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What is going on? Epstein

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Daisydolly10 · 15/02/2026 16:12

I keep seeing all over social media (yes I know), that Michael Jackson knew a lot about Epstein and what was going on and that he was set up, also that MJ was actually trying to protect children from the sex trafficking.

Also why the hell aren’t some of these powerful men being arrested? The only person in jail is a woman. It clearly wasn’t only Epstein and Maxwell involved in the abuse of young women and children.

Why the hell is King Charles still protecting his brother and has only made moves to strip him of his titles when it became clear that the scandal wasn’t going away. But Andrew is still living in Royal property and presumably Charles is finding his lifestyle.

Apologies if any of this is incorrect but right now I feel as though there is so much corruption it makes me feel that there are very few people that can be trusted and have no faith in the law.

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Rainingrain · 16/02/2026 22:25

If you’re charged with a crime in the United States, you have the right to a speedy trial.

Nearly half a million people are held on remand awaiting trial in America, many for many years. The delays in the system are notorious.

bigbadbitchface · 16/02/2026 22:10

Sober23 · 16/02/2026 06:07

What a load of tripe. Hardly evidence based 🙄

There is an email in the files discussing a male victim clearly stating they had been raped by george bush previously.
whether you believe it’s true or not is a different matter i suppose

Astronautsdontcareaboutbeans · 16/02/2026 11:53

Sober23 · 16/02/2026 06:07

What a load of tripe. Hardly evidence based 🙄

Did you mean that to be so funny.

Intestines literally are tripe!

callmeLoretta1 · 16/02/2026 10:13

Michael Jackson, as we all know, was a child molester. The suggestion that he was trying to protect children is bizarre. Sounds like a lot of Jackson superfans trying to make him look innocent by spinning these stories. Don't buy it. It's laughable in itself.

Sober23 · 16/02/2026 06:07

ButWhysTheRumGone · 15/02/2026 16:41

I have a family member telling me Epstein and co were eating dead babies’ intestinal contents on his yacht. George Bush was raping men. All from Epstein library I’ve been told. I was told to read it all. No thanks.

What a load of tripe. Hardly evidence based 🙄

Kimura · 16/02/2026 05:48

Sofamonkey2day · 15/02/2026 20:20

Doesn't matter whose brother. Andrew should have a trial and go to jail like all other rapists and pedofiles.

There's no suggestion that Andrew is a pedophile though right? Or that he raped anyone (unless you're counting having sex with Virginia Giuffre as statutory?).

He couldn't have gone on trial for the Guffrie incidents because the statue of limitations had passed. That's why she sued in civil court.

What are you suggesting he goes on trial for?

2021x · 16/02/2026 05:31

WeepingAngelInTheTardis · 15/02/2026 19:31

MJ protected the kids from Epstein and Hollywood.

I get there is a movie coming out to make even more money out of MJ- but come on this is ridiculous.

This man shared his beds with CHILDREN by his own admission. Any other man would have been locked in jail years ago.

You can argue until the sun is blue that he never had sexual contact with minors, but he did groom their families for access and he did separate them for his own personal benefit.

In my opinion that is child abuse.

YankSplaining · 16/02/2026 04:19

BastardtheCat · 15/02/2026 20:30

Outstanding post and very well explained. The hope is that an army of prosecutors are building up a case against these men that is water tight.

That’s the hope.

That said, It’s utterly sickening that they may very well get away with their heinous acts 😞

Thanks. 😊 I’m a SAHM currently, but I’ve had an active law license in my state since 2012.

