"Schmidt is the husband of MSNBC anchor Nicolle Wallace."
The Democratic Party, the Media, Lobbyists and Law Firms are more inbred than the English monarchy. Seems like every one of them is related or married to some other operator. Nepotism and graft everywhere.
09/25/25: We'll wake up tomorrow and find out that Charles III was hired by Comey's FBI as a "Special Government Employee," based on his past infamous reference to the product, to distribute tampons in boy's bathrooms in Northern Virginia high schools.
09/26/25: It's possible. Brit intel since WWII (or even earlier) has been notorious for their "front men" --- the ones with social cache and rank. Doesn't matter how thin they might be in the IQ department, since their lieutenants quite often, and mega-discretely, run the show.
09/26/25: I'd love to see him on Pseudo-Celebrity Jeopardy. If his American opponents (the Kardashians) are leading, they can bail Harry out (a very familiar theme, I add) with the "answer," "Cliv-Den" ("How do you pronounce 'Cliveden'?").
I think his involvement with the censorship complex stems from the hate part of his love-hate relationship with the media. He’s a Prince of the Realm yet he was driven out of his country due to intense media scrutiny? He is an idiot. But a useful one to British intelligence services.
Ha! It just occurs to me that PBS and the BBC can co-join to cover what comes next. Democracy! But they will never recognize opposing opinion. So . . .
09/26/25: NJ PBS just announced that they're going out of business. As suspected by many of us, when it would come time for all the liberal billionaires to actually have to pay for what they're pushing, they'd shoot the moon. And so they did.
Nicolle Wallace just reported on MSNBC about the Comey indictment, blasting Trump of course and defending Comey. Shouldn't she be required when she does something like this to state at the beginnning, "Fair disclosure requires me to state that I am married to Michael Schmidt, who as a reporter for the New York Times received what appears to be confidential information from a source within the FBI and has acted as a shill for Comey."?
I think these charges are intended to turn Comey into a cooperating witness against Brennan and Clapper. Then from Brennan and Clapper to Obama. Unfortunately I think the deep state threat to Comey is much greater than the ‘get out of jail free’ card his testimony would earn him.
Damn dude. I’ve spent too much time fuming about these scumbag traitors, and never once considered what you just described. Pretty interesting take. One can dare to dream.
Despite the MSM narrative that Trump is a dumbass and is incompetent (comment not meant for you, Ack), I have it on pretty good authority that the Admin is fully at war, but just not with who the dipshit, sheeple midwit leftists think. The long knives are out for the deep state. And so much more.
(Edited to add I think that they have some elite thinkers and strategists pulling the strings and they know which ones to pull)
100%. The unsaid fact is, if people don’t get held to account, the MAGA base will devour the Trump administration. I also 100% believe they know this so some degree of patience is warranted. Further, everyone should be aware that you have to break a few eggs to make an omelet so not every transgression will be compensated for.
We have to get the trials out of DC and surrounding deep state populated areas. Comey situation already tainted by a lefty judge with ties to attorneys who is not recusing. And biased jurors to come.
Great comment. Additional charges may well follow. Comey is on the hook for the decision not to prosecute HRC despite the overwhelming evidence that she destroyed and mishandled government documents. Remember Anthony Weiner and Breitbart? Those were the days. Be a shame if Comey found himself in the box for his 2016 actions.
Agree, he seemed like the weak link. Brennan and Clapper are controlled liars. The Admiral tried to do his duty and is going to end up being a prosecution witness.
And hopefully we don’t wait until May 2028 when the SOL expires on his congressional testimony when Brennan said he didn’t drive edits and support Steele dossier annex in ICA.
Correct and if anyone needs links watch Walter Kirk and Matt Taibbis America This Week between late July and late August. They lay this all out word/line/verse.
Let’s hope the Comey indictment is the first of many. Comey, Brennan and Clapper need to be held to account for subversive if not seditious if not treasonous acts.
Of course the left is going to scream retribution. They clearly don’t understand the concept of accountability for one’s actions. Perhaps if they did, Charlie Kirk would be having dinner with his beautiful wife and children tonight.
The leftists were obsessed with the term "accountability" for a while. It was the word they used to explain mobbing, silencing and destroying the careers of anyone who expressed opinions the left didn't like. As in, "He is being held accountable."
My heart is still breaking for that family. What a class act to offer forgiveness. I would not have been able to do that though I know it’s right to do
Comey joins Kimmel as the second martyr of Trump's "lawfare" - these narratives were written in 2016-2020 - they just had to insert the names and details.
Fascist, Hitler, totalitarian, Fascist, Hitler, totalitarian, save democracy, resist - blah-blah-blah. Unfortunately, few folks are open to persuasion and will just use the trial to deepen biases.
I frankly expect most Americans are far more interested in Epstein and Luigi - so three guesses what we'll be hearing about!
Historically, the Epstein story has drawn commentary across the political spectrum, but the loudest and most persistent voices have often come from right-wing and populist commentators. Here’s how it’s broken down:
Right-Wing Commentators
Fox News personalities (e.g., Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity) — regularly highlighted Epstein, often framing it as evidence of corruption among Democratic elites, particularly Bill Clinton.
