By all accounts, Jeffrey Epstein was a despicable human being. The proven allegations against him regarding the activities at his private island are beyond disgusting. What makes this more appalling is the enthusiastic participation by at least some rich and famous people.

Powerful people were protecting Jeffrey Epstein and his “friends” and “clients.” Then Virginia Giuffre, one of his victims produced a list of names associated with Epstein. Here is a link to that list:  Epstein List: Full list of names revealed in unsealed court records | The Independent

Donald Trump was on that list. But while he was a friend of Epstein, there is no evidence he participated in any of the alleged sex trafficking. In her deposition, Giuffre said: “Donald Trump never flirted with me.” She never saw Trump at Epstein’s house. She never saw him on Epstein’s island. She never saw him In New Mexico. She never saw him in New York. Guiffre said that journalist Sharon Churcher made up lies about Trump.

This makes sense, because even the liberal left-wing reporters in the MSM gave up on linking Donald Trump to Jeffrey Epstein. Note that when the Trump administration promised to release the Epstein files, Democrats, and their supporters in the MSM were incredibly quiet. Then, when the files weren’t released, people on all sides smelled cover-up. Now Democrats have suddenly decided the Epstein files really matter.

Is Donald Trump hiding something? Or, at least, is Pam Bondi hiding something? Perhaps Bondi told Trump that the files were embarrassing but lacked enough evidence for conviction. Trump decided against wasting time and money solely for political purposes.

But there is another option: “What if Trump just lured Democrats into the ultimate trap?” If Republicans had released the Epstein files, the liberal media and leading Democrats would have gone into overtime accusing the Trump administration of misinformation and wasting time. But since Democrats are demanding hearings and full release, they just guaranteed full disclosure, and they lost the best opportunity to challenge results. Did Democrats just hoist themselves on their own petard?

Who knows where this goes, we just know it is going somewhere, fast, and in the most public way possible. This is guaranteed to do damage to a lot of people and that is likely to include some Republicans. But the list above mainly features individuals with liberal views, many of whom have direct ties to Democrats. It was widely perceived that the Epstein case concluded with Jeffrey Epstein’s death. That may have been the hope and even the plan. But the best laid plans of mice and men are often ruined by reality. The “Ep Tide” is flowing fast, and odds are it is going to cause a lot of damage.

TDM