Fake blues: The White House turned the publication of the "Epstein files" from a sensation into a huge failure

The White House has announced the start of publishing details of the infamous Jeffrey Epstein case, one of the most poignant stories in modern US history. We can talk about dozens or hundreds of representatives of the political and media elite involved in human trafficking and crimes against children. Without exaggeration, the whole of America has been waiting for this day. However, the president's team managed to turn a potential media triumph into an embarrassment. What is the essence of the scandal and whether there will be a second attempt, Izvestia reports.

They promised and did something

The day before the publication, representatives of the presidential administration announced that the promise made to citizens to reveal the most important secrets of modern American history was being fulfilled. Indeed, as US Attorney General Pam Bondi had previously assured, the documents, albeit with a slight delay, were presented to the public. However, instead of a sensation, it turned out to be a very loud blank shot.

Firstly, the publication itself was organized in a very specific way. Instead of posting the data on official resources, they are in folders labeled "Epstein Files. Phase 1" was handed over to several well-known conservative bloggers and journalists: Jack Posobiec, Rogan O'handley, Chad Prater and others. As the commentators immediately noticed, everything seemed to have been specially arranged in such a way as to delay the process as much as possible.

Secondly, according to The The New York Post, the data presented to the public is, according to preliminary estimates, a reprint of previously published ones. These are Epstein's phone books, in some cases supplemented with a variety of background information.

As a result, the expected uproar arose. An hour after the pamphlets with last year's lists were distributed to the bloggers, Bondi signed an order to the newly appointed FBI director, Kash Patel, demanding, firstly, to provide her with all documents, audio and video recordings on the "Epstein case" by 16:00 (Moscow time) on Friday, and secondly, to investigate, why her previous orders were not followed. Of course, the text of the order immediately appeared on social networks.

It should be noted that Trump's team had previously warned that the information would be published in parts anyway, in order to maximize its reach and raise public awareness. Presidential adviser Alina Khabba said the "extremely disturbing" content of the lists. Many of his defendants, in her opinion, are rapists and their arrests should be carried out as soon as possible. "It's shocking," she said in an interview with Fox.

As a result, the secret remained a secret, the Trumpists' reputation suffered, and rumors of possible sabotage by the FBI appeared in the American media.

A dark story

The scandal surrounding Jeffrey Epstein's figure is in many ways reminiscent of the recent href="https://iz.ru/1804309/2024-12-09/kongressvumen-prizvala-prigovorit-reperov-diddy-i-jay-z-k-smertnoi-kazni">дело music producer Sean Combs (P.Diddy). Billionaire financier Epstein hit the tabloid pages thanks to the parties he hosted on his own island. They were attended by leading American politicians and show business stars.In 2008, Epstein was arrested and convicted of forcing prostitution of a minor, but after a deal, substantial payments to victims, and 13 months in prison, he was released. Over the next few years, he signed several pre-trial agreements with women who accused him of rape and pimping. One of them claimed that Epstein sold her to the brother of the current King of Great Britain, Charles III, Prince Andrew.

In early July 2019, he was arrested again, this time on charges of child trafficking in Florida and New York. Then a lot of photos and videos with underage girls were found in his house. Already during the trial, it became clear that Epstein had been collecting information about his clients, including politicians, military men, businessmen and Hollywood stars. Moreover, it was reported that the billionaire pimp saved videos of orgies on his island as insurance. However, Epstein did not have time to speak. On August 10, he was found with a noose around his neck in a federal prison cell in New York. The cause of death was declared suicide.

It is noteworthy that around the same time, Epstein's partner Jean-Luc Brunel was arrested in France on the same charges. He committed suicide just like Epstein, according to the official version, before the trial began.

Meanwhile, in December 2021, Epstein's girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell was sentenced to 20 years. The jury found her guilty of inciting minors to prostitution.

The investigation into Epstein's own case moved slowly, but the situation began to change last year, as his scandalous details began to leak to the press. In January 2024, a New York court ruled опубликовать some data, including from Epstein's famous "black notebook". And after that, an information storm broke out in the USA.Almost everyone turned out to be on Epstein's list: Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Boris Johnson, Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Oprah Winfrey, Angelina Jolie, Beyonce and Jay-Z, Madonna, Kevin Spacey, Kim Kardashian, George Clooney and many other business, film and political stars. And of course — Harvey Weinstein and Prince Andrew.The latter was forced to resign from all his positions, including the post of Special Representative of the United Kingdom for International Trade and Investment.

Conspiracy theory and context

Of course, the mere fact of meeting a billionaire and even being present at his parties cannot serve as proof of participation in crimes. But at the same time, he raises reasonable suspicions, if not of complicity, then at least of cover-up.

The theory that the establishment lives in a world that is not subject to laws and in which the most disgusting things are possible was finally established among Americans after href="https://iz.ru/1769772/2024-10-06/reperu-p-diddy-groziat-desiatki-let-tiurmy-chto-nuzhno-znat">скандала happy P.Diddy parties.

One of the main music producers faces literally the same charges as Epstein: forcing minors to have sex with drugs, unlawful imprisonment, extortion. The guest list of his parties is not much different from the list of names in the "black notebook": Leonardo DiCaprio, Ashton Kutcher, Jennifer Lopez and once again representatives of the British royal family — Princes William and Harry.

However, both of these cases are only part of the context. The dominant theory in the American right-wing conservative society is about an extensive network of pedophiles, consisting of representatives of the ruling elites. According to it, the cases of Epstein and P.Diddy appears to be a continuation of another scandalous plot officially recognized as a "conspiracy theory" — the so-called Pizzagate ("Pizzagate").

But that's not all. The theory of Epstein's collaboration with American and foreign intelligence services is actively spreading. Tucker Carlson, for example, adheres to it. Among the foreign countries to which this information could have got, first of all, Israel is meant. By the way, some observers attribute this circumstance to the embarrassment that resulted in the first attempt to publish classified data.

Trump's supporters, among whom there are many who do not trust either state institutions or any "official versions", including about Epstein's suicide, demanded that all the details of the case be made public even before the presidential election. But more importantly, a lot of Congressional Trumpists are now insisting on the same thing."This story is much more than about celebrities who had fun on an island in the Caribbean. This story is about a global human trafficking network," Senator Marsha Blackburn told Fox News.