UPDATED: Epstein: Sphere Of Influence

Investigative reporter Conchita Sarnoff, author of the 2017 Daily Beast article Jeffrey Epstein: How the Hedge Fund Mogul Pedophile Got Off Easy, was interviewed on Fox last night. Below is a transcript of the most important parts of the interview. Here's my takeaway.

This Epstein case will come back to bite not only prominent Dems--they were probably the great majority of those who were complicit in the actual sexual abuse of the underage girls--but it will also implicate George "Dubya" Bush, his AG Alberto Gonzalez, and Ken Starr in abuse of the legal system to cover up the crimes of the Clintons. The reason given was and will be the concern not to prejudice a presidential election--the lives of the girls were considered expendable for that "noble" cause. Equal justice was ignored.

One other interesting aspect is the role of Acosta. He appears to have done a real investigation, as also the FBI in Miami. But then pressure came from what Sarnoff calls "the very top of the food chain."

As Ann Coulter said,

This is a really important story. ... This is not just a Clinton sex scandal; this is the elites getting cozy and covering up and protecting one another.

So read this carefully:

The Palm Beach police asked for the FBI to get involved, in 2006--"that's when Acosta comes in. A 53 page indictment was drawn up against Epstein, but what happens? Well, we're getting close to the 2008 presidential campaign. Hillary Clinton was the Democratic shoo-in at the time, President Obama was still not in the forefront. And so I believe, given the information that I have, and what I've read, that at the very top of the food chain they did not want to make--as the Attorney General said to me when I interviewed him, Alberto Gonzalez--they did not want to make a political mess. So they basically tapped Acosta again, which is also why they hired Ken Starr and Jay Lefkowitz, ... they were the two attorneys who negotiated the plea deal, meaning the non-prosecution agreement that was handed to Epstein, which by the way was not an order as Acosta told me, because I've been speaking to Acosta for many years since the original investigation and since the original arrest in 2005. 

[Clinton's denials are cited.] 

Pilot logs show Clinton flew with Epstein 27 times. "Many times Clinton had his Secret Service with him and many times he did not." 

"Almost every time that Clinton's name is on the pilot logs there are underage girls, there are initials and there are names of many, many girls on that private plane." 

... 

"I am saying, sadly, that [Clinton] is not telling the truth. 

"First of all, Gerald Lefcourt, who was one of Epstein's attorneys, back during the original arrest and the original investigation, wrote a letter which has been made public and in that letter Gerald Lefcourt claims that Epstein was one of the original funders of Clinton Global Initiative. Jeffrey Epstein gave President Clinton four million dollars, according to a source who knows about that ..."

UPDATE: This should be very important. James Lewis at AmThinker writes this morning that Trump publicly called out Clinton and Epstein at the 2015 CPAC--so, before most people dreamed he'd be the next POTUS. Clearly Trump has been aware of this case for a long time, and if he did this publicly then you know he's ready for what's coming:

In 2015 at CPAC, Donald Trump said Jeff Epstein was "a nice guy, but I believe Bill Clinton will be in trouble over the [Epstein] island."  ...  Clinton flew on 26 trips in Epstein's private plane, Trump accused Epstein and Clinton in public at CPAC 2015, and the screen grab below is of that moment in 2015. 

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This story is now breaking wide open, there will be mutual accusations, and Trump has been preparing for this moment at least since his CPAC speech in 2015.

UPDATED: What Might Come Of The Epstein Case?

I'll admit very frankly that, while I've read a certain amount about the Jeffrey Epstein case, I've shied away from writing about it for the simple reason that I don't want to get dragged down into the salacious details. Because I'm a bit squeamish about dwelling on such matters. Nevertheless, Epstein's arrest by federal authorities (actually, a joint FBI/NYPD task force) in the Southern District of NY--even as the US Attorney in Miami continues to resist reopening the case, and coming as it does in the runup to the 2020 elections as well as in the aftermath of the Mueller Dossier--raises unavoidable speculation. Fortunately I've come across an article that addresses some of these issues without the salacious details. The article is by Monica Showalter, So the Epstein bust means Democratic 'faves' may roll out of the woodwork? and it may prove a useful jumping off point for speculation on what to look for going forward.

As we'll see, Showalter's title is a reference to a tweet by Nancy Pelosi's daughter, Christine, but let's first glance at Showalter's first paragraph:

The bust of Bill Clinton's buddy and airplane-mate Jeffrey Epstein, monickered by Forbes as "Palm Beach pervert," for sex trafficking in underage girls, is a complex one. The news is speculative about whether Epstein was being protected by Robert Mueller's special counsel's office, and why the Department of Justice acted now, given that he's been problematic for years. There's also his role as a bigfoot Democrat donor, same as Ed Buck and other perverts who've financed the Democrats. A while back, I made a list here. But one thing's pretty clear, based on a tweet by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's daughter Christine: Democrats knew.

And here's what Christine Pelosi tweeted:

"This Epstein case is horrific and the young women deserve justice. It is quite likely that some of our faves are implicated but we must follow the facts and let the chips fall where they may — whether on Republicans or Democrats."

The first point, which most readers are no doubt already familiar with, is that when Christine Pelosi refers to "some of our faves" she's referring directly to the same person Showalter singles out: Bill Clinton. The reason is twofold. First, Clinton ditched the Secret Service 26 times to take trips to Epstein's private island on his private jet--the Lolita Express. Secondly, the fact that Epstein was "a bigfoot Democrat donor" is highly suggestive of just who Epstein's chosen companions were. Christine Pelosi says that the chips should be allowed to "fall where they may--whether on Republicans or Democrats." But she gives the game away with her sole reference to "faves." Coming from Pelosi's daughter that can only mean "Democrats." There is no such pointed reference to Republicans, no warning that Republicans are likely to be complicit.

Further, Showalter raises a shrewd point: