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soothsayer

(38,601 posts)
Sat Jul 11, 2020, 06:07 PM Jul 2020

Ghislaine Maxwell 'has tapes of two prominent US politicians having sex with minors' and boasted of

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8512103/Ghislaine-Maxwell-tapes-two-prominent-politicians-having-sex-minors.html

Ghislaine Maxwell 'has tapes of two prominent US politicians having sex with minors' and boasted of 'owning' powerful people, former friend and jewel thief claims

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The ex-jewel robber, who used the pseudonym William Steel, said they 'forced' him to watch the footage as they wanted to convince him of their 'power'....

He added: 'I saw videos of very powerful people - celebrities, world figures - in those videos having sex, threesomes, even orgies with minors.'

The former friend also referred to two 'high-profile' American politicians who were in videos with minors.


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Ghislaine Maxwell 'has tapes of two prominent US politicians having sex with minors' and boasted of (Original Post) soothsayer Jul 2020 OP
Damn......... a kennedy Jul 2020 #1
trump is my top guess. I hope upon hope the other one isn't BC. brush Jul 2020 #6
I have to agree that Trump must be one of them Sanity Claws Jul 2020 #10
Carlos Danger? 3Hotdogs Jul 2020 #24
That is an interesting possibility Sanity Claws Jul 2020 #31
He flashed to young women, but all of them, if I remember correctly were of legal Blue_true Jul 2020 #60
limbaugh is right there in palm beach with trump and he would be a long term asset long certainot Jul 2020 #47
During the bush Jr. years, Limbaugh was caught in either Haiti or Dominican Republic BComplex Jul 2020 #95
And quite possibly -- Metro135 Jul 2020 #68
But if it's Trump and the video is released it won't affect his election chances at all. Kablooie Jul 2020 #59
I think it will destroy him 😃 Tribetime Jul 2020 #73
It will destroy the republicans that enabled him. BComplex Jul 2020 #92
Trump naked could possible disgust followers. BlueIdaho Jul 2020 #82
Yes but I bet it is. Oppaloopa Jul 2020 #67
Uh-oh. She's either dead soon or released if she's got those receipts. brush Jul 2020 #2
What is really hard to absorb, is that these people will continue in their positions Baitball Blogger Jul 2020 #20
They have all the power right now, which is why Barr fired Berman... brush Jul 2020 #29
My guess is that, when the FBI approached her, Eyeball_Kid Jul 2020 #49
Raping minors, not sex. Raping minors Lars39 Jul 2020 #3
+1 chowder66 Jul 2020 #4
Yes. Raping kids. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2020 #21
Thank you. Raping children. flying_wahini Jul 2020 #41
Thank you! paleotn Jul 2020 #53
Yes, statutory rape. roamer65 Jul 2020 #84
Wonder if these two might be golfing partners? Zambero Jul 2020 #5
Lindsay doesn't swing that way. brush Jul 2020 #9
"having sex with minors" is a possibility for anyone. Merlot Jul 2020 #37
The minors in question were females. Need I say more? brush Jul 2020 #39
What about Kevin Spacey? shanti Jul 2020 #55
'Oooh' empedocles Jul 2020 #43
There were boys involved, too. The girls are the only ones reported on so far. BComplex Jul 2020 #97
God! It just gets worse and worse. brush Jul 2020 #99
OK, Lindsey Graham, but who is the 2nd? rufus dog Jul 2020 #7
Don't think Gym has that kind of money leftieNanner Jul 2020 #11
Lindsay is into boys Sanity Claws Jul 2020 #12
He's not into boys FreeState Jul 2020 #33
Agreed Sanity Claws Jul 2020 #34
very true, but does not preclude the possibility either bringthePaine Jul 2020 #42
No but it makes it much less likely FreeState Jul 2020 #50
This message was self-deleted by its author Iggo Jul 2020 #98
Oh, please! Seems everyone knows that but you. brush Jul 2020 #65
Graham is into other men, not underage boys JI7 Jul 2020 #62
Any guesses? Sanity Claws Jul 2020 #8
Name names or STFU Goodheart Jul 2020 #13
Yes. Name them. Budi Jul 2020 #15
Ditto. Downtown Hound Jul 2020 #25
