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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 Yesterday #42
FSB/GRU. roamer65 Sunday #2
+1 peppertree Yesterday #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 Yesterday #7
Gates' divorce gives some insight into the reach of the Trump/Epstein operation Bluetus Yesterday #9
It was any kind of blackmail. Money laundering was a big part of it. travelingthrulife Yesterday #14
Provingonce again that you don't have to be smart to be a billionaire Bluetus Yesterday #18
It was both. harumph Yesterday #21
Lots of rich people pay for sex one way or another. Bluetus Yesterday #24
Your maths are way off. By a factor of 1000. Celerity Yesterday #25
Correct 500,000 services Bluetus Yesterday #29
I was only disputing the '500 million services' part, not the rest. nt Celerity Yesterday #49
Bluetus, a question. Irish_Dem Yesterday #27
He wasn't paying those girls $2000 per service Bluetus Yesterday #30
Interesting. Irish_Dem Yesterday #35
"If they were not paying him, didn't they get suspicious?" Bluetus Yesterday #36
Yes I agree. Irish_Dem Yesterday #38
It is a dark business, but I think you nailed it. Bluetus Yesterday #41
What about the drug trade. Irish_Dem Yesterday #39
I doubt it was much Bluetus Yesterday #40
I think you are right. Irish_Dem Yesterday #43
No need for drug gangs to kill Epstein. He was already in jail Bluetus Yesterday #45
Exactly Irish_Dem Yesterday #51
Translation, Either Barr or his father (or both) were clients Bluetus Yesterday #52
Thanks Irish_Dem 19 hrs ago #57
And Epstein undoubtedly steered some of the money laundering Bluetus 13 hrs ago #59
Would explain all the Trump bankruptcies. They were just money laundering schemes. Irish_Dem 13 hrs ago #60
And accounting fraud, and bank fraud, and tax fraud Bluetus 11 hrs ago #61
It Was Both. ColoringFool Yesterday #44
This message was self-deleted by its author eppur_se_muova 20 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 Yesterday #16
The Queen of Diamonds...re Manchurian Candidate BattleRow Yesterday #48
I think she was the "honey"...... SergeStorms Yesterday #23
Putin has everything on him Johonny Yesterday #8
Conspiracy theory? Mysterian Yesterday #10
Yes that needs to be a daily news item. bluestarone Yesterday #12
Pure Honeytrap. BradBo Yesterday #11
Are there a lot of Russian ties in the Epstein files? leftstreet Yesterday #13
They went after all the autocrats and oligarchs too. Everybody smooching Trump's ass travelingthrulife Yesterday #15
It does seem odd quakerboy Yesterday #28
It's russia and israel SamuelTheThird Yesterday #31
I see things differently. yardwork Yesterday #33
I think his ties to Israeli intel are stronger than those with Russia fujiyamasan 22 hrs ago #53
It may not be. surrealAmerican Yesterday #46
Russia was never not the enemy of the people! czarjak Yesterday #17
That's been obvious for years. yardwork Yesterday #19
Considering the email exchanges between Maxwell and Melania and that Melania might have been Botany Yesterday #20
Was Epstein Rebl2 Yesterday #22
It's the Daily Mail. If "you know," why are you posting it? n/t malthaussen Yesterday #26
Because in the past couple of years they sometimes have good articles SamuelTheThird Yesterday #32
It's ok in GD, as a starting point for discussion. yardwork Yesterday #34
And how was Epstein chosen to be the conduit for these machinations BattleRow Yesterday #47
How long as the DOJ been in possession of these files? mdbl Yesterday #50
Message auto-removed Name removed 22 hrs ago #54
Yeah, I'm getting paid to post SamuelTheThird 22 hrs ago #55
Trump was one hell of a catch Skittles 18 hrs ago #58
Melania and Elon AND Putin? Oh, my Rocknation 8 hrs ago #62
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