Epstein?

[james.hendrickson]

So, a lot of my friends are talking about the Epstein scandal - its like the general public is starting to catch on that the story is true and that a big portion of the elite of country were engaged in illegal acts.

I know its not about money, but I'd like to know what the community here thinks.

[disneysteve]

I know this is in the Everything Else category but is this really what you want being discussed on this site?

[ua_guy]

I'm frustrated by the lack of transparency and the lack of accountability and also the lack of justice. We were lied to time and time again by the trump administration, and the DOJ appears to be involved in a massive coverup on its behalf. Every single person in connection with every single potential illegal act in those files should be investigated and punished by the justice system equally and accordingly. The victims deserve nothing less, and I don't think we will heal as a country until that is done. The current administration and president are too close to this, too involved in Epstein's circle, and IMO should be removed from office.

[kork13]

I honestly care very little about this entire ruckus, and have generally ignored this particular political & criminal drama. The guy had a wide circle of acquaintances & connections, which is not uncommon in the circles of the wealthy & powerful. He y employed his circle to do & support heinous things. But what is unclear (to my VERY limited understanding) is how extensive across his network were his criminal actions, vs. all of the many, many people who simply knew & worked with him for completely innocuous reasons?

The truly unfortunate part is that the FBI (who should be investigating all of this properly) has lost so much credibility by being politicized against Trump's detractors/political opponents that nobody is going to trust the result of whatever they (or the DoJ, or just about anybody else) discover & report out of any investigation. That's exactly why law enforcement, military, and similar need to stay politically independent, and pulling them into politics is destructive & counterproductive.