In 2008, Jeffrey Epstein pleaded guilty to soliciting a minor for prostitution and was forced to register as a sex offender. Despite this, he continued to cozy up to powerful people in business and politics. In the past week, following the release of 23,000 Epstein emails, texts, and other documents, figures like Larry Summers, Bill Clinton’s former Treasury secretary and Obama’s economic advisor; Virgin Islands Delegate Stacey Plaskett; Obama’s White House counsel Kathryn Ruemmler; and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries all ended up caught in the fallout.
Bill Clinton’s relationship with Epstein is well-known, as Epstein visited the Clinton White House over a dozen times, and Clinton reported flying on Epstein’s plane many times as well.
In 2008, Jeffrey Epstein pleaded guilty to soliciting a minor and was forced onto the sex offender registry — yet somehow, even after that, he continued circulating among the powerful like nothing had happened. The political and corporate elite couldn’t seem to distance themselves from him fast enough in public, yet behind the scenes, plenty of them stayed close. Continue reading…