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Asked about his 10 billion dollar defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal for publishing alleged entries of his in Jeffrey Epstein’s birthday book, The President of the United States replied, “I was going to sue them for 42 gazillion, but nobody reads the poor Wall Street Journal any more, so I let them off easy at 10 billion. Those guys would be able to afford it too, if only they understood anything about capitalism.”
Jeffrey Epstein, huh? Trump directs the round-up of every person in the country who looks Hispanic and poor. He calls up the National Guard in places where they are neither wanted nor needed. He stands aside while his compatriot Vladimir Putin viciously bombards Ukrainian civilian targets. He imposes ridiculous tariffs on goods and products as consumer prices rise.
And we focus our attention on Jeffrey Epstein?
While I can’t quite understand the general fascination with that creep, what amazes me most is that this is the one issue where elected Republican officials have actually found the nerve to stand up in opposition to the Dictator-in-Chief. In a Congress where almost nothing receives bipartisan support, Republicans and Democrats on the House Oversight Committee actually found a common bond, voting arm-in-arm to approve a subpoena requesting that Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s long-time partner in crime, be deposed.
A footnote on that testimony: We all know quite well what terrible things happen to people who report things that the President doesn’t like to hear, and the corollary is that we also know what happens to those who “speak the truth,” as Trump would say. It’s fascinating that Maxwell was transferred to a minimum security prison—a highly unusual move for a prisoner of her sort–right after she offered her testimony. Might we wonder whether she skewed “the facts” in favor of one Donald J. Trump? Nah. I’m positive that it’s just an amazing coincidence.
For all that others have had to say about the Epstein-Trump connection, by far the most simple, straightforward way of knowing that the man is guilty as sin comes from the nature and extent of his denials. Coming from the self-described only person ever born without a single flaw or fault, we can be certain of the Trumpster’s guilt when he uses not one, but the Fab Four of Excuses, to insist on his innocence: 1) It’s fake news; 2) It’s a hoax; 3) It’s a witch hunt; and 4) It’s a plot by the Democrats. Trump reserves the use of all of the Fab Four for impeachable offenses, felony charges, and, yes, partaking in fun times with Jeffrey Epstein. Guilty. Guilty. And Guilty.
Would I be surprised if Donald had been a naughty boy with his close fiend and fellow sleaze Jeffrey? In fact, I’d be shocked if he weren’t. Would it make me think less of him? I’m not a math-science genius, but I do recall something from high school about the impossibility of going below absolute zero.
But if it makes a difference to others, if there are those who think that the man is squeaky clean and couldn’t imagine him doing intimate things with 14 year old girls, bring it on. Putin—who cares. But Epstein—let’s crucify the man—and his best buddy!
