I read the pdf linked in the OP and recall reading the same words a couple of weeks ago. Probably on DU and probably a link to a BlueSky post. It created a minor storm when first posted.

overheard Rump talking and said that he wanted to pull Rump over and hurt him, due to the disgusting things he was saying.

I understand that this material is extremely salacious, but you'd think the MSM and the Dem Congressmen and women would be able to relate the incidents in a slightly sanitized way. They've handled news like this before with euphemisms, they should be able to do it again so that the public has a better idea of just how bad Rump et al.'s actions were.

Euphemisms for much of the public is becoming synonymous with cover-up.

NY Post: https://nypost.com/2026/02/03/opinion/the-biggest-hidden-secret-exposed-in-the-epstein-doc-dump/

Daily Beast: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/woman-told-fbi-trump-abused-205916091.html

Mediaite: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/epstein-files-release-mentions-wild-182649588.html

TMZ: https://www.tmz.com/2026/01/30/trump-accused-of-forcing-underage-girl-to-perform-oral-sex/

The New Republic: https://newrepublic.com/post/205985/department-justice-briefly-removes-tips-donald-trump-epstein-docs

The Mirror: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/donald-trump-accused-abusing-underage-36645787

tons more...

as discussed in the OP, eg., Trump wanting to auction some of these girls... Or as discussed elsewhere the questions about missing girls at his New Mexico ranch and the ordering of an immense quantity of sulfuric acid. The average interested person (like myself, who just came off two back-to-back 15 hours ER shifts) is not going to be able to read it all or even keep up. That's why it is important that MSM try to dispel it into what is most important, put it in context where possible, and to assess the credibility of the most sensational. The first linked article from the NY Post is just one poo pooing the entire thing and essentially calling it all (as with Trump)--much ado about nothing.

For a few days a few weeks ago, I saw it referred to on almost every video I saw. Every single one of them talked about at least some of the allegations of Trump in the document. I know that thhey displayed it and talked about it on the View if you want an example of a mainstream platform with a massive audience.

Robin Leach. Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous Robin Leach.

OK... From around 1989 until 2010 I dated a woman who was a magazine and fashion model. Beautiful woman ( born in 1966 so not underage at the time I knew and dated her, way too old for Epstein ). I actually photographed her for her model portfolio, plus I photographed some of her runway shows. Completely as an amateur mind you, I had a day job working at NASA.

Anyway, sometime in 1994 or possibly 1995 she traveled to New York for some work. While there she and a group of other fashion models were invited by the magazine to go out to dinner with a group of older men... and my GF was paired with Robin Leach. Or should I say Robin Letch. While they were at dinned he kept trying to put his hand either between her legs or under her butt if she got up for any reason. Not wanting to make a scene with the magazine people that paid her a lot of money to fly to NY, do the shoot, stay at a very nice hotel, etc.. she just kept pushing his hand away... and do that thing that all women learn how to do to avoid a kiss on the lips ( the quick head turn to offer the cheek ) and to keep their distance, etc. At the end of the evening, Robin leaned over and whispered that she should use the rest room and not remove her panties and pee for him... and bring him the wet panties for him to take home ( since it was clear she wasn't going to allow him to do anything else ). He offered her $1000 to do this. As soon as she got back from NY ( in the next day or so ) she told me about this disgusting pig... and that she talked to other models on the photo shoot and they already knew about him and told her to "watch out for him".

Anyway, she thought it was funny what a creep he was. So I totally believe the parts of the Epstein files that talk about him... I don't think she would have made up such a story to tell me... and this was told to me within days of the dinner.

I’ve heard similar stories about various people over the years. Each, a minimum of retch inducing.

The crux is, why would they make the stories up? Every time I heard one it was after quite the period of assessing if I could be trusted with the confidentiality and hesitation. But, they had the need to confide in someone.

apparently is among the "rich and famous."

came up re: Epstein. I have no problem believing that. He always gave me creepy vibes and my creep-detector is pretty sensitive. Oh, and good on your friend...

This should work without all the searching. Just click that you're not a robot and over 18 and ...

https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA01660651.pdf

see the stomach-turning truth they might think what the victims went through was not that bad. It was.

Tas Devil. I looked for a while and gave up, figuring it had been taken off the site.

...and corresponding actions from the investigators. They're Included in the files of emails, videos, etc

the document shows a lot of "No contact made" or "No contact information given" in the "Response" column. I'm sure many of the victims were too scared to provide more than anonymous tips.

context and discuss likely reliability--or discount fully-- and to summarize what is there--including what they believe is missing. I do not have time or intent to do so, but I'm holding out that NYT and maybe some others will.

You can literally find tens of thousands of articles, videos & websites referring to it or posting the image of it.

It doesn’t mean what she said isn’t true

The FBI has no credibility left, they let Epstein skate for decades

But the right wing (and their vast complicit media) will focus in on that one paragraph to dismiss the entire document. We've seen it happen over and over. I've listened to far too many right wing assholes to think this gets a rational response.

Of course, this assumes that they cover it at all. They currently have a great distraction in the Savanah Guthrie story.

Sorry, I'm a little jaded about the media in America.

This was covered extensively across all levels of the media when it was first released several weeks ago.

I was approaching it from the right wing media perspective. Inevitably Fox, et.al. will distort and lie because of that one paragraph.

It is utterly irrelevant as a point in any situation.

They will do what they're going to do. How we handle a situation is not going to influence them one way or the other.