Conspiracy-driven outlets (e.g., Infowars, Gateway Pundit, QAnon circles) — seized on Epstein as part of a broader narrative about a “global elite” engaging in child exploitation.
MAGA-aligned influencers — used Epstein’s connections to the Clintons to push the “Clinton body count” meme and to suggest that Epstein’s death was an “inside job.”
Mainstream / Centrist Coverage
Major outlets like The Miami Herald (Julie K. Brown in particular) did the most substantive investigative work. Her reporting in 2018 was pivotal in reopening the Epstein case and ultimately leading to his arrest. That was not partisan, but investigative journalism.
Other mainstream sources (NYT, WaPo, BBC) covered Epstein steadily, but usually more cautiously and with less sensationalism.
Left-Wing Commentary
Progressive and left-leaning commentators (e.g., Chris Hayes at MSNBC, Jacobin Magazine writers) also covered Epstein, but often framed it in terms of class privilege, inequality, and the failures of the justice system rather than conspiracies.
Some leftists highlighted Donald Trump’s connections to Epstein, though this angle has received less sustained media amplification than Clinton’s ties.
Bottom Line
Most vocal = right-wing commentators and conspiracy outlets, especially after Epstein’s death in 2019.
Most impactful reporting = mainstream investigative journalists, especially Julie K. Brown of The Miami Herald.
Left/progressive voices raised critiques, but they didn’t dominate the narrative in the same way the right did.
Several recent polls suggest that a large segment of the American public is interested (or at least curious/skeptical) about the Epstein case. Some highlights:
A Washington Post poll (via text, July 2025) found that 64% of Americans are paying at least some attention to news about the Epstein files (though only ~ 26% say they are paying close attention).
The Washington Post
In that same poll, "most respondents" disapproved of Trump’s handling of Epstein-related documents and strongly supported full release of all the files.
The Washington Post
A Reuters/Ipsos poll showed 69% of Americans believe the government is concealing information about Epstein’s alleged clients; only 6% disagreed.
Reuters
A YouGov/Economist poll found that 79% of Americans believe all documents in the Epstein case should be released.
Newsweek
A CNN/SSRS poll reported that about 50% of Americans are dissatisfied with how much information the government has released on the Epstein case.
SSRS
The data indicate a strong level of public interest, accompanied by widespread skepticism about transparency and a demand for fuller disclosure.
This is a particularly amusing comment because QAnon is literally a conspiracy theory about how there are a bunch of pedophiles in places of power and Trump is predestined to expose them. The Dems didn't drive that story, and neither did the media.
QAnon is an obvious op or scam (what's the difference anymore) aimed at the handful of people who think that the word "gullible" isn't in the dictionary, but the only reason 99.9% of the population knows about QAnon is because of the media.
You have to ignore a hell of a lot of column inches slapping your face to absolve the media in this one.
Your information silo is not America, I'm afraid. All your comment means is "I don't get out much." Looks like you're not alone. And/or you've got a really, really short memory.
UPDATE: Just to be clear: the Jeffrey Epstein story is never going to disappear because too many of the circumstances of his life and death, combined with his numerous contacts with the world's rich and powerful, will always attract and fascinate most people. Think people in the future aren't going to be interested in "billionaire, child-sex trafficker, blackmail" stories? The moment any new, reliable salacious fact about Epstein emerges this year or ten years from now, that story will generate broad international interest. Fact. This shouldn't need explaining.
This from July from Fox:
"Attorney General Pam Bondi is facing scrutiny for remarks she made this year about Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking case after the Department of Justice and FBI brought their Epstein inquiry to an abrupt close over the weekend."
How many times have Matt and Walter mentioned Epstein? Was Epstein murdered?
Now that Trump can't/won't produce the files - the WH and Trump supporters now want to memory-hole right-wing fascination with Epstein and blame the Dems. You too, it seems. I could do a proper search and produce more receipts, but pretending that the Dems/media just now decided to make Epstein an issue is pure bullshit.
Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, etc. etc. up to the very recent present. Kash and Bongino were drooling at the chance to "dig through the Epstein files. Bondi was hounded by Fox and other right-wing, conservative, MAHA supporters about when, oh when, oh when, oh when, oh when, oh when, oh when, oh when - can we see THE EPSTEIN list?
You missed that, right? The only adult Americans without some interest in Epstein are folks like you and your circle and those willing to sacrifice truth for myth-making. The memory-hole is not our friend - whether the "news" or real life.
Oh come on Paul. "Your information silo is not America, I'm afraid?" There's no there there. If there was Biden's DOJ would have released it and WaPo and NYT would have had front page stories for months on end. Was it handled stupidly? 100%. But pretending that American citizens have this at top of mind is crazy.
Please don't put words in my mouth. At no point did I say that Americans (citizens, your words) have Epstein and Luigi at the top of their minds.
You're generalizing from your particular experience, which is not great but ok.
Stating, however, that Epstein is a Dem/media story and implying that MAGA and millions of Trump supporters were never keenly interested in Epstein (and still are if they can find a way to flip this back on the Dems) is at best sloppy, and at worst dishonest.
