Michael, great reporting. I always learn a lot when I read you. When you offer political opinions, I usually don’t agree with them, but your reporting is always objective and in depth, so I love reading it. And I respect your reporting so much, that your opinions that differ from mine always provoke thought and cause me to challenge my assumptions. So, thanks for all of the hard and honest work you do.
Could the mainstream media be any worse? This woman profiting off of lies with no regard for the selfsame victims she claims (through labored tears im sure) to advocate for--despicable. (jfc those nauseating passages about her pathetic social life, are you a journalist or are you writing a telenovela?)
No matter how low my opinion of mainstream media has gotten over the years apparently it's never low enough. I'm glad at least you're out here, because as hard as it is for the 'brrrrr Pedophilic fetus eating monsters' crowd to stomach there is nuance to these stories and the actual truth matters.
She's a myth peddler. She started off her series with a lie then sensationalized the story. Vicky Ward also did a lot of sensationalizing. They suckered the world into their fantasy. Yes, Epstein was bad but if Acosta hadn't worked out the plea deal they'd filed a Federal case and gone to trial, he's have probably walked if the judge didn't throw the case out on the basis that it was a state matter.
FYI, I have read all of the Florida State Attorney files on the Epstein and there is nothing in there about Maxwell being involved in any way with any of the girls. Virginia Roberts Giuffre was Epstein's employee as was Ransome (who was an adult. So was Marie Farmer, who was diagnosed with a brain tumor.) I suspect Roberts, Ransome and Farmer wanted to cash in on the victim's restitution funds the plea provided.
And as Michael has pointed out in the Maxwell trial, the prosecution only found 4 witnesses and of the 4, two of them the judge instructed the jury to ignore their testimony due to the veracity of their credibility
This is good reporting Michael and you impugn Brown and Giuffre and others' credibility convincingly. It leaves me however with the question of what do you think that Clinton and Prince Andrew and other similar men were doing with Epstein? These relationships have been documented to be pretty extensive. I'd be interested to know what you think about that aspect of the matter.
I believe the connection between them was. Prince Andrew was looking to pay off about $20k of debt for his ex wife Duchess of York and if I remember Epstein provided seed capital for the Clinton Initiative
Excellent work. I was beginning to think Lady Victoria Hervey, Lady Colin Campbell, Alan Dershowitz and me were the only sane people commenting on this sordid affair.
Great article. It came out just as I’ve been reading Brown’s book and trying to assemble a timeline of the allegations. So far, I’ve learned there’s been nothing new since 2006. That the Florida case against Epstein had merit but was a real stinker. Too many unreliable witnesses and that faced with Epstein’s unlimited defense budget, no one wanted it. So Florida hands it to the Feds who hand it right back. So Florida settles it only because the Feds granted immunity to Epstein and all co-conspirators. So it was done by 2008 and only revived by Brown in 2018-19. Meanwhile, on the civil side, much money was paid in compensation to victims many of whom wanted nothing more to do with it.
And now we have a very serious Federal issue which is the SDNY Feds claiming they aren’t bound by the immunity granted by the Florida district. That is the issue on appeal in the Maxwell case. If SCOTUS doesn’t clarify this, no Federal attorney will be able to offer immunity in exchange for a plea. Crazy times.
Tara Palmari dragged Virginia Robert’s all over the country to try to “interview” anyone Virginia knew or thought she knew was associated with Epstein, and whether or not they saw her with him. I don’t believe there were any takers! There has never been much collaboration on anything she has claimed.
Amazing! When Bondi or someone else says there is nothing to ‘the Epstein files’ you need to believe her. When Epstein is described as someone who tried to ingratiate himself or be pictured with certain people, people who say they really did not have much of a relationship with Epstein, you need to also believe them. It looks like the media saw an opportunity to do what they love to do. They fanned the flames of lies and let the ensuing fire rage so they could write more about it.
I am more likely to believe the sightings of Elvis.
Great point about this being a #MeToo story. The whole Epstein saga relies overwhelmingly on "believe women" standards of evidence. Rightwingers like Darryl Cooper who might otherwise be inclined to criticize #MeToo are happy to suspend disbelief in this case.
You want actual journalistic research on Jeffery Epstein? Actual names, dates, locations, etc? Ask Ryan Dawson Ryan Dawson Ryan Dawson Ryan Dawson Ryan Dawson Ryan Dawson Ryan Dawson Ryan Dawson Ryan Dawson Ryan Dawson Ryan Dawson Ryan Dawson Ryan Dawson Ryan Dawson Ryan Dawson Ryan Dawson Ryan Dawson Ryan Dawson Ryan Dawson Ryan Dawson
Nobody wants to take your questions because answering, "The thing is, Michael, without these stories, nobody would read my book and/or accept my applications to the Epstein Victims Compensation Fund.." would be a bad look. The parallels between the mainstream Epstein narrative and the Russiagate hysteria are interesting to say the least. A spiderweb of self-referencing threads that all fall back on one or two documented assertions, that later turned out to be shaky-at-best, but are nonetheless amplified by a handful of credible-enough "journalists" that it takes on a life of its own.. Anyhow, greatly appreciate your work digging into this.
Michael, great reporting. I always learn a lot when I read you. When you offer political opinions, I usually don’t agree with them, but your reporting is always objective and in depth, so I love reading it. And I respect your reporting so much, that your opinions that differ from mine always provoke thought and cause me to challenge my assumptions. So, thanks for all of the hard and honest work you do.