+100 GeorgeGist Jul 2020 #51
+1000 smirkymonkey Jul 2020 #90
Putin may have copies. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2020 #14
Yep I'm thinking the same FakeNoose Jul 2020 #78
Well, Netflix, Hulu and the other streaming offerings are slim these days, Baitball Blogger Jul 2020 #16
It's from the Daily Mail happybird Jul 2020 #17
Not sure an ex jewel thief is a reliable source either soothsayer Jul 2020 #28
Another "Steel" dossier? Unreliable rag printing alleged accusations of a jewel thief? Midnight Writer Jul 2020 #58
I smell a publicity whore -- give names or shut up. onenote Jul 2020 #18
After what happened to Jeffrey, I suspect Ghislaine took certain precautions to ensure her safety. sop Jul 2020 #19
Ghislaine's career suggests Ghislaine's got game. Deep mysteries. empedocles Jul 2020 #44
She'd better stay away from any building higher than two stories tall. TheBlackAdder Jul 2020 #22
Reminds me of Tom Arnold constantly saying he had Downtown Hound Jul 2020 #23
Well the owner of GOYA married a staffer/assistant of Epstein-Maxwell Budi Jul 2020 #26
Very interesting njhoneybadger Jul 2020 #40
Investigate immediately empedocles Jul 2020 #46
unfaltering loyalty. enid602 Jul 2020 #27
I think Barr is just slavishly devoted. colorado_ufo Jul 2020 #48
Bill Barr enid602 Jul 2020 #52
If this is true, those assholes need to be burned... First Speaker Jul 2020 #30
Could Eliot Spitzer be one of them? Sanity Claws Jul 2020 #32
Elliot Spitzer was destroyed by Roger Stone dhol82 Jul 2020 #45
unlikely, Spitzer paid for sex from adult women . JI7 Jul 2020 #63
Even videos can be photoshopped now, not just pictures. keithbvadu2 Jul 2020 #35
This is sick Alpeduez21 Jul 2020 #36
Blackmail Kid Berwyn Jul 2020 #88
Tom Hanks has GOT to be one of the celebrities. HotTeaBag Jul 2020 #38
Nooo! Don't burst the bubble! n/t Chemisse Jul 2020 #69
I doubt those names will ever be revealed to the public. 🙄 nt Raine Jul 2020 #54
I tend to be skeptical of people claiming to have "seen" these kinds of videos and other evidence StarfishSaver Jul 2020 #56
A "jewel thief" Major Nikon Jul 2020 #64
A "jewel thief" with a big mouth StarfishSaver Jul 2020 #66
Right. These two spent decades getting away with their crimes. Drunken Irishman Jul 2020 #77
They will never see the light of day unless the subjects are Democratic politicians. Kablooie Jul 2020 #57
Maybe ... but who's going to destroy Pootie's copy? FakeNoose Jul 2020 #79
She won't be with us long nt doc03 Jul 2020 #61
You would think she'd arrange for videos to be sent to the media if something happens to her. Kablooie Jul 2020 #80
One article mentions that a friend of hers has copies womanofthehills Jul 2020 #83
As my friends who live in the UK remind anyone who posts from the Daily Mail in their FB feeds - Ms. Toad Jul 2020 #70
But the ex jewel thief is sure to be an excellent source soothsayer Jul 2020 #71
If we expect truth to mean anything, we need the facts Ms. Toad Jul 2020 #72
Well we know he had cameras soothsayer Jul 2020 #74
Which is a bit different than specific allegations about what was caught by those cameras, Ms. Toad Jul 2020 #75
True dat soothsayer Jul 2020 #76
Who gives a shit Ahpook Jul 2020 #81
Franklin Savings and Loan scandal, part II. roamer65 Jul 2020 #85
That's what I've been saying, roamer. People have short memories. BComplex Jul 2020 #100
Yes it was. roamer65 Jul 2020 #103
In my humble opinion, Faux pas Jul 2020 #86
Counterpoint greenjar_01 Jul 2020 #87
I've been telling DUers this for the entire time. Those kids going missing from cages at the border BComplex Jul 2020 #89
I never heard any of that stuff, especially about GHWB. Sounds too pizza parlor pedophile ring to be Vinca Jul 2020 #93
Link to a book below. I remember when it happened, and it was in the newspapers. BComplex Jul 2020 #94
We know no such thing. Iggo Jul 2020 #96
There's this: BComplex Jul 2020 #91
Please be cautious about getting excited here. The only two U.S. politicians I've seen named Mike 03 Jul 2020 #101
That story sounds like a lot of bullshit. Iggo Jul 2020 #102