If next week Bondi ties Epstein to HRC - and Bill with some salacious tale, you and your friends would yawn and say nothing. Right?
"We're done on this topic." Oh okay Paul. I'm looking right now for a poll that shows anyone but Dems and the media (but I repeat myself) care about this story. Was it flogged for a few weeks in the press? Sure. But people have moved on.
At this point, I think it's reasonable to assume that the Epstein files contain incriminating evidence against a who's who of elites from both sides of the aisle. It's mutually assured destruction.
Agreed. And there's a real possibility of an embarrassing international connection. Operation run by a foreign power on US soil with an information sharing relationship with US agencies.
Reminds me of JFK assassination theories. Sure, new evidence? I'd be interested enough to read, but I spend zero time thinking about it.
A certain segment of media and subscriber loves the steam, the hotter and dirtier the better, esp when it's burning the rich and famous. Remember the pee tape? The Stormy Daniels details? I wish I didn't.
I often long for the pre-internet days of unknowing.
I am confused. Except for the poor Epstein victim that committed suicide why don’t the other victims simply publicly cite the names of their predators other than Epstein himself?
I always wonder where the parents of these underage girls were, and why they are not held more accountable for their daughters flying off regularly to billionaire island.
Nice middle school reply to try to avoid the facts, so I’ll be the adult and give you them. In 2024 alone, James Murdoch gave hundreds of thousands of dollars to Democrat PACs and candidates. One look at the conversation website and you can immediately see (if not smell) the TDS. As for yougov polls, we’ve seen time after time how wrong the polls (especially theirs) can be. Go back to your Flavor Aid drills - maybe Barack will be giving you guys the hard stuff this time…
Except that the men were so old and the girls were so young.
Don¡t you suppose the girls were runaways? They were certainly not loved and protected by parents. The men aren,t worth thinking about, but I do wonder about the girls, what sad lives must have led them to "follow their dreams" with the rich and famous.
From the stories I have read, many of these girls were in parental contact, or lived at home still. They were not runaways.
I also think you would prefer to believe a victimhood narrative, when it was not necessarily so.
Age 17-18 was the average age, which although young is the age of consent or majority in many places. They had willingly taken jobs at massage parlours. Now who at 17 or 18 does not know what might go on there? Especially in the internet age. It is not as if they chose to work at the local daycare centre or as grocery cashiers. Money and glamour were calling, and some thought it was worth the trade-off.
The modern age wants to push two conflicting stories at the same time. That of the sexual revolution and supposed freedom from any standards or inhibitions. And alongside that, they want to also push the narrative that every teenage girl or young adult in this situation must necessarily be a Pollyanna and a victim. Cannot have it both ways. I tire of the hypocrisy and the moving of the goalposts, especially when something goes wrong.
If these girls were "working," why were they still living at home? Wonder what home was like? These girls were the victims of their parents.
I don't need it two ways. 17 yr old girls should be in school during the day and sleeping in their own beds at night. No way do I subscribe to "the sexual revolution and supposed freedom from any standards or inhibitions." And I don't believe massage parlors have ever represented "money and glamor" to anyone.
They were supposedly working at massage "spas". Fulltime or part-time. Not necessarily making enough to live on their own yet. I never find any indication of them being in school. However, several were noted as still living at home.
I knew you'd have the dirty details about this! Comey was part of the soft coup that more or less robbed Trump of his first term -- and he was never supposed to come back.
Just saw Comey’s video response to his unjust indictment. Puking emoji, not strong enough.
Anybody doubt that Comey will be on Kimmel tomorrow night (maybe tonight if they did an emergency taping)? The Baton of Martyrdom has been passed, or will be in real time, on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Way to go NBC. Way to keep up the fight against the American People and their right to be accurately and fully informed. Way to double down on your complicity.
I love Christopher Walken, so I mean him no ill will when I say this, but...the older Hillary gets, the more she looks like Chris Walken in drag. Just sayin.'
Lol! I think I deleted yiur comment by mistake but had to look that up… I’m almost her age but I swear stress does make one look haggard!! Lol! Her tone is so didactic…
“Trump Startled by Loud Noise”. “Shots fired at Charlie Kirk Event.”
This is Leftism. It’s about lying to yourself more than anything, and once you’ve sufficiently worked yourself into a lather by lying to yourself, it’s about hate-filled rage in all its forms, including murder.
The root of the ideological divide is simply whether clever half-truths are to be admired or scorned.
The abuses of the left involve a lot more people than just a few rotten eggs at the top. I am hopeful that the next two layers of conspirators will reassess their legal situation and voluntarily come forward with additional information in hopes of avoiding the punishment they so rightly deserve. Wouldn't it be great if the J/6 FBI agents who broke windows and fomented violence got cold feet and came forward? Ditto the person who planted the fake (?) bombs at the DNC and RNC the night of J5/6. The conspiracy goes very deep, and not all the stooges are committed to the left's campaign to hobble our country with chaos and violence.
I'm just thinking the underlings, under people like Comey, should be dragged into court because they won't be able to 'lawyer up' like Comey and the rest.
