The Deep State and the Epstein Scandal
From what I can tell, there are four possible reasons for President Trump’s refusal to order that the Jeffrey Epstein files be released to the public:
1. That Trump’s name is possibly included in those files. According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, Attorney General Pam Bondi has informed Trump that his name appears in the files.
2. That wealthy, powerful, politically connected people who engaged in sexual relations with underaged girls, along with Epstein, are supposedly using their influence to persuade Trump not to release the files that incriminate those people.
3. A possible reluctance on the part of the Justice Department to let convicted Epstein assistant Ghislaine Maxwell see the files, given the possibility that her criminal conviction could be overturned, which could require a retrial.
4. The deep state — i.e., the national-security state — is possibly prohibiting Trump from disclosing the Epstein files because of possible Epstein connections to the deep state.
In my opinion, the first three possible reasons are meritless. In my opinion, the only explanation that makes any reasonable sense is #4.
1. What difference does it make if Trump’s name is included in the files? If there is nothing indicating that Trump engaged in any criminal conduct, why should he care that people see his name in the files, especially since people already have learned from Bondi that his name is in the files. Moreover, everyone knows that Trump and Epstein were friends a long time ago and that their friendship ended a long time ago. Trump has steadfastly maintained that he never engaged in any criminal conduct with Epstein. Taking him at his word, there is no reasonable possibility that the files contain any evidence pointing to the contrary. Th
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