for Jeffrey.” Pritzker said, “May the Force be with you,” along with a smiley-face emoji.

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The Independent has reached out to JB Pritzker’s office for comment about his cousin stepping down from the Hyatt board.

more

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/thomas-pritzker-retires-hyatt-epstein-b2921587.html

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damn! J.B. Pritzker's cousin "Tom Pritzker is part of the Epstein class & is stepping down as Chairman of Hyatt." [View all] orleans Feb 16 OP

You can't choose bamagal62 Feb 16 #1

there's some truly bad blood in that family. huge fight over inheritance. mopinko Feb 16 #5

No assumptions here! bamagal62 Feb 17 #16

As I said Dem or Rep kwolf68 Feb 16 #2

Am I missing something? Raven123 Feb 16 #3

pretty sure he's had nothing to do w the hotels for a very long time. mopinko Feb 16 #6

The King of England has a dodgy brother. Ocelot II Feb 16 #4

This feels like Watergate, it started out slow doc03 Feb 16 #7

Poor JB leftstreet Feb 16 #8

JB was likely not involved. See replies #5 and #6. nt Wednesdays Feb 16 #9

Oh, I doubt he was leftstreet Feb 16 #10

The Epstein class has deep roots all throughout the US, and in the world. patphil Feb 16 #11

They saught him out! So they could have their perverted desires MerryBlooms Feb 16 #13

Let the chips fall where they may. Let Justice rein down... MerryBlooms Feb 16 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Feb 16 #14

i doubt it. mopinko Feb 17 #17

The Late Virginia Roberts Giuffre Was One of Thomas Pritzker's Victims C0RI0LANUS Feb 17 #15

adding a family tree- mopinko Feb 17 #18

thanks for these details. nt orleans Feb 17 #19

Now Trump needs to do the same Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 17 #20