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usonian

(23,977 posts)
Fri Jan 30, 2026, 06:44 PM 13 hrs ago

Don't be surprised by who turns up in the Epstein Files.

Last edited Sat Jan 31, 2026, 03:23 AM - Edit history (1)

I posted some "open source" intelligence that America2 News did, (July 2025) adding to the Epstein family emails and the Epstein Document Archive.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220810679

Here's what America2 News mapped out.


https://america2.news/we-mapped-jeffrey-epsteins-social-network-heres-what-we-found/
We mapped Jeffrey Epstein's social network. Here's what we found.

Using custom tools developed by America 2.0, we performed such an analysis, focusing on five characters central to the current controversy: Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and Rupert Murdoch.

We included Epstein's entire, unredacted “black book,” as well as the flight logs for his private jet, the Lolita Express. We also examined several other ancillary networks known to have at least some overlap, including figures adjacent to Iran-Contra, September 11, and Ghislaine Maxwell's father, Robert Maxwell. Drawing from a range of sources, we considered 908 potentially related people and organizations, with 2,194 connections between them. After reviewing for accuracy and relevance, we focused on 209 entities (with 642 relationships) as most pertinent.

Importantly, inclusion in our study does not imply guilt — indeed we have included people relevant to the current power struggle ranging from tech executives with no ties to Epstein, to victims. We aimed to reveal the networks currently in conflict, while also tempering speculation about the scope and nature of Epstein's activities. Here's what we learned.

The Epstein and Trump Networks Overlap Significantly
As expected, Epstein's long association with Donald Trump resulted in significant social and business overlap between their networks, a fact which is fast becoming an existential threat to Trump's presidency. Interestingly, Trump appears to have more confirmed affiliations with Israeli-connected interests than Epstein (Netanyahu, Boteach, Kushner family), though Epstein had a well-documented relationship with former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak.



More at the site.
The intent is to show how wide his network was, how it (ahem) intersects and also the methodology used to create the graph.

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Other names won't show.
Thank the DOJ (Defenders of Jeffrey) and
The GOP (Guardians of Pedophiles)

Some mighty big names are redacted in the document trove.

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Don't be surprised by who turns up in the Epstein Files. (Original Post) usonian 13 hrs ago OP
Looks Juicy ! chouchou 12 hrs ago #1
As I have been saying since the start, there are several fundamentals most people are missing. Bluetus 9 hrs ago #2
Some big names...but where is B. Gates? Melon 9 hrs ago #3
Gates comes out of hiding. usonian 9 hrs ago #4
Thank you. Melon 9 hrs ago #5

Bluetus

(2,434 posts)
2. As I have been saying since the start, there are several fundamentals most people are missing.
Fri Jan 30, 2026, 09:53 PM
9 hrs ago

1) This is not about sex. This is about oligarchy, power, entrapment and extortion. Sex, especially sex with children, was bait, nothing more. The story is much, much bigger than sex.

2) Epstein ran the sex operation as well as some of the money laundering and other international things. After all , you don't get hundreds of millions of dollars into your bank accounts pimping sex, even sex with children,

3) Trump, Epstein, and Maxwell were partners. Trump's job was to bring in "all the best people -- I know all the best people". Maxwell probably had a lesser role, you know, being a woman and all. Nonetheless, she probably had many useful contacts inherited from her father, who was cozy with all the major spy organizations.

This article reinforces that third point. Trump and Epstein were working the same group of rich, powerful, global oligarchs. They were full partners.

Melon

(1,148 posts)
3. Some big names...but where is B. Gates?
Fri Jan 30, 2026, 10:07 PM
9 hrs ago

Jd Vance has a bubble on Elon that I was unaware of. More to come out this week.

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