Of the entire paperwork which have come out right here, the strangest and most suggestive and indirectly most revealing is the birthday e book, which is 2003. So it’s previous to his conviction for soliciting intercourse from a minor. However what’s so exceptional about it and what makes it, will make it endlessly simply unbelievable fodder — I need to say conspiracies, however there’s clearly one thing right here, so I don’t imply that pejoratively, however you could have among the strongest folks on the earth. And so many of those entries, these notes to Epstein, mix an excessive lewdness, a deep incaution, like, I’m stunned to see these folks writing and speaking this fashion, with a reference to thriller, secrets and techniques, one thing that can not be advised or shared. I need to learn the one from Donald Trump, which is framed by a top level view of a lady’s physique. And I ought to notice, Trump says this letter is faux. He denies signing it. However what seems to be Trump’s signature is a lady’s pubic hair. And it reads: “Voice-over. There have to be extra to life than having all the things. Donald: Sure, there may be, however I gained’t inform you what it’s. Jeffrey: Nor will I, since I additionally know what it’s. Donald: Now we have sure issues in widespread. Jeffrey: Sure, we do, come to think about it. Donald: Enigmas by no means age. Have you ever observed that? Jeffrey: As a matter of reality, it was clear to me the final time I noticed you. Donald: A pal is an excellent factor. Pleased birthday. And will on daily basis be one other fantastic secret. Donald J. Trump.” What do you make of it? There’s been this entire try by individuals who have been caught up in varied ranges and durations of friendship with Epstein, too. The one protection is “I didn’t know; I met him after this level.” Or “I solely met him right here.” I didn’t know. As you made the purpose with Tina Brown and others, there was sufficient to know. However what the birthday e book exhibits — and also you simply learn one, Donald Trump’s — however there was messages like this from varied — lots of people. And once more, Republicans, Democrats, all types of individuals. And so they have been constant. Precisely. They painted — one has to imagine that on a technical degree, everybody there knew totally different details and totally different quantities of issues. And but for those who have been to learn them as a textual content collectively, then it’s a e book. There’s a cloud of widespread sense about who this man is. That’s what’s so attention-grabbing. It’s contained in that. And possibly it’s a coincidence that all of them speak about him and ladies. Possibly he was equally curious about classical music and so they all simply forgot to say it. Possibly when Donald Trump talks about enigmas by no means getting old, possibly it had nothing to do with the age of women. Possibly, could possibly be. I don’t imagine that. However certain, doable. You need to actually pressure your self to argue that the folks round him in these monetary, political, authorized, tutorial and different establishments shouldn’t have recognized higher than to consort with and allow him. And fast-forward to years later, when he’s convicted in 2008, after which after that point he comes again and tries to rehabilitate himself and these pals who, if that they had entry to Google, as you and I did in 2009, had cause to know who he was. These tales are creating, and I actually need to stress this. They’re not simply failing to vet somebody correctly; they’re befriending him or sustaining friendships with him. They’re allowiug him to offer to their college. They’re permitting him into these worlds, enabled future predation. This was not solely about what had occurred earlier than that. Getting the reputational stink off allowed him, made it simpler for him to maneuver by way of the world and do it once more and do it extra. And I feel that this was not about an earlier section of criminality. After which some reputational cleaning after the reputational cleanse allowed this to maintain going.
