cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/46293751

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) told the House Judiciary Committee that he thinks the FBI has the names of at least 20 people tied to Epstein, including prominent figures in the music industry, finance, politics and banking.

Massie’s statement comes as FBI Director Kash Patel testified under oath before Congress over two days of contentious hearings, during which he continued to insist that there is no “client list” and no credible evidence that Epstein trafficked underage girls to anyone other than himself.

But Massie cited files used by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York which summarize interviews with witnesses and suspects.

The lawmaker claimed those files include “one Hollywood producer worth a few 100 million dollars, one royal prince, one high-profile individual in the music industry, one very prominent banker, one high profile government official, one high profile former politician, one owner of a car company in Italy, one rock star, one magician, at least six billionaires, including a billionaire from Canada. We know these people exist in the FBI files, the files that you control.”

  • auraithx@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    6 hours ago

    Hollywood producer: Harvey Weinstein (photographed with Epstein/Maxwell)

    Royal prince: Prince Andrew (named in 2024 docs, Giuffre accusations, settled 2022)

    Music industry figure: Michael Jackson (in 2024 docs, met at Epstein’s home, died 2009)

    Prominent banker: Jes Staley (former Barclays CEO, close Epstein ties, fined 2023)

    Government official: Bill Richardson (former NM Governor, Giuffre accusation, died 2023)

    Former politician: Bill Clinton (in 2024 docs, flew on Epstein’s plane, denies crimes)

    Italian car company owner: Piero Ferrari (Ferrari vice chairman, speculative via elite ties)

    Rock star: Chris Evans or Mick Jagger (flight logs, rumored island visits)

    Magician: David Copperfield (in 2024 docs, Sjoberg testimony, 2007 FBI probe)

    Six billionaires: Les Wexner, Leon Black, Glenn Dubin, Tom Pritzker, Sergey Brin, Bill Gates (all in docs, deny wrongdoing)

    Canadian billionaire: Frank Giustra (in docs, flight logs, Clinton Foundation donor)

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    9 hours ago

    Why is this a “blockbuster claim”? Of course they have a list, and I’d be surprised if it only had 20 names.

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      9 hours ago

      They’re all the GOP’s political enemies. Theres probably a bunch of GOP on there, but they’d only release their enemies’ names.

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    11 hours ago
    • Bill Clinton
    • William Jefferson Clinton
    • William J. Clinton
    • Bubba
    • Slick Willie
    • Mr. Hillary Clinton

    I’m sure they can find 14 other ways to redact his name over what is already there