Musk, Bannon and Thiel named in new Epstein estate documents

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/26/musk-bannon-thiel-epstein-documents-00582627

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homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 94 pts · 322d

In what appears to be a copy of Epstein’s itinerary, Musk had a tentative trip to Epstein’s island on Dec. 6, 2014.

ChippiChappa@ani.social · 77 pts · 322d (1 reply)

Ohoho release the files.

hansolo@lemmy.today · 25 pts · 322d

No, Kash said no one was implicated. No one at all. Nope.

notsure@fedia.io · 44 pts · 322d

...the consolidation of power has begun...

s@piefed.world · 43 pts · 322d (1 reply)

Cosmonauticus@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 322d

When evil Bender is just as evil as you thought he would be

brachiosaurus@mander.xyz · 40 pts · 322d

This is the sort of news you want to share about these guys, not their gossip or their opinions

frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io · 36 pts · 322d (9 replies)

Other than creepy harems and rape parties, what legitimate business was this guy involved in that could explain their associations? He's way too popular to be a typical well-connected rich guy.

Gumbyyy@lemmy.world · 27 pts · 322d (3 replies)

Wasn't he a "financier"?

fluxion@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 322d (1 reply)

Ah yes, tax evasion and money laundering. Soo hot these days.

chiocciola@lemmy.cafe · 4 pts · 322d

Don’t forget human trafficking And weapon smuggling

RagingRobot@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 322d

Financed what?!?

unconsequential@slrpnk.net · 10 pts · 322d

Blackmail

WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 322d (1 reply)

Wealth management. If you don't believe all the mossad stuff, Epstein made investments. Maybe he blackmailed people into not pulling out when he didn't want them to. Or blackmailed/extorted them to invest or else kind of deal. He was a well connected society type in New York City. Not like upper crust but enough to be with rich people even though he wasn't born into it the same way Trump or Ghislaine was.

masterofn001@lemmy.ca · 13 pts · 322d

In his first Florida trial a decade or so ago, apparently Acosta, the attorney that gave Epstein the first sweetheart deal.that let him walk, was told he was intelligence.

So, yes, honeypot blackmail.

https://www.dailywire.com/news/acosta-was-told-epstein-belonged-intelligence-ryan-saavedra

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/i-was-told-epstein-belonged-to-intelligence-and-to-leave-it-alone

Deceptichum@quokk.au · 4 pts · 322d (1 reply)
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SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 322d

He definitely used Russian tactics and likely needed contacts in Eastern Europe for his human trafficking from that part of the world.

But the general rule of Internet conspiracies is that anything that puts suspicion on Russians will get drowned out by the other conspiracies.

FelixCress@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 322d

Just call them "Cunts files".

uss_entrepreneur@startrek.website · 7 pts · 322d

homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 322d (2 replies)

Article by HAILEY FUCHS

psychothumbs@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 318d

This guy Fuchs

ToastedRavioli@midwest.social · 2 pts · 321d

Its pronounced “fukes”, as in like dukes, but it is a funny spelling

Taleya@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 321d

Is that the flutter of hummingbirds i hear?