Oh where to start…
First, did Epstein commit suicide? Yes. As I mentioned a few months ago talking about Virginia Giuffre, I still whole-heartedly believe he did. Nothing about what has come out changes my point of view on that. On which there isn’t much that’s come out anyway.
This is my speculation, but I think what happened is the guards, in whatever interaction they had with him, drove Epstein to kill himself. And if he had any interactions with other prisoners, they likely fueled the fire as well. And then turned a blind eye and didn’t bother trying to save him when they discovered he attempted. Negligence, yes, but not murder. As I’ve already explained, suicide attempt and completion is alarmingly common among the prison population. And Epstein had at least one prior suicide attempt on record.
So then… what of the infamous “client list”?
First, the infamous “black book” has been leaked online. A redacted version is available with a Google search, and some more digging might lead you to the unredacted version. I’m not linking to it here, nor giving any details beyond that.
But the “client list” I’m pretty sure never existed. Assertions of its existence were made, along with assertions of other evidence that could’ve brought down powerful men in the world. People get a little bit of information and form wild conclusions, then won’t listen to anything that contradicts that conclusion and end up believing that anything that proves their conclusion is being “covered up”.
“I’m right, but the government is covering up everything proving me right.” Sound familiar?
“So why is Maxwell in prison if there’s no client list?” Umm… she was charged and convicted of trafficking. For Epstein and those the “black book”.
So Trump made promises on the trail that he’d declassify and release information related to several events that have driven conspiracy theories – Epstein for a few years, others since before I was born. And when that information is finally released, it’s… not what people presumed to exist. So… cue the continuation of accusations that things are being “covered up” because their assumptions aren’t being confirmed.
Instead, now, the Epstein case should just die off just like him so the whole thing can fall into obscurity. But… yeah, that’s not happening.
