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Lynn Russell's avatar

Sounds like Russia is behind Epstein and Trump! This swampy network goes back a long way, doesn’t it? Trump was invited to Russia in 1987; when was Epstein indoctrinated?

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Michel de Cryptadamus's avatar

> "I at times wonder if people are overindexing on [Epstein's connections to Israel] and underindexing on [Epstein's connections to Russia]"

- me, here: https://cryptadamus.substack.com/p/crypto-epstein

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Ckennedy's avatar

Mr Unger, have you written or been interviewed by the NYT or WSJ?

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Dan Lucas's avatar

Interesting, this fits with other things that I have read. Particularly interesting to an old Cold War soldier, who was trained to understand that Soviet intelligence services were very adept at using sex and following it with blackmail to recruit assets.

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Susan Y's avatar

Does that mean Epstein was a Russian asset or a full fledged participant of the Russian government? Thanks Craig.

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Seldon Crisis Log's avatar

Another Epstein associate and sex trafficker, Jean Luc Brunel, ends up hanging to death in his prison cell?

That is one weapons grade coincidence.

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William Hancock's avatar

She's almost certainly an asset of the Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR). It is very common for people educated at MGIMO to wind up in the special services.

She's no different than that Russian girl (Maria Butina) who was involved in gun rights and was linked to all kinds of US conservative operatives. This is must how the Russians operate. Actually the Chinese as well. Smart, attractive girls building contacts in business, political and diplomatic circles. And has anyone ever really given a satisfactory explanation for how Epstein got rich? How did he go from being a school teacher working for Bill Barr's dad to having serious money, a private Island and private jets and hobnobbing with billionaires and celebrities? I can only assume that Epstein was also on the payroll of the Russian special services. So being Trump's pal might have been part of his job description.

And a lot of foreigners have attended MGIMO. This gives Russia a relationship with future business and political leaders of other countries. A lot of the people in Slovakia's Russia-friendly foreign ministry have links to MGIMO. A lot of the political and business leaders of Central Asian and other CIS governments have links to MGIMO. Its graduates have the highest starting salaries of any Russian university.

If I'm not mistaken, Konstantin Kilimnik, who was a GRU (military intelligence) operative, was also a graduate of MGIMO. He was the guy that Paul Manafort gave campaign targeting data to. So Trump's campaign is giving polling and targeting data to an operative of Russian intelligence and we are supposed to believe that Russia, Russia, Russia was a hoax? I don't think so. MAGA people and Americans in general are so stupid.

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Not My President's avatar

What is Woody Allen doing in the picture. Is he on Epstein’s list too??

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Rudy Says's avatar

Unger has it wrong. It was hardly common knowledge that Jeffrey Epstein was going through many underage girls.

Do you think he dropped his pants in the middle of a fancy party?

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Seldon Crisis Log's avatar

They were “escorts” at his parties.

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Steve Singer's avatar

A frightening picture.

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anon emous's avatar

This is exactly what I was expecting.

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Pete Ross's avatar

Somebody had to recruit & organize all the LARPers for CovidHoax.

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V Baldwin's avatar

Don’t think for one minute Epstein did not have his way with her. More than likely, she was great “friends” with the mistress jizz. Call that a honeypot. Selling sex for scientific research.

Rather prudish slant in this article.

Gag a maggat.

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DidntThinkWeWouldBeHere's avatar

This transnational crime and trafficking all linked to Israeli, Russian, Arab and US espionage is a scourge on planetary democracy. THIS is the Deep State.

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john king (MY HUMBLE OPINION)'s avatar

As usual, you are bringing light to the seedy darkness of Russian intelligence. This is another important piece of the Epstein puzzle, that demonstrates his crimes were more complicated than being a pedophile. That so many powerful figures continue to keep his secrets is disturbing as hell. Epstein's close relationship with Trump, and both mens' affinity for Russia and Israel, emphasizes the extent America's national security is jeopardized. Considering that the Republican regime is in total servitude to Trump, it begs the question: Are any of them not an accessory or willing accomplice, to the wholesale betrayal of the United States?

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Tad Huckabee's avatar

They are as far as I'm concerned!

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Patricia Turcotte's avatar

I just happened on this post. Absolutely informative stuff! I also subscribe to Lev Parnas and Zev Shalev (and Olga!) who are also talking about this tangled web. In regards to the GOP, it is painful to watch a political party that is totally failing the American people. I've been watching this movie since 2016. They Gang Of Putin are totally complicit in the dismantling of the government and the current state of affairs in the U.S.

🇨🇦

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Gray Zebra's avatar

Jack Hopkins also on SubStack is doing an in-depth series revealing more horrors on the intelligence side of this Epstein story.

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Valerii Terentev's avatar

Yes, pedophelia was only of the "businesses" of Epstain.

He was also a channel for bloody billions from Russian mafia, oligarchs and generals to Trump and other eltes, politicians in the USA, and other countries.

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From 2019:

www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/was-russian-model-linked-to-sex-trafficker-jeffrey-epstein-at-the-manhattan-apartment-with-prince-andrew/YKZTVFM7K2MC2BXLPIJYRLSGCE/

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john king (MY HUMBLE OPINION)'s avatar

Hey Patricia. Craig Unger is a great source. He has been exposing Trump/ Russia connections for years.

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Patricia Turcotte's avatar

I subscribed 🥰

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President4547isSenile's avatar

Just another reason that Muscovy needs to be destroyed as a country. Unlike Ukraine their not a legitimate people. Much of their culture and history is stolen from others. These savages sexually assault toddlers when given the chance.

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