The Cesspool and Chaos: the Russian Connection in the Epstein Affair

[erronis]

https://desk-russie.info/2025/07/30/the-cesspool-and-chaos-the-russian-connection-in-the-epstein-affair.html
Françoise Thom

In this explosive article, French historian Françoise Thom highlights the close relationship between the late financier Jeffrey Epstein and the father of his accomplice Ghislaine, Robert Maxwell, the late British press magnate, on the one hand, and the upper echelons of Soviet and then Russian power on the other. This raises a troubling question: what if it was the FSB that held the infamous “list” of Epstein’s clients? What better way to compromise the American elite than to possess evidence of participation in orgies with minors

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The Epstein case is associated in the public mind with the scandal of the gigantic pedophile ring that Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell organized and exploited with impunity for years. The question of the hidden protections enjoyed by the two accomplices gave rise to a proliferation of hypotheses encouraged by Epstein himself, who claimed to “belong to intelligence.” The MAGA movement insists on the role of Mossad in the meteoric career of the pedophile con artist. Tucker Carlson claims that Epstein was an Israeli agent and that Trump is covering up the case for this reason. The left accuses the CIA of playing a part in Epstein’s quick release after his first arrest in 2008. In 2019, Russian state media had a field day with the Epstein affair, a golden opportunity to denounce “degenerate global elites.” In the U.S., the political debate revolves obsessively around the “client list,” the tree that hides the forest, namely the construction of a blackmail empire whose products are accessible to hostile powers. As for President Trump, many observers have been surprised that he equates the Epstein affair with what he calls the “Russia Hoax,” the investigation into Russian interference in his favor during the 2016 election: “Why is he linking Epstein to Russia?” asks Christopher Steele, a former agent of the British Secret Intelligence Service and a Russia specialist. “It’s clear that in his mind, Epstein is associated with Russia.”

The Russian connection: what is documented

There is no record of Epstein traveling to Russia before 2014. This does not mean that Epstein never visited Moscow before earlier (see below). Epstein’s Russian connection was first documented after the publication of an in-depth investigation by the Dossier Center, a hacker organization funded by Mikhail Khodorkovsky. It revealed that there was a genuine partnership between Jeffrey Epstein and the Kremlin that was highly profitable for both parties. Epstein had a contact at the highest level with Moscow. He was interested in exploiting the exceptional financial opportunities offered by Russia; the Kremlin was eager to seek advice from this expert in tax havens and money laundering, enlisting his help in offering a cover to Russian agents sent to the U.S., and calling on his talents as a recruiter to arrange access to American targets of interest to the FSB. This relationship of trust was not built overnight and must have existed well before 2014.

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[NCDem47]

1. All roads lead to Russia.

[niyad]

2. Does this surprise anyone?

[niyad]

3. KNR and bookmarking.