Sanity Claws

(21,847 posts)
10. I have to agree that Trump must be one of them
Sat Jul 11, 2020, 06:14 PM
Jul 2020

That would explain Barr's interest in the Epstein matter.

Sanity Claws

(21,847 posts)
31. That is an interesting possibility
Sat Jul 11, 2020, 06:36 PM
Jul 2020

His reputation is already ruined so it wouldn't matter if he is implicated.

 

certainot

(9,090 posts)
47. limbaugh is right there in palm beach with trump and he would be a long term asset long
Sat Jul 11, 2020, 07:33 PM
Jul 2020

before trump showed up

that would be very very valuable to putin

BComplex

(8,049 posts)
95. During the bush Jr. years, Limbaugh was caught in either Haiti or Dominican Republic
Sun Jul 12, 2020, 03:08 PM
Jul 2020

with little boys.

Kablooie

(18,632 posts)
59. But if it's Trump and the video is released it won't affect his election chances at all.
Sat Jul 11, 2020, 07:59 PM
Jul 2020

Republicans will tut tut and then forget about it.

BlueIdaho

(13,582 posts)
82. Trump naked could possible disgust followers.
Sat Jul 11, 2020, 10:17 PM
Jul 2020

I’ll bet he’s nowhere near as cute as the baby trump blimp.

brush

(53,776 posts)
2. Uh-oh. She's either dead soon or released if she's got those receipts.
Sat Jul 11, 2020, 06:10 PM
Jul 2020

And if they suicide her, whoever has the receipts better watch out too.

Baitball Blogger

(46,703 posts)
20. What is really hard to absorb, is that these people will continue in their positions
Sat Jul 11, 2020, 06:23 PM
Jul 2020

until the day they get unmasked. Then, they'll suddenly step down and I'll wonder, why couldn't we have done this sooner?

brush

(53,776 posts)
29. They have all the power right now, which is why Barr fired Berman...
Sat Jul 11, 2020, 06:34 PM
Jul 2020

now after over a year following Epstein's death to get this Maxwell woman in custody and under his control. It's been reported that her and her attorney have been in contact with authorities since Epstein was jailed so why the hurry now?

It's dawned on them that trump is gonna lose and they won't be in charge in the WH or the DOJ which controls the SDNY. They have to get her out of the way fast or it will come out that rump has participated in who knows what depravity in Epstein's parties.

And if he just happens to win, they still want this matter taken care of.

Eyeball_Kid

(7,431 posts)
49. My guess is that, when the FBI approached her,
Sat Jul 11, 2020, 07:40 PM
Jul 2020

they told her that her life was at grave risk, and she’d be better off if she co-operates rather than tethered to nothing and vulnerable on all sides.

shanti

(21,675 posts)
55. What about Kevin Spacey?
Sat Jul 11, 2020, 07:54 PM
Jul 2020

He was friends with Maxwell and flew on the Lolita express too.

I doubt it was just girls, but the majority were.