Itsmetheflamingo · 15/02/2026 21:19

bigbadbitchface · 15/02/2026 21:13

not sure if you mean my post but i said picture, not photo. A picture can also be a drawing or a painting right? like i tell my DD she’s drawn a nice picture 🤷‍♀️ Either way, the drawing itself isn’t incriminating but is weird and nothing would surprise me these days

Oh ok it just seems odd that you brought it up as a drawing as you say means nothing at all. Just an image the artist thought was funny, provocative etc

bigbadbitchface · 15/02/2026 21:13

Itsmetheflamingo · 15/02/2026 20:41

Maybe the wrong file has posted but that’s a drawing not a photo?

not sure if you mean my post but i said picture, not photo. A picture can also be a drawing or a painting right? like i tell my DD she’s drawn a nice picture 🤷‍♀️ Either way, the drawing itself isn’t incriminating but is weird and nothing would surprise me these days

bigbadbitchface · 15/02/2026 21:05

Connected1 · 15/02/2026 20:40

"There’s also a picture from the files, allegedly a bathroom in Epstein’s house with a plane of Obama and other presidents boarding it (holding a red bag, which has occult links apparently)."

Oh well, lock them up so 🤣 🤣 🤣

I’m not saying that, the picture could mean nothing says all but it’s weird 🤷‍♀️ I like Obama and haven’t seen anything in the files from what i’ve read so far to imply he was involved in anything. There’s many on here though along the lines of Obama could never do that, too nice etc.
But in my opinion, as with most politicians the nice guy image is an act. I doubt you become president being a nice guy all the time. Im sure he had to ruin a few lives along the way 😬

Lifeomars · 15/02/2026 20:53

Rockstick · 15/02/2026 16:43

What would you do if your brother was involved? See him penniless on the streets?

I do think Andrew should tell what he knows, but the prospect of any of these men being brought to justice, even if he does, is vanishingly small.

It's shocking to realise how widespread this was (is, someone must have taken over the empire?), but I'm troubled by the way all the attention is on a Brit who never had any real power, rather than others.

I think the MJ thing is nonsense.

My brother sexually abused me and my sister when she was a pre-teen and I was in my early teens. We have almost no contact with him, in fact I can't recall the last time I saw him. So in answer to your question, yes I would cut him loose to fend for himself.

ColinOfficeTrolley · 15/02/2026 20:47

Lol @ Michael Jackson protecting young boys who were never going to be taken to Epstein's island ffs.

He was a fucking peado and anyone who thinks otherwise is mentally unstable and I certainly wouldn't trust them to look after my kids.

StudyinBlue · 15/02/2026 20:43

letsallchant · 15/02/2026 17:16

Right, the credibility of this takes a dive now because while I despise Theresa May's politics, it seems utterly ludicrous to me that she'd be involved in something like this. Don't believe it. Trouble is there's now all sorts of unverified stuff circulating making it harder to get to the truth and letting the likes of Trump, where there's clear photographic and other evidence of him knowing Epstein and Epstein's tendencies, off the hook.

But the list just lists anyone whose name is mentioned in the files. Not just people who were involved with Epstein directly. Sometimes it’s just that Epstein asked to meet someone. The Mail has a handy collection outlining what connection each of the names mentioned had with Epstein.
https://mol.im/a/15530667

Explore the Epstein Files at the touch of a button

Containing more than three million new documents, photographs and emails, the Department of Justice's latest 'dump' shed even more light on Jeffrey Epstein's sordid activities.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15530667/Epstein-Files-revelation-read-analysis.html

Itsmetheflamingo · 15/02/2026 20:41

Maybe the wrong file has posted but that’s a drawing not a photo?

Connected1 · 15/02/2026 20:40

"There’s also a picture from the files, allegedly a bathroom in Epstein’s house with a plane of Obama and other presidents boarding it (holding a red bag, which has occult links apparently)."

