Given the arrest of Andrew, the former Prince, Trump must be shitting his pants more than usual...

[Joinfortmill]

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If I was Ghislaine Maxwell, I'd be very worried about being found hanged in my cozy little cell. Just saying, people.

Note: I can't keep up with the naysayers, so I'll just say this: "Oh ye of little faith" - It's begun, they're all going down, including Trump.

[EYESORE 9001]

1. Much easier access in that country-club prison

Then again, higher security didn’t help JE.

[mucifer]

2. trump has always been above the law. Nothing has changed.

[Joinfortmill]

14. I'll swing back to you for comment when Trump goes down.

[Aristus]

21. It's going to be a long swing. Trump never suffers any consequences.

Examples abound, but nothing is more emblematic of that than that he went from conviction on thirty-four felony counts to the White House.

He won’t go down until the Big One finally rids us of his catastrophically vile, squalid, destructive life.

[BannonsLiver]

39. Imagine believing Trump will ever face justice in the U.S. over Epstein.

I’m all for idealism but when it strays into the realm of delusional, magical thinking then it becomes second hand embarrassment.

[evolves]

40. Hoping that "swing"

is the operative word here.
Just sayin’

[mucifer]

50. I would LOVE for you to be correct and me to be wrong!!! It would be the best

"I told you so" in history for me!

[GCG]

3. Why would Trump worry?

There isn't anyone who will do anything about it. He knows he's safe from any fallout...Bondi and Blanche have no concern for the victims...the FBI has been caught destroying evidence(something they'll probably do in the Alex Pretti case, too)...

If the SAVE Act passes...Trump is free and clear...

The good FBI agents were the ones who were fired...the rest of them are keeping their heads down...

[Buckeyeblue]

11. His only real concern is congress

If they turn on him he could be out very quickly. I know it's unlikely. But there is to be that one thing that could be a tipping point.

[MadameButterfly]

12. It appears Britain is taking a different tack

and is not under the influence of Trump. That is big. There may be some incentive for Andrew to share what he knows. He won't be getting any pardons. There won't be any American ordered fake suicides in British prisons.
This could be Trump's worst nightmare.

[johnnyfins]

24. This makes me think of TSF getting that

Unprecedented, 2nd state dinner in England last Sept. What did he and Charles discuss?

[LiberalArkie]

42. So did South Korea.

[Joinfortmill]

15. It's not over yet. Actually, the accountability has just begun.

[Vinca]

4. As long as Trump has his loyal sycophants surrounding him and in the Congress, he's got nothing to fret about.

[Joinfortmill]

16. Oh, I think he's fretting. I doubt he's lost that much of his mind.

[travelingthrulife]

55. But they are all being blackmailed I presume. When their crimes come out into

the open with the release of the final Epstein-Trump Files, the blackmail is over and they might speak to save themselves.

[multigraincracker]

5. Just hope enough maga tire of the pedo stuff

to stay home on Election Day.

[cab67]

6. the Andrew formerly known as Prince

[orangecrush]

19. ...

[mcar]

62. Good one!

[GoCubsGo]

7. Yup, it's feeling like this is all about to blow up.

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Off to find a tarp. It's getting the feeling that the shit may be about to hit the fan. Since there's no honor among thieves, I'm betting Ol' Randy Andy is going to be spilling a lot of beans to try to save his own ass, and it ain't the kind he puts on his toast. And, unfortunately for Ms. Maxwell, Trump and his toadies are stupid enough to believe that people will fall for the whole fake suicide thing again. Not that I'd have lot of sympathy for her, but hoping that doesn't happen. It lets her off way too easy.

[Botany]

8. And South Korea just sentenced a former President to life for ordering martial law.

https://democraticunderground.com/100221031447

England’s P.M., Norway’s leader, and Other European leaders are in deep shit too because of Epstein.

Bombing Iran is gonna start with in days.

[IthinkThereforeIAM]

10. Lots of C and KC tankers in the air at Flight Radar 24...

... check the "Most Tracked Flights", list on the left margin. Just tracked 2 military cargo planes, one U.S C-5 and one U.K. RAF cargo transport flying into the Saudi airport just on the Jordan border.

[link:https://www.flightradar24.com

I haven't noticed this many military flights being/allowed to be tracked in a long time.

[LiberalArkie]

43. Well little George Bush and his pappy had their Middle East wars, Donny wants his also. (shot at raiding their vaults)

[Joinfortmill]

18. Yup, it would seem so.

[mindfulNJ]

9. I'm worried

that a little 'wag the dog" action in Iran will be forthcoming...

[Buckeyeblue]

13. There big concern will be the emails Andy sent/received that the DOJ won't be able to control

This is where Andy's arrogance will get the best of him. Maybe he sent some more detailed emails about things where he names some people that were involved.

The police are searching his homes and computers. Everything will be fair game.

[Lonestarblue]

17. Trump doesn't have to worry until perhaps 2029.

The Supreme Court has said he's above the law, and he has the DOJ and FBI working to protect him. I'm happy to see that the UK still believes in the law. The US does not when a rich white man with power is the criminal.

[Joinfortmill]

20. He's not above the law for crimes he committed when not in office.

[lildDemz]

48. Sometime in the future

that might be true.

[Joinfortmill]

49. True.

[orangecrush]

22. He shits his pants regularly

How would we know the difference

[iemanja]

23. Why? He knows nothing will happened to him.

He controls DOJ.

[Joinfortmill]

26. The tide has turned. Andrew is just the beginning.

[milestogo]

25. England belleves in the rule of law.

TSF is above the law.

