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“It’s Going to Be Staggering, the Amount of Names”: As the Jeffrey Epstein Case Grows More Grotesque

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mystery-ak:
“It’s Going to Be Staggering, the Amount of Names”: As the Jeffrey Epstein Case Grows More Grotesque, Manhattan and DC Brace for Impact

The disgraced financier “collected people,” said a source. Could some of them be implicated in his crimes? Meanwhile, Alan Dershowitz (“He’s a bad person”) and David Boies (“He’s a liar”) are already at war over the case.

By Gabriel Sherman
July 17, 2019

The Jeffrey Epstein case is an asteroid poised to strike the elite world in which he moved. No one can yet say precisely how large it is. But as the number of women who’ve accused the financier (at least, that’s what he claimed to be) of sexual assault grows to grotesque levels—there are said to be more than 50 women who are potential victims—a wave of panic is rippling through Manhattan, DC, and Palm Beach, as Epstein’s former friends and associates rush to distance themselves, while gossiping about who might be ensnared. Donald Trump’s labor secretary, Alexander Acosta, architect of the original 2007 non-prosecution agreement that let Epstein off with a wrist slap, has already been forced to resign.

The questions about Epstein are metastasizing much faster than they can be answered: Who knew what about Epstein’s alleged abuse? How, and from whom, did Epstein get his supposed $500 million fortune? Why did Acosta grant Epstein an outrageously lenient non-prosecution agreement? (And what does it mean that Acosta was reportedly told Epstein “belonged to intelligence”?) But among the most pressing queries is which other famous people might be exposed for committing sex crimes. “There were other business associates of Mr. Epstein’s who engaged in improper sexual misconduct at one or more of his homes. We do know that,” said Brad Edwards, a lawyer for Courtney Wild, one of the Epstein accusers who gave emotional testimony at Epstein’s bail hearing. “In due time the names are going to start coming out.” (Attorneys for Epstein did not respond to a request for comment.)

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https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/07/jeffrey-epstein-case-grows-more-grotesque

mystery-ak:
Prince Andrew’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein could become the most sordid royal scandal yet
https://nypost.com/2019/07/17/prince-andrews-ties-to-jeffrey-epstein-could-become-the-most-sordid-royal-scandal-yet/

PeteS in CA:

--- Quote from: mystery-ak on July 18, 2019, 01:48:44 pm ---Prince Andrew’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein could become the most sordid royal scandal yet
https://nypost.com/2019/07/17/prince-andrews-ties-to-jeffrey-epstein-could-become-the-most-sordid-royal-scandal-yet/

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Given the history of British royals since the restoration of Charles II, I'm not sure about that superlative, "most".

More generally, being gregarious was at once Epstein's way of hiding in the open and his source of fellow pervs and his next targets. He had lots of (shallow) acquaintances, and lots of innocent people will come under scrutiny.

LadyLiberty:

--- Quote from: PeteS in CA on July 18, 2019, 02:33:19 pm ---He had lots of (shallow) acquaintances, and lots of innocent people will come under scrutiny.

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There are many that are willing to hang out and be seen with someone simply because that person is wealthy.

Sanguine:
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