Could the mainstream media be any worse? This woman profiting off of lies with no regard for the selfsame victims she claims (through labored tears im sure) to advocate for--despicable. (jfc those nauseating passages about her pathetic social life, are you a journalist or are you writing a telenovela?)
No matter how low my opinion of mainstream media has gotten over the years apparently it's never low enough. I'm glad at least you're out here, because as hard as it is for the 'brrrrr Pedophilic fetus eating monsters' crowd to stomach there is nuance to these stories and the actual truth matters.
Nice work, Michael. No, you're not crazy.
She's a myth peddler. She started off her series with a lie then sensationalized the story. Vicky Ward also did a lot of sensationalizing. They suckered the world into their fantasy. Yes, Epstein was bad but if Acosta hadn't worked out the plea deal they'd filed a Federal case and gone to trial, he's have probably walked if the judge didn't throw the case out on the basis that it was a state matter.
FYI, I have read all of the Florida State Attorney files on the Epstein and there is nothing in there about Maxwell being involved in any way with any of the girls. Virginia Roberts Giuffre was Epstein's employee as was Ransome (who was an adult. So was Marie Farmer, who was diagnosed with a brain tumor.) I suspect Roberts, Ransome and Farmer wanted to cash in on the victim's restitution funds the plea provided.
And as Michael has pointed out in the Maxwell trial, the prosecution only found 4 witnesses and of the 4, two of them the judge instructed the jury to ignore their testimony due to the veracity of their credibility
This is good reporting Michael and you impugn Brown and Giuffre and others' credibility convincingly. It leaves me however with the question of what do you think that Clinton and Prince Andrew and other similar men were doing with Epstein? These relationships have been documented to be pretty extensive. I'd be interested to know what you think about that aspect of the matter.
I believe the connection between them was. Prince Andrew was looking to pay off about $20k of debt for his ex wife Duchess of York and if I remember Epstein provided seed capital for the Clinton Initiative
Excellent work. I was beginning to think Lady Victoria Hervey, Lady Colin Campbell, Alan Dershowitz and me were the only sane people commenting on this sordid affair.
Great article. It came out just as I’ve been reading Brown’s book and trying to assemble a timeline of the allegations. So far, I’ve learned there’s been nothing new since 2006. That the Florida case against Epstein had merit but was a real stinker. Too many unreliable witnesses and that faced with Epstein’s unlimited defense budget, no one wanted it. So Florida hands it to the Feds who hand it right back. So Florida settles it only because the Feds granted immunity to Epstein and all co-conspirators. So it was done by 2008 and only revived by Brown in 2018-19. Meanwhile, on the civil side, much money was paid in compensation to victims many of whom wanted nothing more to do with it.
And now we have a very serious Federal issue which is the SDNY Feds claiming they aren’t bound by the immunity granted by the Florida district. That is the issue on appeal in the Maxwell case. If SCOTUS doesn’t clarify this, no Federal attorney will be able to offer immunity in exchange for a plea. Crazy times.
Tara Palmari dragged Virginia Robert’s all over the country to try to “interview” anyone Virginia knew or thought she knew was associated with Epstein, and whether or not they saw her with him. I don’t believe there were any takers! There has never been much collaboration on anything she has claimed.
Amazing! When Bondi or someone else says there is nothing to ‘the Epstein files’ you need to believe her. When Epstein is described as someone who tried to ingratiate himself or be pictured with certain people, people who say they really did not have much of a relationship with Epstein, you need to also believe them. It looks like the media saw an opportunity to do what they love to do. They fanned the flames of lies and let the ensuing fire rage so they could write more about it.
I am more likely to believe the sightings of Elvis.
MT I'm enjoying your astute take. Have Krystal and Sagaar acknowledged nick Bryant's lack of credibility? (Or JKB for that matter)
I feel like they're better than that! This Epstein fever sure is entertaining though.
Thank you Michael, solid work! 👍
Great point about this being a #MeToo story. The whole Epstein saga relies overwhelmingly on "believe women" standards of evidence. Rightwingers like Darryl Cooper who might otherwise be inclined to criticize #MeToo are happy to suspend disbelief in this case.
Good take down, Mikey
Brown is the Ronan Farrow of this saga
You want actual journalistic research on Jeffery Epstein? Actual names, dates, locations, etc? Ask Ryan Dawson Ryan Dawson Ryan Dawson Ryan Dawson Ryan Dawson Ryan Dawson Ryan Dawson Ryan Dawson Ryan Dawson Ryan Dawson Ryan Dawson Ryan Dawson Ryan Dawson Ryan Dawson Ryan Dawson Ryan Dawson Ryan Dawson Ryan Dawson Ryan Dawson Ryan Dawson
Nobody wants to take your questions because answering, "The thing is, Michael, without these stories, nobody would read my book and/or accept my applications to the Epstein Victims Compensation Fund.." would be a bad look. The parallels between the mainstream Epstein narrative and the Russiagate hysteria are interesting to say the least. A spiderweb of self-referencing threads that all fall back on one or two documented assertions, that later turned out to be shaky-at-best, but are nonetheless amplified by a handful of credible-enough "journalists" that it takes on a life of its own.. Anyhow, greatly appreciate your work digging into this.