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Ghislaine Maxwell (Original Post) BigMin28 Jan 4 OP
I find it curious that they allowed her to live. Baitball Blogger Jan 4 #1
If they killed BigMin28 Jan 4 #3
Epstein killed himself. NoRethugFriends Jan 4 #6
Actually Don Jr sort of admitted. Blue Full Moon Jan 4 #7
Nope NoRethugFriends Jan 4 #9
Nah, not the first week. The incentive for keeping quiet is the possibility of a pardon. RockRaven Jan 4 #2
Hmmm yellow dahlia Jan 4 #4
Something of a prisoner's dilemma. So to speak. She cbabe Jan 4 #5
I'm sure she has some sort of kill switch. Blue Full Moon Jan 4 #8
If the rapist pardons a rapist, then his rape is front page news again. Iggo Jan 4 #10
Why? What does she have to offer? flvegan Jan 4 #11
lol, quite the opposite is about to happen Tarc Jan 5 #12
What for? Blue_Tires Jan 5 #13
I'm sure deals have been made Botany Jan 5 #14

BigMin28

(1,642 posts)
3. If they killed
Sat Jan 4, 2025, 09:39 PM
Jan 4

Epstein, that took care of him as a problem, and at the same time sent a very real warning to Maxwell to keep her mouth shut.

RockRaven

(17,105 posts)
2. Nah, not the first week. The incentive for keeping quiet is the possibility of a pardon.
Sat Jan 4, 2025, 09:38 PM
Jan 4

The potential pardon is the carrot. Once pardoned, the carrot is gone... and then a stick (i.e. threats) must be used instead. The stick is riskier.

It won't work forever, of course, because at some point the manipulated party gets wise that the carrot is never going to be given. But the carrot is superior in the short run, while its effectiveness lasts.

cbabe

(4,814 posts)
5. Something of a prisoner's dilemma. So to speak. She
Sat Jan 4, 2025, 09:58 PM
Jan 4

probably has some serious stuff safely stashed. If she ‘suicides’, the stuff goes public.

He can’t pardon her because she could then freely talk.

Of course, there’s always a tenth floor window.

Iggo

(48,753 posts)
10. If the rapist pardons a rapist, then his rape is front page news again.
Sat Jan 4, 2025, 11:24 PM
Jan 4

One would hope.

I imagine its going something more like Nucky leaving Gillian in prison.

flvegan

(64,868 posts)
11. Why? What does she have to offer?
Sat Jan 4, 2025, 11:46 PM
Jan 4

Nothing came from Epstein's alleged death. 5,000 or so pages of documents, nothing happened, no real consequences. No video, no lengthy lists of names/deeds, records of blackmail...nothing. Wonder why. Everyone waited for a frogmarch of many sexual predators of children, but that all just slipped the average American mind, always moving along to the next media outrage or shiny thing. So convenient, these outrage factories.

If he had nothing, she has nothing else...we'll ever hear about, or will ever be prosecuted.

Tarc

(10,590 posts)
12. lol, quite the opposite is about to happen
Sun Jan 5, 2025, 12:00 AM
Jan 5

Sometime on or after 1/20/25, Ms. Maxwell will stick a shiv in her own back 15 times, then commit suicide.

 

Blue_Tires

(57,596 posts)
13. What for?
Sun Jan 5, 2025, 02:15 AM
Jan 5

There's already more than enough evidence and testimony out there to pin Donnie to Epstein now, and nobody fucking cared... Hell, it wasn't even brought up as a fucking issue in the election!! 😐

Botany

(73,685 posts)
14. I'm sure deals have been made
Sun Jan 5, 2025, 06:12 AM
Jan 5

Good God a man who raped underage girls as he did cocaine and hung out with
a professional blackmailer, Jeffery Epstein, is going to be President after a dirty
election.

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