BComplex

(8,049 posts)
97. There were boys involved, too. The girls are the only ones reported on so far.
Sun Jul 12, 2020, 03:11 PM
Jul 2020

The SDNY had a whole lot of dirt that never could come out. Epstein was mostly into girls, but he trafficked to those who were also into boys.

For some inexplicable reason, they find it more horrific if people do little boys than if they do little girls.

Sanity Claws

(21,847 posts)
12. Lindsay is into boys
Sat Jul 11, 2020, 06:17 PM
Jul 2020

Did Epstein and Maxwell procure boys? They may have but I keep hearing about female victims.

Sanity Claws

(21,847 posts)
34. Agreed
Sat Jul 11, 2020, 06:59 PM
Jul 2020

I guess I wanted to say that he wouldn't be interested in girls. If he was involved in this sordid episode, it wouldn't be with girls.

FreeState

(10,572 posts)
50. No but it makes it much less likely
Sat Jul 11, 2020, 07:44 PM
Jul 2020

The vast majority of pedophiles that abuse boys are married heterosexual men.

Response to FreeState (Reply #50)

FakeNoose

(32,634 posts)
78. Yep I'm thinking the same
Sat Jul 11, 2020, 09:15 PM
Jul 2020

Epstein might have been secretly funneling info (and videos or tapes) to Pootie once in a while. We've seen rumors of this in the past few years. It would explain how Jeffy-boy got his hands on so much secret cash that was unaccounted for on tax returns and P&L statements.

Baitball Blogger

(46,703 posts)
16. Well, Netflix, Hulu and the other streaming offerings are slim these days,
Sat Jul 11, 2020, 06:21 PM
Jul 2020

so, I'm ready to be appalled. Bracing for shock and horror.

Midnight Writer

(21,753 posts)
58. Another "Steel" dossier? Unreliable rag printing alleged accusations of a jewel thief?
Sat Jul 11, 2020, 07:57 PM
Jul 2020

I am a conspiracy nut, and not even I get excited by this report.

I'm still waiting to hear a list of clients of the DC Madame.



sop

(10,170 posts)
19. After what happened to Jeffrey, I suspect Ghislaine took certain precautions to ensure her safety.
Sat Jul 11, 2020, 06:22 PM
Jul 2020

She's not just Epstein's sleazy ex-girlfriend/procurer of underage girls, Ghislaine Maxwell's family history makes for some very interesting reading:

https://www.businessinsider.com/ghislaine-maxwell-father-epstein-family-history-yacht-images-2019-8

Downtown Hound

(12,618 posts)
23. Reminds me of Tom Arnold constantly saying he had
Sat Jul 11, 2020, 06:27 PM
Jul 2020

tapes of Trump saying racist things. Nothing ever came of it.

Name names or shut up. Enough of this teasing shit.

 

Budi

(15,325 posts)
26. Well the owner of GOYA married a staffer/assistant of Epstein-Maxwell
Sat Jul 11, 2020, 06:30 PM
Jul 2020

Maybe why his sudden adoration of Trump. 🤢
This is a bit curious
-----------------

Info on Michelle Campos is oddly scant. Except for findings of Staff/Assistant







colorado_ufo

(5,733 posts)
48. I think Barr is just slavishly devoted.
Sat Jul 11, 2020, 07:38 PM
Jul 2020

Over religious, subservient personality, wants to support the "ruler."

I'm thinking Dershowitz, maybe Prince Andrew, maybe Trump. Could be any number of men who have left the Trump circle before now. Maybe Giuliani?

First Speaker

(4,858 posts)
30. If this is true, those assholes need to be burned...
Sat Jul 11, 2020, 06:35 PM
Jul 2020

...I truly don't care who they are, or what party they're in. Let the chips fall where they may. This sort of shit has been winked at too long.

