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The injustice, is that this very much appears to be a situation where "everyone knew" but no one did anything. So okay, maybe Minsky, Clinton, Trump, or whoever

The injustice, is that this very much appears to be a situation where "everyone knew" but no one did anything. So okay, maybe Minsky, Clinton, Trump, or whoever didn't actually rape an underage girl or engage in sex trafficking. But they knew. That's disgusting. If someone is going to tell you that someone of Bill Clinton's magnitude doesn't know exactly who the person is whose private island he is a guest at--then that person is full of shit. Powerful people do their due diligence. P.S. pardon my tone. I know that's out of spirit for HN, but this case...I am mad.

Nasrudith 7y ago
Who says that they actually knew about it? If they just went around telling literally everyone that sounds like a way to get busted even as a low level drug dealer - let alone as a comparative nobody vs a big name - especially with secret service protection. From the perspective of a criminal blackmailer it would make far more sense to probe interests first before getting into it.
- aiyodev 7y ago
  If they visited Epstein's island, they knew. You might assume “Pedophile Island” is some cheeky name that the press came up with. But, no, that’s actually it’s name. The people who lived there called it that. If someone went to the island, they had to know.
  - ryacko 7y ago
    “Airport workers say they saw teens traveling with Jeffrey Epstein to and from his private island in the Caribbean” Actual title of a news article. This is the state of modern journalism, no one confirming a commonly known rumor until the guy is arrested. It takes a village to raise a child, but a nation to ignore it.
  - flycaliguy 7y ago
    Clinton and Trump never visited the island. This man was a bullshitter and no doubt he exaggerated the scale of powerful friendships he had.
    - aiyodev 7y ago
      Clinton visited the island. New documents were unsealed yesterday: > Bill Clinton: The former president visited Epstein’s private island while Giuffre was there, she claims in one of her depositions. Giuffre stated that Epstein held a dinner for Clinton on the island. (In a statement previously made to Forbes, Clinton denied ever visiting Epstein’s private island.) https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisettevoytko/2019/08/09/unsealed-jeffrey-epstein-documents-list-new-allegations-against-powerful-men/amp/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisettevoytko/2019/08/09/unseal...

Nasrudith 7y ago

Who says that they actually knew about it? If they just went around telling literally everyone that sounds like a way to get busted even as a low level drug dealer - let alone as a comparative nobody vs a big name - especially with secret service protection. From the perspective of a criminal blackmailer it would make far more sense to probe interests first before getting into it.

aiyodev 7y ago
If they visited Epstein's island, they knew. You might assume “Pedophile Island” is some cheeky name that the press came up with. But, no, that’s actually it’s name. The people who lived there called it that. If someone went to the island, they had to know.
- ryacko 7y ago
  “Airport workers say they saw teens traveling with Jeffrey Epstein to and from his private island in the Caribbean” Actual title of a news article. This is the state of modern journalism, no one confirming a commonly known rumor until the guy is arrested. It takes a village to raise a child, but a nation to ignore it.
- flycaliguy 7y ago
  Clinton and Trump never visited the island. This man was a bullshitter and no doubt he exaggerated the scale of powerful friendships he had.
  - aiyodev 7y ago
    Clinton visited the island. New documents were unsealed yesterday: > Bill Clinton: The former president visited Epstein’s private island while Giuffre was there, she claims in one of her depositions. Giuffre stated that Epstein held a dinner for Clinton on the island. (In a statement previously made to Forbes, Clinton denied ever visiting Epstein’s private island.) https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisettevoytko/2019/08/09/unsealed-jeffrey-epstein-documents-list-new-allegations-against-powerful-men/amp/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisettevoytko/2019/08/09/unseal...