‘Please tell us authorities will go after the people named in the Epstein Files’
A new release of the Epstein Files confirms rumours and conspiracy theories about a global cabal of billionaires and people in power exploiting women and girls for personal pleasure. But will anything be done about it?
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In brief…
- Shocking details of the activities of Jeffrey Epstein and his rich and powerful friends have recently been revealed, including serious allegations against Donald Trump, who denies all claims made against him.
- The News Agents urge authorities to take action against those involved, after investigation, but are concerned the US justice department is taking a hands-off approach to prosecutions.
- They say what has been revealed confirms long-held conspiracy theories about the depraved and violent activities of the elites involved with Epstein.
What’s the story?
As far as Donald Trump is concerned, he's been totally exonerated of any wrongdoing in relation to Jeffrey Epstein.
This is a curious take on newly released Epstein Files, which name Trump countless times, along with allegations of serious sexual crimes.
"I didn't see it myself, but I was told by some very important people that not only does it absolve me, it's the opposite of what people were hoping," he told reporters when asked about his numerous appearances in the documents.
Senior members of his administration have said they have no questions about the president's relationship with the convicted paedophile and sex trafficker.
“A lot of people will have said things, some of which can be easily dismissed, and some of which demand investigation,” says Emily Maitlis.
‘Please tell us you are going after these people’
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche has said that images redacted from the files include images of child pornography, as well as "images of death, physical abuse or injury".
“We, the public, do not need to see those images,” says Emily.
“But please tell us that you're now going after the people that seem to be the perpetrators of whatever you have just redacted.
“Please tell us that you're not just putting it to one side and saying we can't show that, that there is some process now underway.”
Only Ghislaine Maxwell, who procured women and girls for Epstein and his associates, has ever served jail time for involvement with the convicted sex offender and pedophile.
But she worries that the nature in which the Epstein Files have been revealed – in “dribs and drabs” – makes it difficult for anyone to understand the full narrative of the situation, or work out what’s true, and what’s not.
“Meanwhile, the actual authorities, the Department of Justice, think its job is done, it's not doing anything. It's not pursuing people in this,” she adds.
“They're saying, 'well, we said we'd release the files. There you go.' Hands off.
“I hope that's not true, but we're waiting to see whether anything actually comes of this, whether there is any criminal prosecution as a result of this.”
A win for Epstein conspiracy theorists
The Epstein Files has been a subject of mystery and speculation for years – with even Donald Trump promising to make them public before he returned to the White House, only to later claim that they didn’t exist.
Unlike other conspiracy theories, however, many rumours appear to have been confirmed with the recent release of documents – and the implications could, and indeed should, be far reaching.
“This might vindicate a lot of the very worst fears that people have about global power elites,” says Lewis Goodall.
“It does feel like one massive club and one massive cover-up, and you can completely understand how people and why people get to a conspiratorial mindset.
“It doesn't feel conspiratorial at that point.”
He adds that those involved associated with Epstein threw all sense of morals and decency out of the window in favour of the personal gains his friendship brought.
“A lot of these people were literally using Epstein's money, such as Peter Mandelson, to peddle his influence,” Lewis says.
“They didn't ask, they didn't care.
“Ultimately this proves he provided them with a means to a lifestyle and a means to a world that they otherwise would not be able to obtain.”