Sanity Claws

(21,847 posts)
32. Could Eliot Spitzer be one of them?
Sat Jul 11, 2020, 06:52 PM
Jul 2020

He was the NY governor who resigned after it was revealed he used to visit high-priced call girls.

dhol82

(9,353 posts)
45. Elliot Spitzer was destroyed by Roger Stone
Sat Jul 11, 2020, 07:30 PM
Jul 2020

Spitzer was busy taking down too many of the Wall Street upper class.

keithbvadu2

(36,788 posts)
35. Even videos can be photoshopped now, not just pictures.
Sat Jul 11, 2020, 07:05 PM
Jul 2020

Even videos can be photoshopped now, not just pictures.

Alpeduez21

(1,751 posts)
36. This is sick
Sat Jul 11, 2020, 07:06 PM
Jul 2020

Fuck you Gizzy. Children were raped and you brag about ‘owning’ people? Rot in hell you cretinous leech

Kid Berwyn

(14,898 posts)
88. Blackmail
Sun Jul 12, 2020, 11:39 AM
Jul 2020

Those who want to control a politician’s behavior run honey traps.

Remember how former Sen. David Vitter was outed as a poopy Pampers wearer during sex?

The DC Madame threatened to publish other names from her black book then she died by suicide.

So it’s no surprise that AG Barr’s dad — intel background — hired Jeffrey Epstein to teach at elite NYC prep school.

https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/the-epstein-barr-problem-of-new-york-citys-dalton-school/

It’s not just a small world. It also is very, very bad.

 

StarfishSaver

(18,486 posts)
56. I tend to be skeptical of people claiming to have "seen" these kinds of videos and other evidence
Sat Jul 11, 2020, 07:55 PM
Jul 2020

First, people who have this kind of evidence usually don't go around showing it to random people. And second, if they do, they didn't just happen to show it to one person. Other people have seen it and, if that's the case, it's hard to keep these things a secret. And showing them around substantially reduces the value of them as blackmail tools.

They also don't show their hands to "jewel thieves" with big mouths.

I just don't think Maxwell is that reckless and indiscreet. She is likely much more careful than this.

But I could be wrong. We'll see.

Major Nikon

(36,827 posts)
64. A "jewel thief"
Sat Jul 11, 2020, 08:15 PM
Jul 2020

In other words a career criminal. Sounds a lot like bullshit. Just because lots of people desperately want things like this to be true, doesn't mean they are true.

All stories like this do is feed red meat to conspiracy theory idiots like Q Anon who will then fill in the blanks with even more bullshit.

Everyone should be skeptical of anything the Daily Mail prints. They are one notch above the National Enquirer, if that.

 

Drunken Irishman

(34,857 posts)
77. Right. These two spent decades getting away with their crimes.
Sat Jul 11, 2020, 09:08 PM
Jul 2020

Clearly they're not that sloppy as to display tapes to random fools. I'm calling bunk.

Kablooie

(18,632 posts)
57. They will never see the light of day unless the subjects are Democratic politicians.
Sat Jul 11, 2020, 07:56 PM
Jul 2020

Any other tapes will be destroyed or already have been.

FakeNoose

(32,634 posts)
79. Maybe ... but who's going to destroy Pootie's copy?
Sat Jul 11, 2020, 09:19 PM
Jul 2020

Don't assume there's only one copy of any video, especially where Epstein is concerned.



Kablooie

(18,632 posts)
80. You would think she'd arrange for videos to be sent to the media if something happens to her.
Sat Jul 11, 2020, 10:12 PM
Jul 2020

That seems obvious but it certainly wasn't how Epstein set things up.
Maybe the powers that be found all the videos and had them destroyed which is why they can arrest her now.

Ms. Toad

(34,069 posts)
70. As my friends who live in the UK remind anyone who posts from the Daily Mail in their FB feeds -
Sat Jul 11, 2020, 08:38 PM
Jul 2020

the Daily Mail is the equivalent of the National Enquirer.

