The Guardian: How the Trump administration’s handling of the Epstein files became a vehicle for QAnon

The Guardian ^ | July 15 | The Guardian

[RandFan]

The release of the “Epstein client list” has long been the holy grail for the Maga movement. Supposedly, this list, once released, would incriminate a veritable who’s who of liberal elites complicit in Jeffrey Epstein’s child sex-trafficking operation and expose the moral rot at the heart of the Democratic establishment.

The mystery surrounding the Epstein files also became a vehicle for QAnon conspiracy theorists to push their ideas about a “deep state” cover-up of a network of global pedophiles into the broader tent of the Maga movement.

During his campaign, Donald Trump promised on several occasions to declassify the Epstein files, which would include the “list”. Before they joined the government, Trump’s FBI chief, Kash Patel, and deputy FBI chief, Dan Bongino, spent years on podcasts and TV appearances winking at QAnon and Epstein conspiracy theorists and demanding the files’ release, even suggesting that the Biden administration was withholding them to protect its own.

Then, on the heels of the Fourth of July holiday weekend, the justice department quietly dropped a bombshell in the form of a memo. A “systematic review” of the Epstein files by justice department officials “revealed no incriminating ‘client list’,” the memo stated, nor did they find evidence that Epstein blackmailed powerful figures. The memo also affirmed that Epstein died by suicide in his Brooklyn jail cell while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges in 2019.

Since the memo’s release, Maga has been in turmoil – and some of Trump’s most loyal foot soldiers have been in open revolt against his administration

[RandFan]

Fair or not? It is The Guardian...

[C210N]

Ridiculous straw man.

The thing is that it’s not who is on the list but rather the extent and satanic system that will be exposed for all to come to grips with

[Tell It Right]

I feel about the Epstein list about the way I feel about all the talk about who hid Biden's cognitive decline. It's smoke and mirrors to distract us from bigger issues that are more actionable.

I want to see Biden and others in prison for accepting bribery money from other nations. If we don't punish them for it, enemy nations will bribe future leaders.

I want to see federal and local leaders in prison for their unlawful persecution against Trump and other Republicans / conservatives. Think about the times someone in a local office lost his job or was in jail for using his office computer to help him campaign or look up dirt on an opponent. Those instances are child's play compared to the spying and lawfare done on Trump and Giuliani and Flynn, etc. to impact national elections and the ability of Republicans to govern as elected. If we don't punish the Dims for the lawfare against Republicans, we will become a one party nation after Trump leaves office.

[for-q-clinton]

Are the qtards still around?

[Jamestown1630]

I agree with you entirely.

[MrRelevant]

WhoAnon?

[AnotherUnixGeek]

How the Trump administration’s handling of the Epstein files became a vehicle for QAnon

Replace "the Trump administration" with "Pam Bondi" and it comes a lot closer. Bondi's grandstanding and desperation for publicity has blown this entire issue up.

[Hatteras]

"I want to see Biden and others in prison for accepting bribery money from other nations. If we don't punish them for it, enemy nations will bribe future leaders."

Might make one wonder just what led FJB to have such a cozy relationship and unwavering support for Ukraine, a country just ten years ago, 98% of America couldn't find on a map...

[chrisser]

https://greatawakening.win/

[DugwayDuke]

So many who’ve never seen the files are so certain that the files contain a list.

[bobrlbob]

Give me a break, Trump said Comey and Obama are behind this and because of the Russian hoax. WOW. TRUMP IS LYING. He trying to cover this but by pointing fingers , HE IS AFRAD.

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

Could ne that they were too comfy in their Telegram gritting?
Knocked them back a peg or two!

“Before they joined the government, Trump’s FBI chief, Kash Patel, and deputy FBI chief, Dan Bongino, spent years on podcasts and TV appearances winking at QAnon and Epstein conspiracy theorists and demanding the files’ release, even suggesting that the Biden administration was withholding them to protect its own.”

[mewzilla]

Meanwhile, the Guardian has absolutely zero interest in finding out why MI5 and MI6 allowed Epstein access to the House of Windsor for over a decade...

[Luke21]

They are dredging up that Quackery?

[redinIllinois]

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[Widget Jr]

First, I am no fan of Q. Second, this article is hot garbage.

Q anon wasn't about Epstein and the anger over the handling of his case had nothing to do with and was not magnified by Q. Epstein was a pedophile who wealth allowed him to benefit from a two-tier justice system.

Q is not necessary to get mad over that.

[Agatsu77]

Hey, release it all. If someone is incriminated, well, do the crime, do the time.

I do not care. GOP, Democrat or award winning ANYONE. Throw it all out there and see how it falls. Anyone that went to the island after he had his pedophile conviction is either guilty or an idiot, and the word should get out to the people.

Follow through on the promises!!!

[Agatsu77]

If there is nothing in them, then we will finally know.