Columnist and author Ross Douthat recently spoke to The New York Times about the latest batch of Jeffrey Epstein documents that have stirred significant attention across America and within the White House. While these documents confirm the moral corruption of several powerful individuals, they leave many pressing questions unanswered.
“The new tranche of information confirms, yet again, the moral squalor of various powerful Americans. But it still leaves us short of definitive answers to the outstanding Epstein questions: Did other powerful men have sex with the underage girls that he trafficked? What were his connections, if any, to the world of intelligence? And what unrevealed details have made Trump so intent on preventing further disclosure?” Douthat explained.
He referenced an email Epstein sent to Ghislaine Maxwell shortly after his release from prison:
“I want you to realize that the dog that hasn’t barked is Trump. [VICTIM] spent hours at my house with him, he has never once been mentioned. Police chief, etc. I’m 75 percent there.”
However, Douthat emphasized that this letter alone “is not the smoking gun proving Trump’s complicity in sex crimes.” Other letters suggest that “it was normal for Epstein’s friends to have sexual encounters if not sexual intercourse,” and that Epstein “at least wanted people to think the girls involved were not minors.”
Additionally, these documents reveal that Epstein “had a longstanding grudge against Trump but probably did not have some secret tape of Trump getting a massage or more.”
Despite these revelations, the biggest question remains: why is Donald Trump so determined to keep further details from coming to light? Referencing Trump’s efforts to block the release of documents to the House Oversight Committee, Douthat pondered several possibilities.
“It’s possible that he just doesn’t like the embarrassment of having everyone reminded that he was one of the rich creeps in the Epstein circle. Or it’s possible that there’s something truly sensitive related to Epstein and intelligence that has yet to be revealed,” Douthat said.
He added, “Or it’s possible that there is some thread remaining here, and not necessarily the obvious one, that the president really, really doesn’t want to see get pulled.”
As the story continues to unfold, these unanswered questions keep the public and investigators searching for the full truth behind Epstein’s dark network and the extent of its connections.
https://www.alternet.org/trump-jeffrey-epstein-emails-2674298580/
