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Ellipsis

(9,335 posts)
Thu Jul 17, 2025, 01:25 PM Thursday

Apparently a "Blockbuster" Trump-Epstein Expos Is About to Drop.

According to Mark Halperin who revealed on Thursday that “everyone” believes a blockbuster exposé about the relationship between President Donald Trump and the late sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein is about to drop.

There's a video on Mediate with Halperin, Sean Spicer and Dan Turrentine discussing it. I'm not going to link it. Somebody else can.

“One of the points of this platform, in the age of transparency, is to narrow the gap between elites like Dan [Turrentine], and Sean [Spicer], and the people like the 2WAY community and myself. So let me share something with you that “everyone,” I say that in air quotes, everyone I know knows hasn’t been publicly reported. Everyone I know believes a major newspaper, one of the top three newspapers in the country, is about to publish a piece about President Trump’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. Okay? Everyone I know knows that. And people in the White House know that, too. When that story drops, if it drops today, and some people think it might, it could drive the day,” began Halperin before asking Turrentine and Spicer if they had heard about the story.

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Apparently a "Blockbuster" Trump-Epstein Expos Is About to Drop. (Original Post) Ellipsis Thursday OP
With AI, they have had more than enough time to rewrite everything. usonian Thursday #1
I commented on a thread last night. johnnyfins Thursday #2
How soon before he and his minions start screaming witch hunt? mwmisses4289 Thursday #13
Donald cant sue, either. Discovery will be johnnyfins Thursday #3
Trump is the most public person in the world Justice Brandeis Thursday #6
This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Thursday #4
Nope. Kingofalldems Thursday #18
Well Halperin certainly knows how sexual misconduct scandals unfold Justice Brandeis Thursday #5
Thanks I just googled him and the word sex. Ellipsis Thursday #10
Gotta give the admin a hand for telling everyone to ignore it Torchlight Thursday #7
Wow...somebody believes something, and said it on a video Prairie Gates Thursday #8
I surmise they're getting out ahead of it. Otherwise why bring it up? Ellipsis Thursday #11
Yes I feel as if I have seen this movie before eom GusBob Thursday #17
I don't trust Halperin further than I can throw him karynnj Thursday #9
He is absolutely an enthusiastic right wing suck up Cosmocat Thursday #16
What I would worry about here is he creates an outrageous story karynnj Thursday #19
It isnt him Cosmocat Thursday #20
Just saw that and as disgusting as the letter is it is not worse karynnj Thursday #21
Yep Cosmocat Friday #23
Sean Spicer is certainly a reliable source 😑 NoRethugFriends Thursday #12
I'll wait.. I still remember "Fitzmas". 11 Bravo Thursday #14
Is "fitzmas"yet another kind of G.O.P. pervo sex act? BoRaGard Thursday #15
Called it!! still-prayin4rain Thursday #22

usonian

(19,199 posts)
1. With AI, they have had more than enough time to rewrite everything.
Thu Jul 17, 2025, 01:29 PM
Thursday

Expect outrage at Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, Big Bird, George Soros and ... well, you know the list ...

johnnyfins

(2,455 posts)
2. I commented on a thread last night.
Thu Jul 17, 2025, 01:31 PM
Thursday

Since TSF switched from "Nothing to see here" to "Democrat hoax", the only question is: When does the story come out?

Looks like it may be happening.

mwmisses4289

(1,564 posts)
13. How soon before he and his minions start screaming witch hunt?
Thu Jul 17, 2025, 02:18 PM
Thursday

Im surprised he hasn't already.

Justice Brandeis

(91 posts)
6. Trump is the most public person in the world
Thu Jul 17, 2025, 01:40 PM
Thursday

Making his burden of proof for a defamation of character case just about impossible to prove.

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Ellipsis

(9,335 posts)
10. Thanks I just googled him and the word sex.
Thu Jul 17, 2025, 01:49 PM
Thursday

“Publicity is justly commended as a remedy for social and industrial diseases. Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants; electric light the most efficient policeman.”
― Louis D. Brandeis

Torchlight

(5,147 posts)
7. Gotta give the admin a hand for telling everyone to ignore it
Thu Jul 17, 2025, 01:43 PM
Thursday

with such an eloquent and plausible movement of the goalposts, that one's in near-orbit and the other is transmitting the story worldwide.

They're not reacting to this one very well.

karynnj

(60,414 posts)
9. I don't trust Halperin further than I can throw him
Thu Jul 17, 2025, 01:48 PM
Thursday

He is not on our side. Before he was fired for sexual harassment, he wrote a book on the 2004 election that strangely called Matt Drudge our Edward Murrow, glorifying a completely made up story of Kerry paying a huge amount to color, cut and style his hair. The Kerry campaign and the hair salon completely denied the story stating he had a routine hair cut before the day was out.

As to where he is now, here is a current article on yahoo about his appearance on Fox News where he blasts the NYT for not getting Republican comments on their Biden autopen story. High in the article he says Biden delegated the giving of pardons. Now, I read the article and Biden says he ordered the pardons. This is not an innocent mistake. There is a HUGE difference between signing the individual pardons by autopen and not being involved.







Cosmocat

(15,206 posts)
16. He is absolutely an enthusiastic right wing suck up
Thu Jul 17, 2025, 03:00 PM
Thursday

But, I could see him front running a story (as big at this would be) like this on a self serving basis.

Not saying I am confident in it, just that I wouldn't rule it out because of his smarmy, right wing fuck wittery as a pundit. This would burnish his profile if people his name got thrown around as someone who said it was coming.

karynnj

(60,414 posts)
19. What I would worry about here is he creates an outrageous story
Thu Jul 17, 2025, 05:54 PM
Thursday

that ends up being debunked. Then like Russia, Russia Russia hoax, which was at least in part true and people like Manaford were indicted and went to jail, they would use ANY element being untrue to add it to the untrue things Trump has been accused of.

karynnj

(60,414 posts)
21. Just saw that and as disgusting as the letter is it is not worse
Thu Jul 17, 2025, 09:12 PM
Thursday

than things in the public domain. A few examples, Access Hollywood, his comments on Ivanka, his comments on walking into Teen USA changing rooms, his comment about Epstein liking younger girls. Then think of all the photos and videos, plus people who knew of their friendship.

However, it may be difficult to prove or disprove if the letter is what it is said to be. Maxwell is in prison, Epstein is dead. Even if others agreed they sent "their" letters it doesn't prove anything. Maybe, we should just say that while unseemly, the letter is not a huge issue.... but it is disconcerting that his long term memory is so poor he forgot.

Cosmocat

(15,206 posts)
23. Yep
Fri Jul 18, 2025, 06:34 PM
Friday

99% of the JE / DT stuff getting tossed around now was known all along. Nothing really has changed, him and HE were bffs for a long darn time, lots of video, pics, interviews, newspaper and magazine articles w them connected, all the horrible clips of him being a general perv and kid perving

BoRaGard

(6,420 posts)
15. Is "fitzmas"yet another kind of G.O.P. pervo sex act?
Thu Jul 17, 2025, 02:38 PM
Thursday

repubes have a totally sick relationship with sex.

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