Exactly! General Flynn was ruined by his legal costs. Ordinary Americans are at great risk because of this reality. The lower-level ground troops that Comey et al directed are now thinking real hard about how they are going to survive the coming exposures. They were probably once honorable people. They should be quite amenable to testifying unless they were on one of the SWAT teams that killed their target out of misplaced enthusiasm.
This has been a great breaking news day on Racket. But can we have a report from your war correspondent on why the War Sec Hegseth has recalled all military brass to the homeland, for a gathering at a not undisclosed location? Per Spock, “Fascinating.”
Mass assassination of Saddam Hussein's 1968 Ba'ath party conference where he killed all his enemies? I strongly suggest that all generals keep their side arms with them.
I’ll steal this from someone else. It might be like Goodfella’s. Some of them come to the meeting thinking that they’re going to get a promotion. Instead they get a bullet, figuratively speaking of course.
I've been on to Comey ever since he showed his stripes with his "no reasonable prosecutor" exoneration of Hillary back in 2016. I shouted to the TV, "That's not your job!"
"Schmidt is the husband of MSNBC anchor Nicolle Wallace."
The Democratic Party, the Media, Lobbyists and Law Firms are more inbred than the English monarchy. Seems like every one of them is related or married to some other operator. Nepotism and graft everywhere.
Need to add the Intelligence agencies too. All of Washington is a cesspool !
intelligence is an oxymoron in this case
Daniel Moynihan used to say, "There is no intelligence in Intelligence."
Haha
Well, actually the Habsburgs put the English to shame but I totally get -- and agree -- with your point!
Yes and these people do not have the wonderful identifying Hapsburg lower lip.
long jaw
I swear they're all married to each other to avoid testifying.
09/26/25: I think they all got (pro-forma) married just to have fun committing adultery.
09/25/25: We'll wake up tomorrow and find out that Charles III was hired by Comey's FBI as a "Special Government Employee," based on his past infamous reference to the product, to distribute tampons in boy's bathrooms in Northern Virginia high schools.
Frankly I believe that Harry and Meghan are MI6, or at least Harry. What was he doing involved censorship industrial complex business?
09/26/25: It's possible. Brit intel since WWII (or even earlier) has been notorious for their "front men" --- the ones with social cache and rank. Doesn't matter how thin they might be in the IQ department, since their lieutenants quite often, and mega-discretely, run the show.
And Harry is certainly very thin in the IQ department.
09/26/25: I'd love to see him on Pseudo-Celebrity Jeopardy. If his American opponents (the Kardashians) are leading, they can bail Harry out (a very familiar theme, I add) with the "answer," "Cliv-Den" ("How do you pronounce 'Cliveden'?").
I think his involvement with the censorship complex stems from the hate part of his love-hate relationship with the media. He’s a Prince of the Realm yet he was driven out of his country due to intense media scrutiny? He is an idiot. But a useful one to British intelligence services.
Ha! It just occurs to me that PBS and the BBC can co-join to cover what comes next. Democracy! But they will never recognize opposing opinion. So . . .
09/26/25: NJ PBS just announced that they're going out of business. As suspected by many of us, when it would come time for all the liberal billionaires to actually have to pay for what they're pushing, they'd shoot the moon. And so they did.
Nicolle Wallace just reported on MSNBC about the Comey indictment, blasting Trump of course and defending Comey. Shouldn't she be required when she does something like this to state at the beginnning, "Fair disclosure requires me to state that I am married to Michael Schmidt, who as a reporter for the New York Times received what appears to be confidential information from a source within the FBI and has acted as a shill for Comey."?
More inbred than the Hapsburgs.
The HapBurgerKings?
Have to look closer at their lips to see if it shows up there.
Hapsburg jaw, or commonly, long jaw.
More like the Habsburg monarchy
Laura Jarrett, NBC’s “chief legal correspondent and Weekend Today anchor is Valerie Jarrett’s daughter.
Savannah Guthrie’s husband worked in the Democratic Party and was a senior advisor to Al Gore (and, I think, the Biden campaign)
Ridiculous. Just so ridiculous
Poor bastard. Imagine being married to that thin-lipped professional liar. Well, birds of a feather . . .
Twere it a celebrity sandwich imagine the protein.
And just as German in their methods!
Hopefully John Brennan is next
I think these charges are intended to turn Comey into a cooperating witness against Brennan and Clapper. Then from Brennan and Clapper to Obama. Unfortunately I think the deep state threat to Comey is much greater than the ‘get out of jail free’ card his testimony would earn him.
Damn dude. I’ve spent too much time fuming about these scumbag traitors, and never once considered what you just described. Pretty interesting take. One can dare to dream.
Despite the MSM narrative that Trump is a dumbass and is incompetent (comment not meant for you, Ack), I have it on pretty good authority that the Admin is fully at war, but just not with who the dipshit, sheeple midwit leftists think. The long knives are out for the deep state. And so much more.
(Edited to add I think that they have some elite thinkers and strategists pulling the strings and they know which ones to pull)
Let’s hope the Comey indictment is the first of many. These people need to be held to account for subversive if not seditious if not treasonous acts.
