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Epstein files suggest acts that may amount to crimes against humanity, say UN experts
(www.theguardian.com)
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Uhhhhhhh......yeah. We know. There was an island, and a bunch of crimes against humanity. It was like this whole big thing.
It means these people can be arrested at an international level. To speak loosely, it no longer matters that the crimes took place on US soil becuase it expands the prosecutorial jurisdiction to the world.
Which is critical because the corruption of the US government means that no prosecution will ever happen here
I don't know if ever is the right term. I'm hopeful that once this administration is gone, the next administration might start doing their job and investigate some of these individuals, leading to prosecutions.
But I think you are certainly right that the current administration is corrupt and no prosecutions will happen under them.
Got any precedent for that theory what so ever?
Are you saying there is precedence for what we currently have? Trump seems to think that he'll get impeached if republican's don't win. Then if he's out, Vance and him seem to have differing opinions on the Epstein files. Vance has also had some things to say before getting all budy-budy with Trump.
France is currently investigating allegations. In fact 10 countries have opened investigations.
So I suspect Trump is in the files, hence the coverup but once he's gone I think there might be enough public pressure to cause the next administration to do something.
I mean, Biden pardoned his family because he thought the new administration would go after them.
Of course, I can't see the future and maybe it all gets swept under the rug, but I'm hopeful.
Historically, the US Empire has swept this type of shit back under the rug over and over again. I would honestly be surprised if anything happens locally. As I'm sure many of you ae aware and probably tired of hearing, The US was the inspiration for the nazis. From Jim Crow to the Trail of Tears and bounties put on "undesirables."
These people may be charged abroad, but as we've also seen over and over, that doesnt mean much for their class. We can only hope that the empire falls. That is the only way for them to be held accountable
Suspect?
I'm curious as to whether the use of that word was purposely deliberate or not.
I'm also curious as to how closely you've been following the subject and from where.
For reference, he's been confirmed by multiple presumably trustworthy sources who, until reading the unredacted files, had no overtly stated agenda on the subject, to be in them VERY frequently.
The adamance with which these people have mentioned the frequency of his appearance in the files makes me suspect he's in there on an order of magnitude more than anyone other than Epstein himself.