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Bluetus

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6. This is not about the women or the sex

Sun Dec 21, 2025, 03:00 PM

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OK, that is PART of the story. But the real story is 100X bigger. Trump is perfectly happy for people to talk about it being a sex scandal because he's had 100 of those already and nobody cares.

The real story is the fact that Epstein was systematically collecting kompromat on very important people, and Trump was recruiting those very important people ("I know all the best people" ) . And they were converting that into cash and power. THAT is the story. Sex was simply the bait that was used.

I am, of course, sympathetic to the girls who made the decisions that put themselves in a very bad situation. I am sorry their families and the justice system didn't do more to keep them out of trouble. But that really is not the main story here. The main story is how Epstein got nearly a billion dollars. That wasn't payment for sex. You can buy all the sex you want to a lot less money than that. The real story is who all the people were that Trump was extorting and what Trump got in return.

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"The fact that people need a dead man's files to believe..." [View all] CousinIT Dec 21 OP

Dammit. Too true Easterncedar Dec 21 #1

Kick. littlemissmartypants Dec 21 #2

We have a very long way to go on the road to women's equality dlk Dec 21 #3

Women aren't considered actual humans. MontanaMama Dec 21 #4

They are in my book KS Toronado Dec 21 #5

Pam Bondi does, though. tblue37 Dec 21 #15

Elise Stefanik mgardener Dec 21 #27

Thanks for saying this. MontanaMama Dec 23 #30

That's true. The Republican Taliban CousinIT Dec 21 #7

This is not about the women or the sex Bluetus Dec 21 #6

I will agree that power and kompromat are motivating, but it was also about humiliation and torture. erronis Dec 21 #8

interesting Skittles Dec 21 #9

THIS... the girls were just currency NotHardly Dec 21 #13

Oh, Trump played a role in recruiting the girls, but his main job Bluetus Dec 21 #18

just curious Skittles Dec 21 #19

None of them have testified about ANYTHING Bluetus Dec 21 #22

jeez, no need to go off Skittles Dec 21 #25

Seriously? Cirsium Dec 21 #10

THANK YOU. MLWR Dec 21 #12

Most of them were not underage. Bluetus Dec 21 #21

"girls who made the decisions", you must be kidding NotHardly Dec 21 #14

The girls didn't make the decisions that resulted in their trafficking... CousinIT Dec 22 #29

Seriously? Bluetus Dec 21 #20

Not about sex Cirsium Dec 21 #24

I did not mean it that way. Bluetus Dec 21 #26

I think this is true and on point. meadowlander Dec 21 #11

K&R UTUSN Dec 21 #16

It's all about who has the power. Martin68 Dec 21 #17

And, we are done here. OldBaldy1701E Dec 21 #23

I know. tavernier Dec 21 #28