100%. The unsaid fact is, if people don’t get held to account, the MAGA base will devour the Trump administration. I also 100% believe they know this so some degree of patience is warranted. Further, everyone should be aware that you have to break a few eggs to make an omelet so not every transgression will be compensated for.
We have to get the trials out of DC and surrounding deep state populated areas. Comey situation already tainted by a lefty judge with ties to attorneys who is not recusing. And biased jurors to come.
That's the way it works. Trump’s friends were loyal to him. I doubt if that will be the case with all these DC regulars
Great comment. Additional charges may well follow. Comey is on the hook for the decision not to prosecute HRC despite the overwhelming evidence that she destroyed and mishandled government documents. Remember Anthony Weiner and Breitbart? Those were the days. Be a shame if Comey found himself in the box for his 2016 actions.
UPDATE: More to Come on Comey Charges - Catherine Herrige: https://x.com/C__Herridge/status/1971597034009367012
"... a thin indictment suggests a holding charge with the potential of a more complex, superseding indictment that adds more charges..."
A fellow traveler, I see. Appreciate you Paul.
Right back at you, Benjamin.
Gentlemen: Your travel logs made me smile.
“Lock ‘er up!”
Agree, he seemed like the weak link. Brennan and Clapper are controlled liars. The Admiral tried to do his duty and is going to end up being a prosecution witness.
I always thought Clapper was the weakest link but Brennan steers him and they became tight allies
Me too. He seemed uncomfortable with the lies, esp under oath. Butter wouldn’t melt in Comey's mouth and Brennan is a thug.
Interesting thesis. Makes sense.
That's the way it works. Trump's friends were loyal. I doubt that will apply with all the DC regulars
100%. They both belong in jail, if not Guantanamo.
Let’s hope the Comey indictment is the first of many. These people need to be held to account for subversive if not seditious if not treasonous acts.
And hopefully we don’t wait until May 2028 when the SOL expires on his congressional testimony when Brennan said he didn’t drive edits and support Steele dossier annex in ICA.
Correct and if anyone needs links watch Walter Kirk and Matt Taibbis America This Week between late July and late August. They lay this all out word/line/verse.
One hundred likes!
Let’s hope the Comey indictment is the first of many. Comey, Brennan and Clapper need to be held to account for subversive if not seditious if not treasonous acts.
And Clapper, McCabe, Yates, Rice, Merrick and many, many more. Lots of rats in this barrel
Amen.
Of course the left is going to scream retribution. They clearly don’t understand the concept of accountability for one’s actions. Perhaps if they did, Charlie Kirk would be having dinner with his beautiful wife and children tonight.
Nothing wrong with retribution if its legitimate. Our entire criminal justice system is based on retribution.
No, they do understand, but ultimately don’t care.
The leftists were obsessed with the term "accountability" for a while. It was the word they used to explain mobbing, silencing and destroying the careers of anyone who expressed opinions the left didn't like. As in, "He is being held accountable."
My heart is still breaking for that family. What a class act to offer forgiveness. I would not have been able to do that though I know it’s right to do
Geez Matt, it’s like they aren’t acting in good faith! Don’t worry, they will corrupt the jury pool on behalf of Comey. He’s one of theirs.
Comey joins Kimmel as the second martyr of Trump's "lawfare" - these narratives were written in 2016-2020 - they just had to insert the names and details.
Fascist, Hitler, totalitarian, Fascist, Hitler, totalitarian, save democracy, resist - blah-blah-blah. Unfortunately, few folks are open to persuasion and will just use the trial to deepen biases.
I frankly expect most Americans are far more interested in Epstein and Luigi - so three guesses what we'll be hearing about!
Absolutely no one I know is interested in Epstein. This is Dem/media driven story.
msnbc is. oh wait you said no one. ‘bout right. they are no one
Historically, the Epstein story has drawn commentary across the political spectrum, but the loudest and most persistent voices have often come from right-wing and populist commentators. Here’s how it’s broken down:
Right-Wing Commentators
Fox News personalities (e.g., Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity) — regularly highlighted Epstein, often framing it as evidence of corruption among Democratic elites, particularly Bill Clinton.
Conspiracy-driven outlets (e.g., Infowars, Gateway Pundit, QAnon circles) — seized on Epstein as part of a broader narrative about a “global elite” engaging in child exploitation.
MAGA-aligned influencers — used Epstein’s connections to the Clintons to push the “Clinton body count” meme and to suggest that Epstein’s death was an “inside job.”
Mainstream / Centrist Coverage
Major outlets like The Miami Herald (Julie K. Brown in particular) did the most substantive investigative work. Her reporting in 2018 was pivotal in reopening the Epstein case and ultimately leading to his arrest. That was not partisan, but investigative journalism.
Other mainstream sources (NYT, WaPo, BBC) covered Epstein steadily, but usually more cautiously and with less sensationalism.
Left-Wing Commentary
Progressive and left-leaning commentators (e.g., Chris Hayes at MSNBC, Jacobin Magazine writers) also covered Epstein, but often framed it in terms of class privilege, inequality, and the failures of the justice system rather than conspiracies.
