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SamuelTheThird

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Sun Feb 1, 2026, 11:13 PM Sunday

Epstein's sex empire was 'KGB honeytrap': [View all]

(Daily Mail...I know...)

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15516349/Epsteins-sex-empire-KGB-honeytrap-Paedophile-financier-Putin-Russian-girls.html

The files include 1,056 documents naming Russian President Vladimir Putin and 9,629 referring to Moscow. Epstein even seems to have secured audiences with Putin after his 2008 conviction for procuring a child for prostitution.

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The "pee" in "pee tape" was a capital "P" for "Pedo" RockRaven Sunday #1
What a tragic disappointment Lulu KC 15 hrs ago #42
FSB/GRU. roamer65 Sunday #2
+1 peppertree 16 hrs ago #37
We knew this.. a global CSA criminal syndicate has been operating for years Bread and Circuses Sunday #3
Do the math. This was not a sex operation. Bluetus 22 hrs ago #7
Gates' divorce gives some insight into the reach of the Trump/Epstein operation Bluetus 22 hrs ago #9
It was any kind of blackmail. Money laundering was a big part of it. travelingthrulife 20 hrs ago #14
Provingonce again that you don't have to be smart to be a billionaire Bluetus 19 hrs ago #18
It was both. harumph 19 hrs ago #21
Lots of rich people pay for sex one way or another. Bluetus 19 hrs ago #24
Your maths are way off. By a factor of 1000. Celerity 18 hrs ago #25
Correct 500,000 services Bluetus 17 hrs ago #29
I was only disputing the '500 million services' part, not the rest. nt Celerity 13 hrs ago #49
Bluetus, a question. Irish_Dem 17 hrs ago #27
He wasn't paying those girls $2000 per service Bluetus 17 hrs ago #30
Interesting. Irish_Dem 16 hrs ago #35
"If they were not paying him, didn't they get suspicious?" Bluetus 16 hrs ago #36
Yes I agree. Irish_Dem 16 hrs ago #38
It is a dark business, but I think you nailed it. Bluetus 16 hrs ago #41
What about the drug trade. Irish_Dem 16 hrs ago #39
I doubt it was much Bluetus 16 hrs ago #40
I think you are right. Irish_Dem 15 hrs ago #43
No need for drug gangs to kill Epstein. He was already in jail Bluetus 14 hrs ago #45
Exactly Irish_Dem 11 hrs ago #51
Translation, Either Barr or his father (or both) were clients Bluetus 8 hrs ago #52
Thanks Irish_Dem 3 hrs ago #57
It Was Both. ColoringFool 14 hrs ago #44
This message was self-deleted by its author eppur_se_muova 4 hrs ago #56
I still think Trump is a Russian agent - sounds conspiracy theory but it seems obvious. walkingman Sunday #4
2014 US Treasury FinCEN report of TajMahal casino laundering Russian mob money. roamer65 Sunday #5
i still think melania is his "handler" ret5hd Yesterday #6
I doubt it. She is not that smart. Bluetus 20 hrs ago #16
The Queen of Diamonds...re Manchurian Candidate BattleRow 13 hrs ago #48
I think she was the "honey"...... SergeStorms 19 hrs ago #23
Putin has everything on him Johonny 22 hrs ago #8
Conspiracy theory? Mysterian 22 hrs ago #10
Yes that needs to be a daily news item. bluestarone 21 hrs ago #12
Pure Honeytrap. BradBo 21 hrs ago #11
Are there a lot of Russian ties in the Epstein files? leftstreet 21 hrs ago #13
They went after all the autocrats and oligarchs too. Everybody smooching Trump's ass travelingthrulife 20 hrs ago #15
It does seem odd quakerboy 17 hrs ago #28
It's russia and israel SamuelTheThird 17 hrs ago #31
I see things differently. yardwork 17 hrs ago #33
I think his ties to Israeli intel are stronger than those with Russia fujiyamasan 7 hrs ago #53
It may not be. surrealAmerican 14 hrs ago #46
Russia was never not the enemy of the people! czarjak 20 hrs ago #17
That's been obvious for years. yardwork 19 hrs ago #19
Considering the email exchanges between Maxwell and Melania and that Melania might have been Botany 19 hrs ago #20
Was Epstein Rebl2 19 hrs ago #22
It's the Daily Mail. If "you know," why are you posting it? n/t malthaussen 18 hrs ago #26
Because in the past couple of years they sometimes have good articles SamuelTheThird 17 hrs ago #32
It's ok in GD, as a starting point for discussion. yardwork 17 hrs ago #34
And how was Epstein chosen to be the conduit for these machinations BattleRow 13 hrs ago #47
How long as the DOJ been in possession of these files? mdbl 11 hrs ago #50
Message auto-removed Name removed 7 hrs ago #54
Yeah, I'm getting paid to post SamuelTheThird 7 hrs ago #55
Trump was one hell of a catch Skittles 3 hrs ago #58
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