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Bluetus

(2,469 posts)
7. Do the math. This was not a sex operation.
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 09:41 AM
13 hrs ago

Epstein received something around a billion dollars in money transfers from all over the world. There is no arithmetic that gets you there from running a sex operation. Figure that a high-end prostitute might go for $2000 (and these weren't necessarily top class "escorts" -- they were mostly young girls that were abused and vulnerable). At $2000 per service, you would need 500 million services to bring in that kind of money. Moreover, the Trump/Epstein clientele are not people accustomed to paying like this.

The money came from extortion (how much is Bill Gates paying to keep it secret?), money laundering (you have Putin's attention) and payoffs by spy agencies for the Kompromat.

Speaking of the Kompromat, Congress and the media are talking continuously about redacted documents. We know that the FBI impounded lots of the actual Kompromat (videos and pictures) Where are they? I don't expect that to be released publicly, but we know Epstein must have had thousands of sex tapes. That's the core of the operation. Where is that stuff? Emails can be debated about context. Videos will be very clear evidence. Why is nobody even asking about this?

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