Some leftists highlighted Donald Trump’s connections to Epstein, though this angle has received less sustained media amplification than Clinton’s ties.
Bottom Line
Most vocal = right-wing commentators and conspiracy outlets, especially after Epstein’s death in 2019.
Most impactful reporting = mainstream investigative journalists, especially Julie K. Brown of The Miami Herald.
Left/progressive voices raised critiques, but they didn’t dominate the narrative in the same way the right did.
The fringe right and progressive left ALWAYS frame the narrative differently.
When there's no narrative, they make it up.
Commentary does not equate to what people out here think. I for one, could care less about Epstein; he’s dead.
Very interesting. Crackpots on the left and right, sure - but where's the part about how interested the American voter is?
Several recent polls suggest that a large segment of the American public is interested (or at least curious/skeptical) about the Epstein case. Some highlights:
A Washington Post poll (via text, July 2025) found that 64% of Americans are paying at least some attention to news about the Epstein files (though only ~ 26% say they are paying close attention).
The Washington Post
In that same poll, "most respondents" disapproved of Trump’s handling of Epstein-related documents and strongly supported full release of all the files.
The Washington Post
A Reuters/Ipsos poll showed 69% of Americans believe the government is concealing information about Epstein’s alleged clients; only 6% disagreed.
Reuters
A YouGov/Economist poll found that 79% of Americans believe all documents in the Epstein case should be released.
Newsweek
A CNN/SSRS poll reported that about 50% of Americans are dissatisfied with how much information the government has released on the Epstein case.
SSRS
The data indicate a strong level of public interest, accompanied by widespread skepticism about transparency and a demand for fuller disclosure.
These polls (dated when?) are asking if people are interested. You can be interested in something without it influencing your vote.
Would be interested in this poll question: Why do you think Democrats/President Biden refused to release the Epstein files for four years?
This is a particularly amusing comment because QAnon is literally a conspiracy theory about how there are a bunch of pedophiles in places of power and Trump is predestined to expose them. The Dems didn't drive that story, and neither did the media.
QAnon is an obvious op or scam (what's the difference anymore) aimed at the handful of people who think that the word "gullible" isn't in the dictionary, but the only reason 99.9% of the population knows about QAnon is because of the media.
You have to ignore a hell of a lot of column inches slapping your face to absolve the media in this one.
Wait…gullible isn’t in the dictionary?
Your information silo is not America, I'm afraid. All your comment means is "I don't get out much." Looks like you're not alone. And/or you've got a really, really short memory.
UPDATE: Just to be clear: the Jeffrey Epstein story is never going to disappear because too many of the circumstances of his life and death, combined with his numerous contacts with the world's rich and powerful, will always attract and fascinate most people. Think people in the future aren't going to be interested in "billionaire, child-sex trafficker, blackmail" stories? The moment any new, reliable salacious fact about Epstein emerges this year or ten years from now, that story will generate broad international interest. Fact. This shouldn't need explaining.
This from July from Fox:
"Attorney General Pam Bondi is facing scrutiny for remarks she made this year about Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking case after the Department of Justice and FBI brought their Epstein inquiry to an abrupt close over the weekend."
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/attorney-general-bondi-under-siege-after-doj-reveals-no-epstein-client-list
How many times have Matt and Walter mentioned Epstein? Was Epstein murdered?
Now that Trump can't/won't produce the files - the WH and Trump supporters now want to memory-hole right-wing fascination with Epstein and blame the Dems. You too, it seems. I could do a proper search and produce more receipts, but pretending that the Dems/media just now decided to make Epstein an issue is pure bullshit.
Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, etc. etc. up to the very recent present. Kash and Bongino were drooling at the chance to "dig through the Epstein files. Bondi was hounded by Fox and other right-wing, conservative, MAHA supporters about when, oh when, oh when, oh when, oh when, oh when, oh when, oh when - can we see THE EPSTEIN list?
You missed that, right? The only adult Americans without some interest in Epstein are folks like you and your circle and those willing to sacrifice truth for myth-making. The memory-hole is not our friend - whether the "news" or real life.
Oh come on Paul. "Your information silo is not America, I'm afraid?" There's no there there. If there was Biden's DOJ would have released it and WaPo and NYT would have had front page stories for months on end. Was it handled stupidly? 100%. But pretending that American citizens have this at top of mind is crazy.
Please don't put words in my mouth. At no point did I say that Americans (citizens, your words) have Epstein and Luigi at the top of their minds.
You're generalizing from your particular experience, which is not great but ok.
Stating, however, that Epstein is a Dem/media story and implying that MAGA and millions of Trump supporters were never keenly interested in Epstein (and still are if they can find a way to flip this back on the Dems) is at best sloppy, and at worst dishonest.
If next week Bondi ties Epstein to HRC - and Bill with some salacious tale, you and your friends would yawn and say nothing. Right?
We're done on this topic.
so then what did you mean when you said “I frankly expect most Americans are far more interested in Epstein and Luigi”
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"We're done on this topic." Oh okay Paul. I'm looking right now for a poll that shows anyone but Dems and the media (but I repeat myself) care about this story. Was it flogged for a few weeks in the press? Sure. But people have moved on.