Ms. Toad

(34,069 posts)
72. If we expect truth to mean anything, we need the facts
Sat Jul 11, 2020, 08:53 PM
Jul 2020

before spreading rumors just because they confirm our biases.

Ms. Toad

(34,069 posts)
75. Which is a bit different than specific allegations about what was caught by those cameras,
Sat Jul 11, 2020, 09:01 PM
Jul 2020

or possession of the tapes by Maxwell.

BComplex

(8,049 posts)
100. That's what I've been saying, roamer. People have short memories.
Sun Jul 12, 2020, 03:21 PM
Jul 2020

The Franklin Savings scandal was very well documented, and very strongly shut up.

BComplex

(8,049 posts)
89. I've been telling DUers this for the entire time. Those kids going missing from cages at the border
Sun Jul 12, 2020, 02:50 PM
Jul 2020

are being trafficked by the trump cronies and the republicans.

Republicans have been pedophiles for generations. We knew GHW Bush had little boys...ORPHANS.. at some of their parties to pass around.

There may be a few right wing democrats involved, but for the most part, it's part of the republican party to do kids. Boys AND girls; not just girls, like the Epstein videos showcase.

Vinca

(50,269 posts)
93. I never heard any of that stuff, especially about GHWB. Sounds too pizza parlor pedophile ring to be
Sun Jul 12, 2020, 02:59 PM
Jul 2020

taken seriously. While I don't doubt some of it might go on among them, it probably goes on among all kinds of sick shits in our society. If the jewel thief has the names, he ought to give them up.

BComplex

(8,049 posts)
94. Link to a book below. I remember when it happened, and it was in the newspapers.
Sun Jul 12, 2020, 03:02 PM
Jul 2020
https://www.amazon.com/review/R1M0LRJ9D167D

There has been, through the years, more and more come out about republicans going on group outings and "team builders" to photograph and get dirt on each other to keep each other in line.

BComplex

(8,049 posts)
91. There's this:
Sun Jul 12, 2020, 02:56 PM
Jul 2020
"Steel told The Sun: 'They wanted to convince me of their power and who they held in their grip. They boasted about 'owning' powerful people.' "

That's why the entire republican party will not convict trump of anything, and why Putin has trump where he wants him: it's not just about money. It's about showing films of these guys with children. About showing these "powerful" people raping children. That's what bullies get off on.

Mike 03

(16,616 posts)
101. Please be cautious about getting excited here. The only two U.S. politicians I've seen named
Sun Jul 12, 2020, 03:23 PM
Jul 2020

in the unsealed documents are named in this article:

“SHE WAS SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY”: POWERFUL MEN, DISTURBING NEW DETAILS IN UNSEALED JEFFREY EPSTEIN DOCUMENTS
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/08/new-details-in-unsealed-jeffrey-epstein-documents

I'm not saying there isn't something explosive coming we don't know about--I'm just going by the unsealed Epstein documents. Some international politicians have also been named. Names are out there, you just have to dig a little bit.

But naturally I hope there's something more than has come to light that can really help us and shake up November 2020.

I'm worried about the Maxwell claim, because it is consistent with what has been released in the Epstein document dump last year. In other words, if these videos exist, I don't think it's the people we'd like it to be. That being the case, I actually hope that the tapes do not exist, and if you read the article above, you'll see why.

EDIT: And P.S., I am NOT talking about Bill Clinton. I've read everything in that dump and from what I can discern he never engaged in these activities. He did fly on the plane, but it was to travel somewhere. (My opinion, but based on reading a lot of documents.)

Iggo

(47,552 posts)
102. That story sounds like a lot of bullshit.
Sun Jul 12, 2020, 03:24 PM
Jul 2020

The fucking of children happened. Tapes may exist.

But there's absolutely no reason to believe anything the guy in the article claims.

Former friend.
Ex-jewel thief. (Who cares?)
Fake name.
Forced by his friend to watch child rape videos. (Helluva way to treat your friends.)

That's a ton of shit I'm just supposed to take on faith.

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