The Jeffrey Epstein sex case has been in the news and as always there are those trying to make it a partisan political issue. Epstein has been linked to Bill Clinton and to a less extent to Donald Trump, so those on the left and the right have been trying to create a narrative for their side.
Obviously any association between Trump and Epstein is a potential scandal, though at this time it appears that President Trump has avoided any real scandal.
Labor Secretary Acosta signed off on the Epstein's plea deal so has been criticized and has now resigned. I've seen reports trying to argue Acosta got directions from "above" to give Epstein a deal, but I think some of these are misguided. The reason for a deal is to protect the Clintons, but the Epstein deal was done under the Bush presidency. If it had been a year or two later we'd be hearing claims Holder or Obama ordered the deal.
The remaining argument is that the new prosecution of Epstein is to "get" Bill Clinton. This is certainly a goal of a faction on the political right, though I think it's misguided. Bill Clinton is yesterday's news, he has no real influence. Hillary Clinton is potentially a candidate in 2020 (I'm sure she'd love to be "drafted") but most likely not, she's also yesterday's news. But there are those who want to see the Clintons in jail at any cost. So there is the argument that the Trump administration has pushed the Epstein indictment.
Friday, July 12, 2019
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