Frankly, I’m done on this topic too hopefully
At this point, I think it's reasonable to assume that the Epstein files contain incriminating evidence against a who's who of elites from both sides of the aisle. It's mutually assured destruction.
Agreed. And there's a real possibility of an embarrassing international connection. Operation run by a foreign power on US soil with an information sharing relationship with US agencies.
Could never happen, of course. Stuff of fantasy.
And that's the real reason folks like MG and Marie Silvani want to be "done on this topic."
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Reminds me of JFK assassination theories. Sure, new evidence? I'd be interested enough to read, but I spend zero time thinking about it.
A certain segment of media and subscriber loves the steam, the hotter and dirtier the better, esp when it's burning the rich and famous. Remember the pee tape? The Stormy Daniels details? I wish I didn't.
I often long for the pre-internet days of unknowing.
I am confused. Except for the poor Epstein victim that committed suicide why don’t the other victims simply publicly cite the names of their predators other than Epstein himself?
I always wonder where the parents of these underage girls were, and why they are not held more accountable for their daughters flying off regularly to billionaire island.
You're citing the news source that liberal James Murdoch owns/runs?
I'll be nice. Try to grow up.
Nice middle school reply to try to avoid the facts, so I’ll be the adult and give you them. In 2024 alone, James Murdoch gave hundreds of thousands of dollars to Democrat PACs and candidates. One look at the conversation website and you can immediately see (if not smell) the TDS. As for yougov polls, we’ve seen time after time how wrong the polls (especially theirs) can be. Go back to your Flavor Aid drills - maybe Barack will be giving you guys the hard stuff this time…
This issue will always be background noise for at least one reason.
Obviously, not every pedo hunter is a pedo--not even close, but pedo hunters attract pedos like furries attract people who want to fuck animals.
The "How dare you!!!!!" is exactly how priests got away with this for so long.
I always thought the Epstein issue was far overblown. Brothel owners and their little black books have been a known phenomenon for a very long time.
Except that the men were so old and the girls were so young.
Don¡t you suppose the girls were runaways? They were certainly not loved and protected by parents. The men aren,t worth thinking about, but I do wonder about the girls, what sad lives must have led them to "follow their dreams" with the rich and famous.
From the stories I have read, many of these girls were in parental contact, or lived at home still. They were not runaways.
I also think you would prefer to believe a victimhood narrative, when it was not necessarily so.
Age 17-18 was the average age, which although young is the age of consent or majority in many places. They had willingly taken jobs at massage parlours. Now who at 17 or 18 does not know what might go on there? Especially in the internet age. It is not as if they chose to work at the local daycare centre or as grocery cashiers. Money and glamour were calling, and some thought it was worth the trade-off.
The modern age wants to push two conflicting stories at the same time. That of the sexual revolution and supposed freedom from any standards or inhibitions. And alongside that, they want to also push the narrative that every teenage girl or young adult in this situation must necessarily be a Pollyanna and a victim. Cannot have it both ways. I tire of the hypocrisy and the moving of the goalposts, especially when something goes wrong.
If these girls were "working," why were they still living at home? Wonder what home was like? These girls were the victims of their parents.
I don't need it two ways. 17 yr old girls should be in school during the day and sleeping in their own beds at night. No way do I subscribe to "the sexual revolution and supposed freedom from any standards or inhibitions." And I don't believe massage parlors have ever represented "money and glamor" to anyone.
They were supposedly working at massage "spas". Fulltime or part-time. Not necessarily making enough to live on their own yet. I never find any indication of them being in school. However, several were noted as still living at home.
Respectfully disagree.
Many of us on the "right" are still very interested in the truth behind this story.
Luigi who?
wasn’t he the guy from Donkey Kong?
I knew you'd have the dirty details about this! Comey was part of the soft coup that more or less robbed Trump of his first term -- and he was never supposed to come back.
But now daddy's home......
And boy is he pissed!
Altho it was a sin against the entire voting public (democracy, if you will), who should be just as pissed as daddy
The Deep State is like an evil octopus with tentacles in every lever of power in the USA. DOJ. FBI. CIA. MSM. Edu. and many more.
We saw it in action during covid and the Twitter Files.
It is time to (legally) remove this cancer from America. And educate our kids so they can spot any attempt by it to come back in the future.
Particularly the educate part...
See my post just above.
We can dream 💭
The Deep State is a reflection of a wider issue. Get the wider issue under control, and the Deep State loses power.
You could say that in Germany of the 1930s, this was the case too.
"legally?"
when the villians make the laws, are you obligated to follow them?
They’re literally in bed with each other. All the right people are screeching. Hope it’s the first of many to finally drain the swamp.
But you practice censorship yourself "Yuri", on your Influencer-business Substack. So who are you to talk?
Just saw Comey’s video response to his unjust indictment. Puking emoji, not strong enough.
Anybody doubt that Comey will be on Kimmel tomorrow night (maybe tonight if they did an emergency taping)? The Baton of Martyrdom has been passed, or will be in real time, on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Comey’s video response was breathtakingly evil
I don’t know about evil. He is just so arrogant, and he knows he is of a class that will be taken care of.
