The Dope on Epstein & Trump
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informal: a stupid person
informal: information, especially from a reliable source
We’re in the middle of the biggest presidential scandal since Watergate. Except I think this may keep getting bigger until it makes Watergate look like a Sunday picnic. I decided to take a brief break from the post I’ve been working on about an historical figure, and dash this one off.
In my heart of hearts, I think Trump is probably guilty of, or somehow involved with, the sex trafficking and rape allegations. But my court judge mindset says they are only allegations. Nothing has been proven, and even though the circumstantial evidence is compelling, we can’t automatically declare him guilty.
Since this is the beginning of a ignominious situation which will likely drag on for months or longer, I’m expecting I may be updating this post periodically. I found an insane number of videos and links; impossible to post them all, but I’ve tried to narrow them down to a reasonable selection which will cover most aspects of the case. I’m still working on tracking down documents, and as I find more, I’ll add them to the post with an update notation. So much conflicting information is coming out of the Trump admin (e.g. the files do exist, don’t exist, or they’re a hoax), so I’ve done my best to find real facts.
I won’t be posting much commentary of my own. I will present the evidence and let it speak for itself. I’m also including some humor.
NEWS LINKS
If there was no file then why did Jeffrey Epstein’s house manager, Alfredo Rodriguez, do prison time for attempting to sell it? Palm Beach Daily News. (April 1, 2012)
Former Epstein house manager Alfredo Rodriguez sentenced to 18 months
Maurene Comey, the Manhattan federal prosecutor who helped lead the criminal cases against Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, was abruptly fired by the Trump administration. Politico (July 16, 2025)
Maurene Comey, daughter of James Comey and prosecutor of Jeffrey Epstein, is fired
GOP votes to block Epstein Files. Axios (July 15, 2025)
House GOP blocks second Dem attempt to release Epstein files
Annie Farmer statements, CNN (December 10, 2021)
After hearing from fourth accuser, prosecution rests in Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking trial
Sen. Dick Durbin questioned DOJ leadership over their handling of the Epstein files, including reports that FBI personnel were told to “flag” any mentions of Trump. NBC (July 18, 2025)
FBI personnel were told to flag Epstein files mentioning Trump, Senate Democrat says
House Republicans who were at odds all week over the Trump administration’s handling of Jeffrey Epstein disclosures are holding their breaths to see if the tsunami of criticism from their base over the matter is finally subsiding. The Hill (July 19, 2025)
Republicans eye efforts to quiet Epstein uproar but can’t quash it
Birthday letter to Epstein. CNN (July 17, 2025)
Wall Street Journal: Birthday letter to Epstein bore Trump’s signature, drawing of naked woman
A collection of letters gifted to Jeffrey Epstein for his 50th birthday in 2003 included a note bearing Donald Trump’s name and an outline of a naked woman, according to a Wall Street Journal report. CBS (Feb 27, 2025)
Right-wing influencers get binders labeled “The Epstein Files,” but downplay revelations
VIDEOS
Click the titles to go to the videos. Length of videos in (parenthesis).
(2 1/2 minutes) CNN segment, Jul 18, 2025
Epstein’s Ex Girlfriend Breaks Silence, Exposes Trump
(29 minutes) The MeidasTouch Podcast, Jul 17, 2025
Ghislaine Pressures Trump to Fold
(5 1/2 minutes) CBS Morning interview with one of the victims, June 29, 2022
Jeffrey Epstein victim Annie Farmer on Ghislaine Maxwell sentencing
(50 minutes). Trump’s 40-Year Entanglement with the FBI and Organized Crime. Dated 2020
An American Affair: Trump & the Fbi
(various lengths) 60 Minutes Australia Epstein Playlist – airdates span several years
11 Episodes and clips
DOCUMENTS
I got all these from official sources. I have taken pains to upload screenshots and PDF documents to the blog here in case they mysteriously disappear from their original sources. I’ll be on the lookout for more documents past and present, which I’ll add to the list as I find them.
United States’ Motion To Unseal Grand Jury Transcripts (7/18/25)
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United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York press release (June 28, 2022)
Ghislaine Maxwell Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison For Conspiring With Jeffrey Epstein To Sexually Abuse Minors
Text copy HERE in case the original link disappears.
The Justice Department and FBI said in their memo that video footage reviewed by bureau investigators — and made available to the public — confirmed that Epstein was locked in his cell and nobody entered tiers of the unit where he was housed at the time of his death. (FBI Memo, July 2025)
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Complaint Filed: JANE DOE, proceeding under a pseudonym, Plaintiff, v. DONALD J. TRUMP and JEFFREY E. EPSTEIN, Defendants, JURY TRIAL DEMANDED (September 30, 2016)
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Grand Jury charges Epstein for sex trafficking.
Click for PDF. I got it from HERE but it doesn’t show a date. It should be July 2019.
United States v. Epstein, District Court, S.D. New York. Dates span 2019 – 2025.
This page is packed full of docket entries concerning the case
FUNNY & INTERESTING COMMENTS I’VE SEEN ON SOCIAL MEDIA
- Schrödinger’s file: It both exists and doesn’t exist.
- If the Democrats “made up” the files to hurt the Republicans, why wouldn’t they release them?
- Wait, I thought Elon knew what was in the file? Why not ask him?
- It’s like watching a gaslight marathon. Deny, distract, deflect, repeat — and somehow, we’re the crazy ones for remembering the first thing they said.
- It’s a Monty Python skit, right?????
- Getting whiplash here…
- Sounds like my toddler hiding permanent markers behind her back screaming not to look at her hands.
- Check the bathroom at MaraLago.
- The first rule of file club… you do not talk about file club.
- Pretty sure the file is in the same place as all those DOGE checks that we were supposed to get.
- “I’m gonna take Rosie O’Donnell citizenship away”
- If only he’d protect our Constitution, like he’s protecting this list.
- Meanwhile, his cult is saying “he didn’t really say that / that’s not what he meant” and it’s giving “he didn’t mean to hurt me” energy. It’s like we are all watching a bad relationship unfold, screaming at the victim to leave and they just can’t.
- “I don’t have any files”
“I have them but they aren’t classified ”
“They were classified but I declassified them.” - THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!
MEMES