Oh well, lock them up so 🤣 🤣 🤣

Itsmetheflamingo · 15/02/2026 20:35

ItsTimeToChang3 · 15/02/2026 17:52

I think people are suggesting that the obamas and Biden could have released the files but maxwell had a live appeal so they couldn’t do that without impacting her court case. Bill Clinton was constantly with Epstein and he’s actually portrayed in a giant painting dressed in a blue dress..

there was no call on Clinton to release the files- none of us had any idea about this in the late 90s when he was president and in fact it seems like Epstein was most powerful and active after Bill Clinton was no longer president.

no surpise at all that he’s in there though, and I can well believe he would’ve hidden them if they’d come to light when he was in office

i think it’s unfair to accuse Biden of the same though

bigbadbitchface · 15/02/2026 20:33

maybe now

What is going on? Epstein
bigbadbitchface · 15/02/2026 20:32

ah shit i can’t work mumsnet

bigbadbitchface · 15/02/2026 20:31

here’s the pic

bigbadbitchface · 15/02/2026 20:30

ItsTimeToChang3 · 15/02/2026 17:52

I think people are suggesting that the obamas and Biden could have released the files but maxwell had a live appeal so they couldn’t do that without impacting her court case. Bill Clinton was constantly with Epstein and he’s actually portrayed in a giant painting dressed in a blue dress..

There’s also a picture from the files, allegedly a bathroom in Epstein’s house with a plane of Obama and other presidents boarding it (holding a red bag, which has occult links apparently).

There is a lot of speculation and exaggeration, but the files do confirm what has been speculated for years re. Paedo code language, and when it’s applied to the emails it is horrific what it actually implies if true. I first heard about satanic sex abuse from a book i’d read from a victim of a belgian ring in the 90’s that was busted involving prominent politicians. It said there were wider global networks and at the time I wondered if it was genuine or exaggerated as it seemed so crazy and far fetched. Then 8+ years later this all happened along with pdiddy and so on.

It sounds crazy, and it will be hard to separate the truth but it wouldn’t surprise me if there are nice ones on the list who are guilty as well, even if we don’t want them to be (Obama isn’t on the named list but Michelle is). They’ll want us to not believe it, roll our eyes and get back to work (before you start ‘they’ are the ones on the list and those in power who knew and didn’t care).

BastardtheCat · 15/02/2026 20:30

YankSplaining · 15/02/2026 17:24

If you’re charged with a crime in the United States, you have the right to a speedy trial. In order for prosecutors to win a trial, they have to prove someone’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Prosecutors don’t charge people with crimes that they, the prosecutors, don’t feel they’re able to prove in court. If someone is found not guilty of a crime, that’s it, it’s over. Prosecutors don’t get another chance at trying them for the same crime because of double jeopardy laws.

Once someone in the US is arrested, they have to be either charged or released in a pretty short time period. If prosecutors in the applicable jurisdictions don’t feel they can prove a case beyond a reasonable doubt, not arresting a person is the smart move.

Outstanding post and very well explained. The hope is that an army of prosecutors are building up a case against these men that is water tight.

That’s the hope.

That said, It’s utterly sickening that they may very well get away with their heinous acts 😞

Itsmetheflamingo · 15/02/2026 20:29

Sofamonkey2day · 15/02/2026 20:20

Doesn't matter whose brother. Andrew should have a trial and go to jail like all other rapists and pedofiles.

Who would put him on trial for what and what would AMW go to jail for?!

Sofamonkey2day · 15/02/2026 20:20

Rockstick · 15/02/2026 16:43

What would you do if your brother was involved? See him penniless on the streets?

I do think Andrew should tell what he knows, but the prospect of any of these men being brought to justice, even if he does, is vanishingly small.

It's shocking to realise how widespread this was (is, someone must have taken over the empire?), but I'm troubled by the way all the attention is on a Brit who never had any real power, rather than others.

I think the MJ thing is nonsense.

Doesn't matter whose brother. Andrew should have a trial and go to jail like all other rapists and pedofiles.

Happyjoe · 15/02/2026 20:20

Daisydolly10 · 15/02/2026 16:54

If my brother was involved with a paedophile then I most certainly would, yes.

Wasn't it the queen who paid Virginia Giuffre?