He seems so cold & cruel. His arrogance scares me & he lies with such abandon. I guess that’s why he seems so evil.
A democracy can only tolerate a certain amount of arrogance before it suffocates under the weight
Not getting down on your knees and sucking Donald Trump's dick like a Republican senator makes you arrogant?
https://x.com/nicksortor/status/1971368328938877404
All we are say-ing, is give Comey a chance. . .
The terms are acceptable.
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Way to go NBC. Way to keep up the fight against the American People and their right to be accurately and fully informed. Way to double down on your complicity.
Your honor would blush Pravda
What’s stunning is that the “news” shows never ever change.
Let the under the bus throwing begin!! That being said, I’m predicting Hillary goes silent… on advise of counsel…
Did you see her on Morning Joe this morning? Yikes.
The only time I ever see Morning Joe is when someone adds a clip to their podcast. Short segments are hard enough to watch.
I listened to a long ABC segment about the indictment posted on X.
I can see why so many on the left are losing their minds. The bias is absolutely stunning.
Her face doesn't move...
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/media/article-15130183/hillary-clinton-christian-white-men-morning-joe.html
I love Christopher Walken, so I mean him no ill will when I say this, but...the older Hillary gets, the more she looks like Chris Walken in drag. Just sayin.'
Her forehead is frozen, but at least she can lift her eyebrows a bit. Her wrinkles are less, but I think it’s the lighting.
I thought she looked garish. I don't think she's a good spokesperson for the Dems, she just so unlikeable.
It’s a fact that you can’t make an unattractive women look better with plastic surgery. They just look more like their former unattractive selves.
She’s always been harsh-looking & downright unattractive. She oozes nastiness. But, the dems LOVE her. Women still swoon when her name is mentioned.
A lower blepharoplasty is only a few thousand dollars.
Im really surprises me that he hasn’t had a blepharoplasty. Some plastic surgeon would love to have his before & after photos in their look book.
Lol! “Under the bus throwing”…may the odds be ever in their favor!
Hillary is busy trying to get her retirement fund going again, the Clinton Global Initiative
Lol! I think I deleted yiur comment by mistake but had to look that up… I’m almost her age but I swear stress does make one look haggard!! Lol! Her tone is so didactic…
that isnt stress its steady doses of gin out of a styrofoam cup
LOL!!
“Trump Startled by Loud Noise”. “Shots fired at Charlie Kirk Event.”
This is Leftism. It’s about lying to yourself more than anything, and once you’ve sufficiently worked yourself into a lather by lying to yourself, it’s about hate-filled rage in all its forms, including murder.
The root of the ideological divide is simply whether clever half-truths are to be admired or scorned.
This time NBC will be different. Really. I don't understand why Matt is so cynical.
Jake Tapper would never lie to you.
The abuses of the left involve a lot more people than just a few rotten eggs at the top. I am hopeful that the next two layers of conspirators will reassess their legal situation and voluntarily come forward with additional information in hopes of avoiding the punishment they so rightly deserve. Wouldn't it be great if the J/6 FBI agents who broke windows and fomented violence got cold feet and came forward? Ditto the person who planted the fake (?) bombs at the DNC and RNC the night of J5/6. The conspiracy goes very deep, and not all the stooges are committed to the left's campaign to hobble our country with chaos and violence.
I'm confused why you wouldn't start with the low hanging fruit and move up the tree? It's not my lane but maybe someone can explain.
Statute of limitations run out for Comey in 5 days.
Does it stop now that he’s indicted
I'm just thinking the underlings, under people like Comey, should be dragged into court because they won't be able to 'lawyer up' like Comey and the rest.
Just sayin...
Exactly! General Flynn was ruined by his legal costs. Ordinary Americans are at great risk because of this reality. The lower-level ground troops that Comey et al directed are now thinking real hard about how they are going to survive the coming exposures. They were probably once honorable people. They should be quite amenable to testifying unless they were on one of the SWAT teams that killed their target out of misplaced enthusiasm.
They did.
This has been a great breaking news day on Racket. But can we have a report from your war correspondent on why the War Sec Hegseth has recalled all military brass to the homeland, for a gathering at a not undisclosed location? Per Spock, “Fascinating.”
Polygraphs.
Mass assassination of Saddam Hussein's 1968 Ba'ath party conference where he killed all his enemies? I strongly suggest that all generals keep their side arms with them.
They’ll need more than sidearms.
I’ll steal this from someone else. It might be like Goodfella’s. Some of them come to the meeting thinking that they’re going to get a promotion. Instead they get a bullet, figuratively speaking of course.
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T1000 for suresies
They have five days to report to Quantico. That is the key. Their activities, movements and communications will be monitored over next the five days.
The heat is on.
The editors at 'News' organizations could have waited a day or two. WTF
Come to Jesus meeting!
NBC does not report on the government, it the protector of the permanent bureaucracy, which happens to be 90% democrat.
I've been on to Comey ever since he showed his stripes with his "no reasonable prosecutor" exoneration of Hillary back in 2016. I shouted to the TV, "That's not your job!"