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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(134,129 posts)
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 02:37 PM 4 hrs ago

Epstein sympathized with Kavanaugh during supreme court confirmation, emails show

Jeffrey Epstein sympathized with Brett Kavanaugh during the then-supreme court nominee’s contentious 2018 confirmation and even suggested Republicans should have been harder on Christine Blasey Ford, who had accused Kavanaugh of sexual assault.

Emails and text messages released by the Department of Justice show Epstein was closely monitoring the confirmation and seemed to believe that Ford’s allegation of sexual assault could derail the process.

Epstein told one person, whose name was redacted, on 22 September 2018 “Ive sat in Kavanaugh chair. Im thinking of November.” The meaning of the November reference is not clear.

Epstein called the pending judiciary hearing “a trap!”, adding “Iye [sic] been through many of these. MANY!! She will cry, make sordid allegations. Say she feels bullied, fearful, traumatized. Every thing bad in her life was s result of the rape attempt. Suffered anxiety! Her relationships with men etc. this is a very special skill set needed.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/epstein-sympathized-kavanaugh-during-supreme-120026482.html

Predators of a feather.

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Epstein sympathized with Kavanaugh during supreme court confirmation, emails show (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 4 hrs ago OP
Epstein helped GOP smear Kavanaugh accuser. Kid Berwyn 4 hrs ago #1
Bring em forth malaise 3 hrs ago #3
They party with NAZIs. Kid Berwyn 1 hr ago #4
Shocked malaise 1 hr ago #5
So Epstein was painting himself as a victim PatSeg 3 hrs ago #2

Kid Berwyn

(23,783 posts)
1. Epstein helped GOP smear Kavanaugh accuser.
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 02:40 PM
4 hrs ago


'Is that a hint?' Epstein helped top Trump advisor attack Brett Kavanaugh's accuser

by Carl Gibson
Alternet.org, November 12, 2025

One of the emails from convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein recently released by the House Oversight Committee reportedly shows correspondence with Steve Bannon — one of President Donald Trump's longtime advisors — about getting Trump's embattled second Supreme Court nominee through a major controversy.

On Wednesday, journalist Sean Morrow of More Perfect Union posted a September 2018 email exchange between Epstein and Bannon, in which the two are seen discussing a potential line of attack on Dr. Christine Blasey Ford. According to the emails, Epstein suggested that then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's attorneys press Ford — who accused Kavanaugh of assaulting her at a high school party — on medications she may have been using that can sometimes cause memory loss.

"I delayed my trip a day. So I'm still around," Epstein wrote from a personal gmail account. "Tell [Kavanaugh attorney Bill Burck] they should make sure they ask Ford about her medications, what type and for how long. My guess is that [Ford lawyer Debra Katz] won't let her answer."

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The convicted child predator then sent Bannon a link to a 2017 University of São Paulo study entitled "false memories in social anxiety disorder," followed by another correspondence that read: "She couldn't recall if the lie detector was given the same day as her mother's funeral or the next day? MEDS."

"Oh I get it now," Bannon wrote back.

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https://www.alternet.org/epstein-trump-kavanaugh/

Kid Berwyn

(23,783 posts)
4. They party with NAZIs.
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 05:42 PM
1 hr ago


Brett Kavanaugh Raises Ethics Concerns After Attending Holiday Party With Ex-Trump Officials, Hard Righters

By Ken Meyer
Mediate, December 13, 2022

Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s judicial ethics came under scrutiny after it was reported that he attended a holiday party with former Donald Trump officials and numerous other prominent right-wing operatives.

Politico Playbook reported on a Christmas party held on Friday at the home of American Conservative Union leader Matt Schlapp and his wife, Trump White House Director of Strategic Communications Mercedes Schlapp. Kavanaugh was at the top of the guest list, among several other prominent names flagged by Politico.

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) and Ginger Gaetz, Sean Spicer, Alex Acosta, Sebastian Gorka, Stephen and Katie Miller, Chad Wolf, Greta Van Susteren and John Coale, Laura Schlapp and Bryan Wells, Brendan Carr, Rep.-elect George Santos (R-NY), Erin and Nick Perrine, Erik Prince, Ziad Ojakli, Peter Davidson, Steve Holland and Ben Terris.


Bloomberg noted that Kavanaugh’s attendance lends to concerns about his involvement in partisan activities, especially when the trust in the Supreme Court has been in a continuous decline, according to recent polls. Supreme Court justices are frequently critiqued for attending functions that coincide with their political views.

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https://www.mediaite.com/news/brett-kavanaugh-raises-ethics-concerns-after-attending-holiday-party-with-ex-trump-officials-hard-righters/

It says something about Pam Bondi when Gaetz was tangerine traitor's first choice for AG.

PatSeg

(52,696 posts)
2. So Epstein was painting himself as a victim
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 03:13 PM
3 hrs ago

of those mean, needy women? I think that is how these kinds of men actually think. Nothing is ever their fault and when they get caught, they blame their victims.

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