"After Epstein’s conviction involving a minor, ... he remained socially embedded among wealthy and powerful figures, signaling that status, access, and utility were permitted to outweigh the known abuse of children.

"In 2017, the #MeToo movement sparked a reckoning for men at the highest levels of the entertainment and media industries — some of whom had traveled in Epstein’s circles. The files provide a rare window into how Epstein reacted and strategized in real time to the political and cultural earthquake of #MeToo."

~ Grace Panetta

#Epstein #MeToo #women #HarveyWeinstein #WoodyAllen #BrettRatner #CharlieRose #LouisCK #MattLauer #LesMoonves #LawrenceKrauss
/5

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/epstein-tracked-metoo-fallout-and-advised-accused-men-behind-the-scenes

"Epstein and his allies derided the women who came forward while expressing concern about the movement’s impact. Epstein sent links to news articles and swapped messages about which powerful men 'went down,' were 'up to bat' and had been 'whacked.'”

#Epstein #MeToo #women #HarveyWeinstein #WoodyAllen #BrettRatner #CharlieRose #LouisCK #MattLauer #LesMoonves #LawrenceKrauss
/6

"Behind the scenes, Epstein used his resources and influence to advise other men accused of sexual misconduct, like [Lawrence] Krauss, and wondered how the reckoning could impact him."

#Epstein #MeToo #women #HarveyWeinstein #WoodyAllen #BrettRatner #CharlieRose #LouisCK #MattLauer #LesMoonves #LawrenceKrauss
/7

"Epstein was closely monitoring the fallout of allegations against producer Harvey Weinstein, who would later be convicted of rape; directors Woody Allen and Brett Ratner; talk show host Charlie Rose; comedian Louis C.K.; former 'Today Show' host Matt Lauer; and ex-CBS chairman Les Moonves."

#Epstein #MeToo #women #HarveyWeinstein #WoodyAllen #BrettRatner #CharlieRose #LouisCK #MattLauer #LesMoonves #LawrenceKrauss
/8

"MeidasTouch has obtained a letter from Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) to House Oversight Chair James Comer (R-KY) that lays bare what’s expected to happen at Ghislaine Maxwell’s closed-door, virtual deposition tomorrow."

~ Meidas Touch

#Epstein #Trump #GhislaineMaxwell #EconomicElites #coverup
/9

https://www.meidasplus.com/p/exclusive-read-ro-khanna-letter-on

"In advance of Maxwell’s stonewalling, Khanna has now submitted, in advance, the exact questions he intends to ask Maxwell and asks Comer to confirm whether she will invoke the Fifth in response to each one.

Those questions go straight to the core of the Epstein scandal, including:

Maxwell’s prior claim that there were 'four named co-conspirators' and 25 additional men who were not indicted"

#Epstein #Trump #GhislaineMaxwell #EconomicElites #coverup
/10

"Who those individuals are and why they were never charged

What evidence or personal knowledge Maxwell has about decisions not to prosecute

Her documented social relationship with Trump and Epstein, including whether access to underage girls was ever facilitated

Whether any discussions occurred about a pardon or sentence reduction after Trump publicly said he would 'look at' a pardon"

#Epstein #Trump #GhislaineMaxwell #EconomicElites #coverup
/11

"What client lists or records existed documenting Epstein’s associates

Whether Epstein shared information with or acted on behalf of foreign governments or intelligence services"

#Epstein #Trump #GhislaineMaxwell #EconomicElites #coverup
/12

"More Epstein files released this week revealed a bombshell that Trump Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick did business with Epstein. That means Lutnick lied when saying he had zero interactions with Epstein after 2005. We need to know what else Lutnick has lied about."

~ Scott Dworkin

#Epstein #Trump #HowardLutnick #EconomicElites #coverup
/13

https://www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/this-great-news-ruined-trumps-weekend

"Now that we’ve seen that Howard Lutnick and Elon Musk were lying about their ties to Epstein? Now that we’ve seen how Epstein and Peter Thiel rejoiced over a return to tribalism post-Brexit?

Holy hell! These files reveal that QAnon was mostly just projection."

~ Marcy Wheeler

#Epstein #Trump #HowardLutnick #ElonMusk #EconomicElites #coverup
/14

https://emptywheel.net/if-magat-political-culture-collapsed-in-the-woods-and-no-traditional-media-were-there-to-see-it/