I think the question is, does London actually have the files? Washington has the files, which is why it’s down to the Americans to release them.
Others have said it already, but by contrast, the big paedo controversy in the UK a few years back, Washington didn’t have those files, so Washington couldn’t have exposed London in that way. Just like London can’t expose Washington here. London may have had its own investigation into Epstein, but they don’t have all the files that Washington has. They may have some of them. But the UK is very much, in some of the sense, “the 51st state,” meaning their fate and destiny is somewhat, at least, based on the strength of the US. Can the UK stand entirely on its own, or without US support? I would like to think so, but London certainly enjoys the support it has, and I do believe PM Starmer and President Trump are allies, if not friends, and agree on some important things. So no, London isn’t going to take hostile action against Washington, and Starmer isn’t going to sign off on an attack on Trump, because they are not enemies.
I think the better question is if Elon Musk could get his hands on them and release them unredacted? I think he has the skill, and he and Trump keep butting heads, but I don’t see him going for the nuclear option. Besides, and what a lot of people don’t seem to realise is, no one is going to change their mind about Trump whether he’s in the files or not. We all know he is. He doesn’t care because he can’t get a third term as president, which is why he was holding up food stamps for weeks, he was trying to start riots so he could declare martial law and suspend elections. That’s his only play for power past 2028, but he’s also 80-odd years old, he’s not going to be in power long regardless. It’s the younger men in his party who are implicated in the files, who could shape party politics for decades to come, they’re ultimately trying to protect, while trying to spin the files against the opposing party.
As for Musk releasing it… that gave me a good chuckle.
Most of his money comes from investments in other big money people. Whose names are guaranteed to be on the list, on the off chance that Musk’s isn’t.
He ain’t gonna risk his wealth on some silly plebeian demand for justice. Just like the orange shitsack, the South African perv will too distract about the files as long as he can then release similarly redacted ones.
There’s literally NOBODY in the current political palette of the US - with maybe excepting a few younger faces who literally couldn’t have been involved with Epstein AND have no corporate overlords dictating their policy, looking at you, AOC and Mamdani - who could have a chance at the 2028 presidency AND would have the wherewithal to release the files, screw the consequences, completely unredacted.
Bold of you to presume that the intelligence community didn’t spread the documents around.
I’d fully expect that all Five Eyes members have a copy of them. Maybe not fully certified, therefore isn’t really releaseable, but the copies are there.
Especially given how extensive Epstein’s network was.
I think the question is, does London actually have the files? Washington has the files, which is why it’s down to the Americans to release them.
Others have said it already, but by contrast, the big paedo controversy in the UK a few years back, Washington didn’t have those files, so Washington couldn’t have exposed London in that way. Just like London can’t expose Washington here. London may have had its own investigation into Epstein, but they don’t have all the files that Washington has. They may have some of them. But the UK is very much, in some of the sense, “the 51st state,” meaning their fate and destiny is somewhat, at least, based on the strength of the US. Can the UK stand entirely on its own, or without US support? I would like to think so, but London certainly enjoys the support it has, and I do believe PM Starmer and President Trump are allies, if not friends, and agree on some important things. So no, London isn’t going to take hostile action against Washington, and Starmer isn’t going to sign off on an attack on Trump, because they are not enemies.
I think the better question is if Elon Musk could get his hands on them and release them unredacted? I think he has the skill, and he and Trump keep butting heads, but I don’t see him going for the nuclear option. Besides, and what a lot of people don’t seem to realise is, no one is going to change their mind about Trump whether he’s in the files or not. We all know he is. He doesn’t care because he can’t get a third term as president, which is why he was holding up food stamps for weeks, he was trying to start riots so he could declare martial law and suspend elections. That’s his only play for power past 2028, but he’s also 80-odd years old, he’s not going to be in power long regardless. It’s the younger men in his party who are implicated in the files, who could shape party politics for decades to come, they’re ultimately trying to protect, while trying to spin the files against the opposing party.
As for Musk releasing it… that gave me a good chuckle.
Most of his money comes from investments in other big money people. Whose names are guaranteed to be on the list, on the off chance that Musk’s isn’t.
He ain’t gonna risk his wealth on some silly plebeian demand for justice. Just like the orange shitsack, the South African perv will too distract about the files as long as he can then release similarly redacted ones.
There’s literally NOBODY in the current political palette of the US - with maybe excepting a few younger faces who literally couldn’t have been involved with Epstein AND have no corporate overlords dictating their policy, looking at you, AOC and Mamdani - who could have a chance at the 2028 presidency AND would have the wherewithal to release the files, screw the consequences, completely unredacted.
Bold of you to presume that the intelligence community didn’t spread the documents around.
I’d fully expect that all Five Eyes members have a copy of them. Maybe not fully certified, therefore isn’t really releaseable, but the copies are there.
Especially given how extensive Epstein’s network was.