[Joinfortmill]

29. Trump is NOT above the law. He's going down. TickTock

[Kablooie]

27. Rather, I'll bet he's gloating.

That’s the UK.
They have honor and the rule of law.
This is the US.
We have no honor and the rule of Trump.

[Joinfortmill]

32. He has no honor. And neither do he followers.

The majority of Americans do have honor.

[Kablooie]

54. But Republicans are letting his lack of honor represent our country

[Irish_Dem]

28. Epstein's pal Les Wexner was all over the news yesterday.

He is being deposed in his Ohio mansion lying his ass off.

The noose is tightening across the globe.

Wonder how Trump feels this morning about all of it?

[TBF]

57. As per usual ... I believe he is

thinking about which countries he can bomb as a distraction

[Irish_Dem]

59. Right. He knows he is above the law.

No one can touch him.

[BannonsLiver]

30. Why? He knows he's untouchable.

Not sure why he would GAF about Randy Andy getting pinched.

[Joinfortmill]

34. He gives a fuck.

[BannonsLiver]

36. Nah. He only cares about himself.

Fun yarn though, I’ll give you that.

[Joinfortmill]

37. Tha'ts why he gives a fuck.

[BannonsLiver]

38. And he knows there is 0.0 chance he will ever be prosecuted for Epstein in this country.

Anyone who thinks otherwise hasn’t been paying attention.

[RainCaster]

44. But the UN is now investigating 'crimes against humanity'

TSF's name will appear in those files more than a million times. It's not simple happenstance. France has started their own investigation as well. Those organizations will not put up with the redaction bullshit of our DOJ.

[BannonsLiver]

45. Great.

How will they actually arrest Trump?

[RainCaster]

47. They didn't have to

I'm waiting for the GOP to see the writing on the wall.

"You have been measured and found wanting"

[Ace Rothstein]

52. I can't believe a decade in, posters are still posting "we got him now" posts.

It was like Lucy pulling the football many years ago.

[BannonsLiver]

58. Yep. The only thing that will bring him down is natural causes.

Hopefully sooner rather than later but I’m not optimistic about that either.

[3Hotdogs]

31. Andy's arrest wasn't for fiddling with underage girls. It was for passing on state secrets.

Trump got away with top secret documents in his garage. Trump ain't worried.

[Joinfortmill]

33. While fiddling with girls.

[MorbidButterflyTat]

63. "It was for passing on state secrets."

To Epstein!

[Johonny]

35. No one will tell him

[LetMyPeopleVote]

41. This statement from King Charles made me smile

[thesquanderer]

46. Ghislaine Maxwell probably has a dead man's switch. It's the best explanation...

...for why she isn't dead already.

[CanonRay]

51. Oh me of little faith

Pardner, you're in the land where money talks. When I see someone important in the US get indicted, I will have hope. Our DOJ is just too corrupt.

[Wednesdays]

53. Maybe.

Just maybe. He's got the House, the Senate, the Supreme Court, the Justice Department, and the M$M in his back pocket.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

56. MaddowBlog-Former Prince Andrew's arrest, Yoon Suk Yeol's sentence and the power of accountability

In many democracies, criminal suspects are often held accountable — even if they’re politically powerful, even if they’ve served at the highest levels.

In rapid succession:
- former British royal arrested
- former Korean president sentenced
- former Norwegian PM charged
- former French and Brazilian presidents imprisoned

And then there’s Trump and the Republican-appointed justices on the U.S. Supreme Court.
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2026-02-19T13:49:49.711Z

https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/former-prince-andrews-arrest-yoon-suk-yeols-sentence-and-the-power-of-accountability

But by any fair measure, the most dramatic development to date is the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, better known as the United Kingdom’s former Prince Andrew. The Thames Valley Police took the former royal into custody on Thursday morning on suspicion of misconduct in public office. While the specific details of the criminal allegations are not yet known, BBC News reported that the arrest “comes after Thames Valley Police said they were assessing a complaint over the alleged sharing of confidential material by the former prince” with the late sex offender....

Indeed, right around the time the world was learning of the former prince’s arrest, the public also learned that former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to life imprisonment, having been convicted of overseeing a 2024 insurrection attempt that sparked a constitutional crisis in the country.

One week earlier, former Norwegian Prime Minister Thorbjørn Jagland was charged with “gross corruption” over his Epstein ties......

In stable, advanced democracies around the globe, it’s not uncommon to see governments hold criminal suspects accountable — even if they’re politically powerful, and even if they served at the highest levels.

Italy prosecuted a former prime minister. France prosecuted a former prime minister, in addition to Sarkozy. South Africa prosecuted a former president. South Korea prosecuted a former president before sending a different former president to prison. Israel has prosecuted more than one former prime minister. Germany prosecuted a former president. Portugal prosecuted a former prime minister. Croatia prosecuted a former prime minister. Argentina prosecuted a former president. Austria prosecuted a former chancellor. Pakistan prosecuted a former prime minister.......

And then there’s the United States, where Republican-appointed Supreme Court justices ruled in 2024 that Donald Trump, at the time a former president, was immune from prosecution for any possible crimes he might have committed while carrying out his duties. (Trump is also shielded from legal accountability during his tenure in the White House under existing Justice Department policy.)

In other words, we’ve reached a point at which British authorities can hold the king’s brother accountable, but American authorities are out of luck when it comes to Trump, no matter how much evidence they’ve compiled documenting the Republican’s alleged felonies.

[bif]

60. Why? Nothing is going to happen to him.

[mcar]

61. Even CNN is reporting on the dearth of investigations

here.

[MorbidButterflyTat]

64. It's sad to see so many people have just given up

and call others who haven't "delusional."

Forget them. I'm with you.